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Janacek - The Cunning Little Vixen

Duration:
3 hours
First broadcast:
Thursday 17 February 2011

LIVE from the City Halls in Glasgow, presented by Jamie MacDougall. Radio 3 New Generation Artist soprano Malin Christensson sings a selection of songs by Grieg, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra end with music by a composer with whom they have a close affinity, Sibelius' Third Symphony.

Dvorak: Symphonic Variations
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Rory MacDonald (conductor)

2.25pm
Grieg: Solveig's Song; Solveig's Cradle Song; En Svane; Varen
Malin Christensson (soprano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Rory MacDonald (conductor)

2.40pm
Sibelius: Symphony no. 3
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Rory MacDonald (conductor)

3.15pm
Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen
Presented by Louise Fryer

Bystrouska, the Cunning Little Vixen ..... Rosemary Joshua
Forester ..... Alan Opie
Forester's Wife ..... Sim Tokyurek
Schoolmaster ..... Ian Thompson
Priest ..... Laszlo Polgar
Harasta, poultry dealer ..... David Wakeham
Fox (Zlatohrbitek) ..... Anna Katharina Behnke
Lapak, the dog ..... Ernesto Panariello
Cock ..... Gregori Bonfatti
Hen (Chocholka) ..... Giovanna Donadini
Mosquito ..... Nicola Pamio
Badger ..... Luigi Roni
Woodpecker ..... David Livermore
Owl ..... Adelina Scarabelli
Jay ..... Gemma Gabriella Stimola

La Scala Chorus and Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor.

  • Poster

    Poster

  • Nicola Pamio (Mosquito)

    Nicola Pamio (Mosquito)

  • Rosemary Joshua (Bystrouska, the Cunning Little Vixen) & Ernesto Panariello (Lapak, the dog)

    Rosemary Joshua (Bystrouska, the Cunning Little Vixen) & Ernesto Panariello (Lapak, the dog)

  • Rosemary Joshua (Bystrouska, the Cunning Little Vixen) & Ernesto Panariello (Lapak, the dog)

    Rosemary Joshua (Bystrouska, the Cunning Little Vixen) & Ernesto Panariello (Lapak, the dog)

  • Alan Opie (Forester) & Alessandro Moretti (Pasek)

    Alan Opie (Forester) & Alessandro Moretti (Pasek)

  • Rosemary Joshua (Bystrouska, the Cunning Little Vixen)

    Rosemary Joshua (Bystrouska, the Cunning Little Vixen)

  • Rosemary Joshua (Bystrouska, the Cunning Little Vixen)

    Rosemary Joshua (Bystrouska, the Cunning Little Vixen)

  • Nicola Pamio (Mosquito) & David Livermore (Woodpecker)

    Nicola Pamio (Mosquito) & David Livermore (Woodpecker)

  • Act II: Alan Opie (Forester), Rosemary Joshua (Bystrouska) & Ernesto Panariello (Lapak, the dog)

    Act II: Alan Opie (Forester), Rosemary Joshua (Bystrouska) & Ernesto Panariello (Lapak, the dog)

  • Rosemary Joshua (Bystrouska, the Cunning Little Vixen) & Luigi Roni (Badger)

    Rosemary Joshua (Bystrouska, the Cunning Little Vixen) & Luigi Roni (Badger)

  • Rosemary Joshua (Bystrouska, the Cunning Little Vixen) & Anna Katharina Behnke (Zlatohrbitek, a fox)

    Rosemary Joshua (Bystrouska, the Cunning Little Vixen) & Anna Katharina Behnke (Zlatohrbitek, a fox)

  • Act III

    Act III

  • The cast

    The cast

    Photographs by Andrea Tamoni © Teatro alla Scala, Milan

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