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Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen

In the week of his 70th birthday, Opera on 3 celebrates Simon Rattle with a recording of Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen in a performance with the London Symphony Orchestra.

In the week of his 70th birthday, Opera on 3 celebrates Simon Rattle with a recording of the piece which made him want to become an opera conductor - Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen in a semi-staged performance with the London Symphony Orchestra. A top cast including Lucy Crowe and Gerald Finley bring Janacek's folk-infused opera to life. The plot centres around the vixen 'Sharp Ears', and her relationship with a Forester who captures her, and is a touching journey through the cycles of life and death.

Janacek - The Cunning Little Vixen

Vixen .... Lucy Crowe (soprano)
Forester .... Gerald Finley (baritpne)
Fox, Chocholka ..... Sophia Burgos (soprano)
Schoolmaster, Cock, Mosquito ..... Peter Hoare (tenor)
Badger, Parson ..... Jan MartinΓ­k (bass)
Haraschta ..... Hanno MΓΌller-Brachmann bass-baritone)
Forester's Wife, Owl, Woodpecker ..... Paulina Malefane (soprano)
Mrs Pasek, Dog ..... Anna Lapkovskaja (soprano)
Pasek ..... Jonah Halton (tenor)
Jay ..... Irene Hoogveld (soprano)
London Symphony Chorus
LSO Discovery Voices
London Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle (conductor)

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Release date:

3 hours, 28 minutes

On radio

Sat 18 Jan 2025 18:00

Broadcast

  • Sat 18 Jan 2025 18:00