The Cunning Little Vixen
LEOS JANÁCEK
Big screen showing with live orchestra
Animation Director Geoff Dunbar
Conductor Laurent Pillot
The animated version of The Cunning Little Vixen was commissioned by BBC Television and co-produced with Opus Arte and Los Angeles Opera in co-operation with the European Opera Centre
Live performances already with : Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Hallé Orchestra, Prague Radio Symphony, Orchestra, Orchestre National de Lorraine, Orchestre de Besançon, Orchestre de Limoges
Best Music Programme at the International Television Festival Golden Prague
R10 Classica répertoire
Diapason d’or
Opera News “Best of the Year”
Available languages : English, French, Czech, Spanish, Catalan - excerpts below
The European Opera Centre originated the concept of animating Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen, an ambition inspired by the Centre's President, Kent Nagano, to reach an international audience who might otherthise never experience opera.
Created at the first Manchester International Festival by Laurent Pillot with the Hallé orchestra, this version allows audiences to experience the animated film on a big screen accompanied by the orchestral track performed live - hence creating a unique and memorable experience.
This one-hour version has been performed successfully both on its own and as part of a full concert programme.
There are two possible orchestrations
Original orchestration (between 69 and 75 players, depending on string strength)
4 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets,
3 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani, 2 percussion, celeste, harp, strings
Reduced orchestration (38 to 49 musicians, depending on string strength)
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, 1 percussion, harp, strings
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Opera film d'animation, La Petite Renarde rusée
L'opéra "La petite renarde rusée" à Limoges
Opéra film d’animation, La Petite Renarde rusée extraits
Animated opera film, The Cunning Little Vixen excerpts
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“The dynamic interaction of a live orchestra, conducted by Laurent Pillot, gives Geoff Dunbar's film a lucent additional dimension”
The Guardian
“The film is absolutely enchanting, and it does add to its appeal to have it on a big screen and with a live orchestra. Laurent Pillot did a magnificent job in co-ordinating the live accompanying musicians with the pre-recorded voices on the soundtrack”
Manchester Evening News
