Opera Online- Cunning Little Vixen 3

Welcome students and teachers to Opera Online. This week we will conclude our three part series on the The Curtis Institute's production of Leoš Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen which is being presented in association with Kimmel Center Presents.

Video Clips of the Week:
The first clip is a continuation of the animated film. This clip includes the vixen's encounter with the badger, the tavern scene, and the vixens first meeting with the Fox.

The second clip is from the Act III Scene I Finale and is from a live production. The Vixen and the Fox have married. They have had many children and have settled into married life. The Vixen's children find a dead rabbit that the poacher Harašta has left as a trap for the Vixen. The Vixen sees through the ruse and mocks the poacher for thinking that she would be so stupid to fall for such a simple trick. The children scamper off leaving the Fox and Vixen alone. The Fox asks the Vixen if she knows how many children they have. When she responds that she doesn't know, the Fox asks if thinks that they will have more children. As the Fox muses over their married life the Vixen hears the song of the poacher. She interrupts the Fox and tells him to hide. The poacher hunts for the Vixen, but she tricks him into running into a tree. While the poacher bemoans his humiliation the Vixen and her children ravage through his things. As the Vixen crows her triumph the poacher regains his senses and shoots the Vixen. She is instantly killed.

Animated Film version

The live production (Not in English)

Website of the Week:
Check out a review of opening night by David Patrick Stearns. The cast was lead by soprano Elizabeth Reiter.

Opera in the Movies:
On Thursday March 24th at 7 PM the Bryn Mawr Film Institute will be showing a live simulcast of The Magic Flute from La Scala. Conducted by Roland Böer that cast stars bass Günther Groissböck, tenor Saimir Pirgu, coloratura soprano Albina Shagimuratova, and bass baritone Alex Esposito. Tickets are $20 General Admission, $18 BMFI Members, and $10 Students with ID.

Opera on the Air:
On Saturday, March 19 at 1 pm, WRTI will be broadcasting The Metropolitan Opera's production of Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. Conducted by Patrick Summers the opera stars coloratura soprano Natalie Dessay as the title role, tenor Joseph Calleja as Edguardo, baritone Ludovic Tezier as Enrico, and bass Kwangchul Youn as Raimondo.

Coming up next week... Tosca!

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