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Fantastic Mr. Fox

Opera in three acts (chamber version for 7 players)
Libretto by Donald Sturrock
Edition: Performance material

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Description

A modern fable, Fantastic Mr. Fox is a story about good vs. evil, animal vs. human, and nature vs. technology. With the help of the other creatures of the forest, Mr. Fox must outwit his enemies to keep his family safe. Mr. Fox finds that he may have stolen one hen too many from the henhouse, as the meanest farmers anywhere — Boggis, Bunce, and Bean (one fat, one short, one lean) — conspire to rid their lands of the Fox family once and for all. The Foxes are able to evade capture with the help of some woodland friends, leaving the farmers laying in wait while the animals help themselves to the fruit of the farmers’ lands. Having had their revenge, the animals return for a sumptuous feast far from danger in the Foxes‘ new home, while the farmers continue to wait in the rain.
The opera is available in a singable German version as well.

Orchestral Cast

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Cast

Fantastic Mr. Fox · baritone - Mrs. Fox · mezzo-soprano - Bennie, Lennie, Jennie & Pennie Foxcub · children - Farmer Boggis · bass - Farmer Bunce · tenor - Farmer Bean · bass-baritone - Mavis the Tractor · soprano - Agnes the Digger · mezzo-soprano - Miss Hedgehog · soprano - Badger the Miner · baritone - Burrowing Mole · tenor - Rita the Rat · mezzo-soprano - Porcupine · tenor - Chorus of Trees · Children - Various Geese and Chickens

More Information

Title:
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Opera in three acts (chamber version for 7 players)
Libretto by Donald Sturrock
based on the book by Roald Dahl
arranged by Francesco Cilluffo (2010)
German version by Frank Wenzel
Language:
German, English
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Helicon Music Corporation
Year of composition:
1998
Duration:
80 ′
World Premiere:
July 26, 2010 · London (UK)
Yucca Lawn, Holland Park
Conductor: Tim Murray
Original staging: Stephen Barlow · Set desing: Sean Turner
(scenic)
Commissioned work :
Commissioned for the Los Angeles Opera by Felicity Dahl; by James Clutton for Opera Holland Park, supported by generous donations from the Friends of Opera Holland Park

Technical Details

Product number:
LSHM 50268
Delivery rights:
Worldwide

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Performances

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  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
    Conductor: Andres Cladera
    Orchestra: Emerald City Opera
    August 13, 2016 | Steamboat Springs, CO (United States of America) , Larson Barn
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
    Conductor: Andres Cladera
    Orchestra: Emerald City Opera
    August 12, 2016 | Steamboat Springs, CO (United States of America) , Larson Barn
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
    Conductor: Andreas Cladera
    Orchestra: Opera San Antonio
    September 28, 2014 | San Antonio, TX (United States of America) , Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
    Conductor: Andreas Cladera
    Orchestra: Opera San Antonio
    September 27, 2014 | San Antonio, TX (United States of America) , Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
    Conductor: Andreas Cladera
    Orchestra: Opera San Antonio
    September 26, 2014 | San Antonio, TX (United States of America) , Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater
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