Curtis Opera Theatre: "The Cunning Little Vixen" (Photo Roundup)
Curtis Opera Theatre‘s 2023–24 series closes with one of the most vivid and colorful operatic works of the 20th century, Leoš Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen, at the Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater on May 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m. and May 4 and 5 at 3:00 p.m. Led by a plucky heroine, this poetic parable celebrates the eternal cycle of life and death as it spins a comical yet bittersweet tale of Vixen Sharp Ears.
This innovative new production, featuring a collaboration with the talented young singers of the Philadelphia Boys and Girls Choirs, places the opera in a world of magical realism, in a fusion between the forest and a contemporary rehearsal studio.
Widely acclaimed director and playwright John Matsumoto Giampietro, associate director of the Chautauqua Opera Conservatory and a member of the Curtis Opera Theatre’s dramatic faculty, leads a cast of rising young opera stars accompanied by members of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Curtis alumnus Vinay Parameswaran (Conducting ’13).
Check out photo highlights below showcasing both casts of The Cunning Little Vixen, courtesy of Tracie Van Auken.
Banner image features members of The Cunning Little Vixen (L-R): Robert Frazier (Harašta), Morgan-Andrew King (Badger) Juliette Tacchino (Vixen Sharp Ears), Nathan Schludecker (Forester), Kylie Kreucher (Fox Gold Stripe), Jackon Allen (Schoolmaster), Katie Trigg (Owl), and members of the Philadelphia Boys and Girls Choirs. Additional photo features Sarah Fleiss (Vixen Sharp Ears) with members of the Philadelphia Boys and Girls Choirs as her young cubs.
