Longborough's new Vixen a cunning, charming success

By Roy Westbrook, 02 August 2021

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“the young singers ... clearly relished working on an ensemble piece with no single dominating role.”

Reviewed at Longborough Festival Opera, Moreton-in-Marsh on 1 August 2021

Janáček, The Cunning Little Vixen

Longborough Festival Opera

Justin Brown, Conductor

Olivia Fuchs, Director

Nate Gibson, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Jake Wiltshire, Lighting Designer

Julieth Lozano Rolong, Vixen

Kieran Rayner, Forester

Caroline Taylor, Chocholka, Woodpecker

Frances Gregory, Fox, Lapák

Emma Charles, Frantík

Lucy Mellors, Jay, Rooster

Joanna Harries, Mrs Paškova

Mimi Doulton, Pepík

Rozanna Madylus, Forester’s wife

Emily Kyte, Owl

Laurence Panter, Mosquito

Edmund Caird, Pásek

Gabriel Seawright, Schoolmaster

Aaron Holmes, Harašta

David Howes, Badger, Parson

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Roy Westbrook

Roy Westbrook gained a diploma in music history at London University (Morley College) and was for some years the head of music day schools at Oxford University, where he also led music summer schools. After some years leading the University's business school he has returned to music teaching and writing, and recently took part in the Arts in Residence courses on Bruckner, Mahler and Bach He is co-author (with Terry Barfoot) of a history of opera, and has taught day schools on Sibelius in Oxford and elsewhere.

Longborough Festival Opera's new Vixen a cunning, charming success