(Photo credit: Pocket Opera) More than earning its cult following, San Francisco Bay’s Pocket Opera continues to enchant music-lovers of all ages and varying attention spans. Armed with the mission embraced by its founder Donald Pippin, the Pocket Opera breathes life into rare, under-appreciated, and flat out delightful operas. Sculpting them within a chamber setting—the final performance of Leoš Janáček’s {…}
The English National Opera has canceled the opening night performance of “The Cunning Little Vixen” due to Storm Eunice. The company noted, “we’re sorry to announce that due to today’s red weather warning, tonight’s premiere of ‘The Cunning Little Vixen‘ is canceled. We’re saddened to do this, but the safety of our audiences, staff, and performers whilst traveling to and {…}
The English National Opera is set to present a new production Janáček’s “The Cunning Little Vixen.” The production, which opens on Feb. 18, will be directed by Jamie Manton, who noted, “I am delighted to be back at the ENO, directing this sensational opera alongside the most exciting collective of talent. This piece couldn’t be more timely, capturing what it {…}
(Photo: Ali Wright) The second half of Opera Holland Park’s revamped summer offering opened this week with Leoš Janáček’s late, philosophical comedy “The Cunning Little Vixen,” conducted by Jessica Cottis and directed by Stephen Barlow. One of the strange gifts of lockdown for Londoners – those blessed with gardens anyway – was the opportunity, working from home, to experience more {…}
(Credits: Jürgen Frank / Yiorgos Mavropoulos / @ Sony / Gregor Hohenberg / Lukasz Rajchert / Carsten Sander) The Konzerthaus Dortmund has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on the vocal works only. Soprano Sophie Karthäuser kicks off the season with a performance of Beethoven‘s “Pastorale.” Laurence Equilbey conducts the production by Carlus {…}
The London Symphony Orchestra announced the pre-sale of a new live recording of Janáček’s “Cunning Little Vixen” & “Sinfonietta.” Orders will be accepted starting on August 7. The album is set to release on September 4 and features the LSO’s Music Director Sir Simon Rattle on the podium conducting the Peter Sellars semi-staged production. Lucy Crowe stars as the Vixen, {…}
Opera Holland Park has unveiled its 2021 season which will feature four total operas from the standard repertory. The season is set to begin on June 1, 2021 with new productions of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro,” Janacek’s “The Cunning Little Vixen,” and Mascagni “L’Amico Fritz.” The company will also be reviving the 2018 staging of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Casting {…}
The Longborough Festival Opera announced its 2020 season, which will feature four operas from a wide range of periods and cultures in the artform’s history. After a season with three of four operas in Italian, this season will feature a work by a baroque composer, a bel canto composer, a Czech master, and finally, Wagner. “Die Walküre” will be presented {…}
The Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music: Opera Institute and School of Theatre have unveiled their 2019 spring opera season. The institutions will kick things off with the New England Premiere of Tobias Picker and J. D. McClatchy’s “Dolores Claiborne” starting on Feb. 21, 2019. BU Opera Institute has had a lengthy relationship with Picker, producing such {…}
Leo Janacek composed some of opera’s greatest masterpieces, including “The Cunning Little Vixen,” or “Příhody lišky Bystroušky” in the original Czech. The opera, which had its world premiere on Nov. 6, 1924, is arguably the composer’s best-known opera, its themes allowing it to be showcased as a more serious drama or even as children’s entertainment. The opera’s finale was played {…}
The dell’Arte Opera Ensemble will kick off its 2017 UNTAMED! Opera Festival in just a matter of weeks at New York City’s La MaMa Theatre. The festival, which starts on August 12 and runs through the 27th, will begin with a six-performance run of Francesco Cavalli’s “La Calisto.” The opera will feature sopranos Marie Marquis and Emily Hughes in the title role with {…}
