Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen

About this event

'The Cunning Little Vixen', first performed in 1924 and based on a novella by Rudolf Tešnohlídek, is an unconventional portrayal of humans and animals in which the composer Leoš Janáček breaks new ground. His music, as playful as it is melancholic, celebrates the circle of life. For Stefan Herheim, this is a good reason to use Janáček’s opera to celebrate the transformational power of musical theatre when he makes his entrance bow at the Musiktheater an der Wien as the new hands-on artistic director.

"A scenically convincing evening overflowing with operatic love and imagination." (Kronenzeitung)

"How the Lithuanian conductor Giedrė Šlekytė conjures up beautiful timbres, what she gets out of the orchestra, is remarkable. This is a conductor one wants to hear more often." (Kurier)

"Imagination meets craftsmanship, complex imagery meets clear sensuality, musicality leads directly into vivid tableaux." (Wiener Zeitung)

“Opulent, technically complex and grand both in scale and aesthetics.” (Bachtrack.com)

Featuring

Stage Director: Stefan Herheim

Stage Designer: Silke Bauer

Costume Designer: Doris Maria Aigner

Lighting Designers: Paul Grilj, Stefan Hereim

Choreographer: Beate Vollack

Dramatic Advisor: Kai Wessler

Conductor: Giedrė Šlekytė

The Vixen: Mélissa Petit

The Forester: Milan Siljanov

Forester’s Wife / The Hen / The Owl / Pásek’s Wife: Alžběta Vomáčková

The Fox: Jana Kurucová

The Schoolmaster / The Mosquito / The Dog / The Rooster / The Woodpecker: Ya-Chung Huang

The Parson / The Badger Levente Páll, Harašta Marcell Bakonyi

Wiener Symphoniker

Arnold Schoenberg Chor

Chorus Director: Erwin Ortner

Programme

1. Concert – approx. 105 minutes

Repertoire

Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen

Subtitles available in English, Spanish, French, German.