Organization

Stage director

David Pountney

Choreographer

Elaine Tyler-Hall

Set designer

Maria Bjørnson

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Nick Chelton

Stuart Hopps

Assistant Stage Director

Singer

Lucy Burns

Spirit of the Vixen

Soprano

Campbell Russell

Chocholka

Conductor

Andrew Gourlay

Oliver Rundell

Elin Pritchard

Cunning Vixen

Heather Lowe

The Fox Zlatohrbitek

Tenor

Paul Nilon

Schoolmaster

Baritone

James Rutherford

Forester

Richard Burkhard

Silent

Stefanos Dimoulas

Dragonfly

Bass

Paul Gibson

Badger

Kamil Bien

Mosquito

Mezzo-soprano

James Davies

Contralto

Hazel Croft

Forester's wife

Sofia Livotov

Kathryn Stevens

Miranda Bevin

Henry Waddington

Priest

Callum Thorpe

Harasta

Opera North

Scottish Opera

Welsh National Opera

Others

Chorus of Opera North

Orchestra

Orchestra of Opera North

English

Příhody lišky Bystroušky -  (The Cunning Little Vixen)

Kingston upon Hull

United Kingdom

Hull New Theatre

Newcastle-on-Tyne

Theatre Royal

Nottingham

Salford Quays

The Lowry

Leeds

Grand Theatre

Příhody lišky Bystroušky Janáček

Public

Private

The Cunning Little Vixen

Approved

Leeds Grand Theatre

Příhody lišky Bystroušky

Our production of The Cunning Little Vixen is now open! Be transported to the forest and follow the enchanting tale of Vixen Sharp Ears. Captured by a Forest...

Be transported to the forest and follow the enchanting tale of Vixen Sharp Ears. Captured by a Forester as a young cub, Sharp Ears dreams of freedom and esca...

A Forester captures a young Vixen and takes her home as a pet for his children. But when she is harassed by the Forester’s amorous dog, and tormented by the children, she escapes back into the wild.

There, the Vixen meets a Fox and has a family, but later she is shot dead as she fends for her cubs. Her children survive, however, and the opera ends in an affirmation of the power of nature to renew itself.

Inspired by the sights and sounds of his native Moravian countryside, Janáček’s colouristic score vividly evokes both the human and animal worlds without a trace of sentimentality. David Pountney’s production – here conducted by Music Director Garry Walker – is widely regarded as a classic.

The Cunning Little Vixen by Janáček, From (2023/2023), Directed by David Pountney,, Conductor Andrew Gourlay, Oliver Rundell, Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds, United Kingdom

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