THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN at Severance Hall 2014
Saturday, May 17 at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 at 2 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Martina Janková, soprano (Vixen)
Alan Held, bass-baritone (Forester)
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano (Fox)
Raymond Aceto, bass (Haraschta)
Julie Boulianne, mezzo-soprano (Dog) — Cleveland Orchestra debut
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone (Parson/Badger)
David Cangelosi, tenor (Schoolmaster/Mosquito)
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus
JANÁČEK The Cunning Little Vixen (complete opera) — FIRST CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES, CLEVELAND PREMIERE
Sung in Czech with English supertitles
Don’t miss the opera event of the season — a compelling new production of Leoš Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen created specifically for Severance Hall! Presented with innovative and original animation, this world premiere production plumbs the depths of human experience in a charming tale of love, peril, freedom, and family. On the surface, the story is about childish things, but underneath human emotions boil over and burst apart between the “animals of the forest” and their human interlocutors.
The opera’s starring role, portrayed for Cleveland by favorite Czech soprano Martina Janková, wends her way through life’s cycles of life and danger, love and happiness. Janáček’s score from 1924 mixes lyrical symphonic writing with intriguing rhythmic touches, lovingly combined with the songful serenity and energetic pulse of Moravian folk music. Don’t miss this unique, made-for-Cleveland presentation!
Supported in part by: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
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