Cleveland Orchestra opens 100th season with a stunning Cunning Little Vixen

By Sam Jacobson, 29 September 2017

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“Her light, limpid tone coyly capturing the intended capriciousness”

Reviewed at Severance Music Center: Mandel Concert Hall, Cleveland on 23 September 2017

Janáček, The Cunning Little Vixen

Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor

Yuval Sharon, Director

Alan Held, Forester

Martina Janková, Vixen

Jennifer Johnson Cano, Fox

David Cangelosi, Schoolmaster

Daryl Freedman, Lapák

Dashon Burton, Parson, Badger

Andrew Foster-Williams, Harašta

The Cleveland Orchestra

The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

The Cleveland Orchestra Children's Chorus

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Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson has been writing for Bachtrack since 2015 and is currently in Pittsburgh, having previously lived throughout the Midwest. A keen traveler, he endeavors to see all the great orchestras and opera houses across the US and abroad. Outside of music, he works as a software engineer. He also maintains a blog which can be read here.