THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN
By Leoš Janáček
The Cunning Little Vixen is a classic modernist opera. A multi-layered parable of the inevitable cycles of nature, birth and death, it is striking yet poignant. Jonathan Dove’s adaptation for chamber forces exposes Janacek’s remarkably modern conception: tessellations of lithe and sinuous fragments of music drive the circle of life.
Julie Goodwin, acclaimed star of high-profile national tours of West Side Story (2010-11) and The Phantom of the Opera (2007-9), leads a cast of sexy foxes, bitchy hens and diva dogs in director Kate Gaul and conductor Jack Symonds’s lean, modernist production, performed in a new, tasteful, English translation. Vixen has been known to inspire romantic nostalgia and nature-worship but here Gaul and Symonds are bringing her into the twenty-first century.
“I can’t sit and watch all this conservatism… I’d rather bury myself alive”- Vixen
Conductor
Jack Symonds
Director
Kate Gaul
Set & Costume Design
Hanna Sandgren
Lighting Design
Luiz Pampolha
With
Julie Goodwin
Bryony Dwyer
Alexander Knight
Simon Gilkes
Ashley Giles,
Anna Dowsley
Sylvie Humphries
Jared Lillehagen
Elli Green
Sarah Briety
Daniel Nicholson
Maria Hemphill
Elissa Tran
Marisa Panzarin
Agnes Sarkis
Amanda Stephens-Lee
Children’s Chorus
Orchestra
Gallery
VENUE
Carriageworks
Bay 20, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh
duration
1 hour 40 minutes
plus interval
Press Reviews
The Sydney Morning Herald Read More
“Lively minds, promising voices and a clear musical and theatrical vision”
StageNoise Read More
“The Vixen is cunning and so is this production.”
TimeOut Read More
“A big ol’ wintertime hug”
Artshub★★★★★ Read More
“Sydney Chamber Opera continues to give opera a makeover”
Theatrepeople Read More
“The cast impresses across the board”
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