Cunning Little Vixen at the RNCM: simple but richly detailed

The Cunning Little Vixen

Par Rohan Shotton, 28 mars 2026

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“Abundant aesthetic richness was provided by the the enormous attention to choreography”

Critique faite à Royal Northern College of Music: Theatre, Manchester, le 26 mars 2026

Janáček, La Petite Renarde rusée

Martin Pickard, Direction

Harry Fehr, Mise en scène

Nicky Shaw, Décors

Mark Jonathan, Lumières

Royal Northern College of Music Orchestra

Esther Shea, le Renard

Clementine Thompson, la Renarde

Jay Broadhurst, l'Instituteur

Charlie Barker, le Garde-Chasse

Bonnie Staude, la Poule huppée

Ruth Harley, Frantík

Morgan Rosati, la femme de l'Aubergiste

Sophia Parker, Pepík

Jem Gray, la femme du Garde-Chasse

Sarah Rappoport, Lapák

Ellena Hicks, le Hibou

Oscar Bowen-Hill, le Coq

Merel-Magali Cox, le Pivert

Gabriel Jones, le Moustique

Sam Rose, l'Aubergiste

Khaled Issa, Le vagabond Harašta

Benjamin Finnie, le Blaireau

Christian Loizou, Baryton

Sombre Ariodante au Scottish Opera

Clémence Faber, 16th February

Cette nouvelle production du plus écossais des opéras de Haendel s’en tire avec les honneurs, malgré un orchestre à la peine.

***11

The Royal Academy's Carmen has too many what-if moments

Dominic Lowe, 18th November

Presenting a work like Carmen is a punchy move by a conservatoire. The Royal Academy of Music's production has conceptual weaknesses, but features some good singing.

***11

Magic takes time to sparkle in ENO's Elixir of Love

Eleanor Knight, 15th November

Harry Fehr’s directorial debut for ENO transposes Donizetti’s tale into a World War 2 setting. Rhian Lois charms and commands as Adina.

****1

Exquisite Handelian singing in San Francisco Opera's Orlando

Edward Sava-Segal, 21st June

The evening’s most revelatory performance came from the young countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen as Medoro.

****1

A dystopian police state for Reisopera's new Tosca

Nicolas Nguyen, 6th November

A fine cast convinces in Dutch Reisopera's new Tosca, staged in a dystopian police state.

***11

Knives out in Verona: Capuleti at Buxton Festival

Dominic Lowe, 9th July

Stephanie Marshall's Romeo and Sarah-Jane Brandon's Giulietta make this production of Bellini's version of Romeo and Juliet utterly compelling.

****1

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Rohan Shotton

Rohan has reviewed concerts and opera across the UK and Europe, but chiefly in Manchester, where he enjoys conducting and playing percussion and piano. He works as a hospital doctor, having studied in St Andrews and Manchester, and tweets as @RohanShotton.

A simple but richly detailed Cunning Little Vixen at the Royal Northern College of Music