The Cunning Little Vixen
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The Cunning Little Vixen (Příhody Lišky Bystroušky, literally "The Adventures of Vixen Sharp-Ears," in Czech) is an opera by Leoš Janáček, with a libretto adapted by the composer from a serialized novella by Rudolf Těsnohlídek, which was first published in the Brno newspaper Lidové noviny. It was premiered on 6 November 1924 in Brno.
This is Janáček's lightest opera, and, despite the titular vixen's death at the end of the work, it stands in contrast to the often brutally serious nature of operas such as Jenůfa and Káťa Kabanová. As is the case with many of his works, the heroine represents a woman, Kamila Stösslová, with whom Janáček had a long infatuation. In The Cunning Little Vixen, the composer moved away from the more conversational style of previous and subsequent operas in favor of a more folk-like style.
At Janáček's request, the final scene from The Cunning Little Vixen was performed at his funeral in 1928.es:La zorra astuta ja: 利口な女狐の物語
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