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The Cunning Little Vixen

Gran Teatre del Liceu: AuditoriumLa Rambla, 51-59, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08002, Spain
Dates/times in Madrid time zone
Monday 22 September 202519:30
Tuesday 23 September 202519:30
Thursday 25 September 202519:30
Sunday 28 September 202517:00
Monday 29 September 202519:30
Tuesday 30 September 202519:30
Performers
Gran Teatre del Liceu
Josep PonsConductor
Barrie KoskyDirector
Michael LevineSet Designer
Victoria BehrCostume Designer
Franck EvinLighting Designer
Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Coro del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Peter MatteiBaritoneForester
Elena TsallagovaSopranoVixen (Bystrouška)
Alejandro LópezBaritoneParson, Badger
David AlegretTenorSchoolmaster, Mosquito
Angela BrowerMezzo-sopranoFox (Zlatohřbítek)
Mireia PintóMezzo-sopranoLapák, Woodpecker
Anaïs MasllorensMezzo-sopranoOwl, Forester’s wife
Roger PadullésTenorRooster
Mercedes GancedoMezzo-sopranoChocholka
Milan PerišićBaritoneHarašta
Caspar SinghTenorPásek
Sara BañerasMezzo-sopranoMrs Paškova

The Cunning Little Vixen is a vibrant three-act opera based on a comic strip from the Brno newspaper Lidové noviny, where the piece premiered in 1924. Blending folk spirit and dazzling tonal colour, it explores the life of the forest, animal instincts, and humanity’s bond with nature.

Swedish baritone Peter Mattei brings depth to the Forester, a melancholic figure who finds solace in nature’s eternal cycle. Elena Tsallagova (Vixen) and Angela Brouwer (Fox) shine as the spirited leads, their voices weaving a tender, tragic tale.

In Barrie Kosky’s striking production, it begins with a funeral-like setting. Animals emerge from the soil as singers, not in costumes but in simple colours, contrasting with the humans in black. Eschewing artificial greenery, Kosky evokes nature through mood, movement, and metaphor.

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