RCM Opera: The Cunning Little Vixen

24 November 2025 - 29 November 2025
Immerse yourself in the Britten Theatre for Janáček’s opera The Cunning Little Vixen. Playful parallels are drawn between animal and human life, hinting at shared characteristics while revelling in the variety of nature.
Through a tender series of snapshots of everyday life, we witness love, longing and loss in both humans and animals, made all the more profound through Janáček’s lush orchestral writing intermixed with folk tunes. This production embraces the episodic and at times whimsical nature of the opera, creating an off-beat world that has its own authenticity. Inspired by Vixen’s untameable wildness, it leans into the fact that the opera as a whole insists upon the power of nature and the cycle of life.
Please note this production contains gunshot sounds, and themes of kidnap and death. The production also uses haze.
The RCM Opera Studio is supported by the Patrick and Helena Frost Foundation and Old Possum’s Practical Trust.
Events
24 November 2025, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
Immerse yourself in the Britten Theatre for Janáček’s characterful opera which draws playful parallels between animal and human life.
26 November 2025, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
Immerse yourself in the Britten Theatre for Janáček’s characterful opera which draws playful parallels between animal and human life.
28 November 2025, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
Immerse yourself in the Britten Theatre for Janáček’s characterful opera which draws playful parallels between animal and human life.
29 November 2025, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
Immerse yourself in the Britten Theatre for Janáček’s characterful opera which draws playful parallels between animal and human life.