![]() This is a real immersive experience – audience members are up close and personal to the stage and orchestra.” “It’s fun, charming, performed in English, incorporates a children’s cast and features beautiful music. “An incredible universal piece, Cunning Little Vixen is a story that speaks to everyone,” he said. He said State Opera’s focus on making more opera for more people was reflected through Cunning Little Vixen. “To bring two major operas back-to-back in non-operatic venues for absolutely everyone to enjoy is a real thrill,” he said. He said the rarely performed piece would take place in a non-traditional opera setting, which follows on from the company’s hugely successful Carmen in the Square event earlier this year, set in the City’s Victoria Square. ![]() Maunder said Cunning Little Vixen was considered one of the great modern works. The Adelaide season stars South Australian Desiree Frahn as the Vixen, and sees the return of award-winning soprano Antoinette Halloran to the role of Fox. ![]() Set in an idyllic forest, Janáček’s opera follows a Vixen’s journey from youth to adulthood, where, with the help of her forest friends and a handsome Fox, Vixen faces growing up and the excitement and uncertainty that a changing world brings.Īccompanied by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and featuring State Opera’s Chorus and Children’s Chorus, Cunning Little Vixen is a unique experience for audiences and a wonderful introduction to opera. Adelaide’s Ridley Centre will come alive for three nights in May, when a charismatic and cheeky Vixen, a handsome fox and a colourful array of magical forest creatures take centre stage in State Opera South Australia’s Cunning Little Vixen.īringing together an incredible Australian cast – complete with a chorus of chooks and children dressed as grasshoppers, bees, frogs, caterpillars, crickets and dragonflies – Cunning Little Vixen is a musical celebration of nature and the cycle of life.ĭirected by State Opera’s Artistic Director Stuart Maunder, this unforgettable theatrical experience will be held at Adelaide Showground’s Ridley Centre on Saturday 18 May, Thursday 23 May and Saturday 25 May at 7.30pm. ![]()
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