Overview
- Staatsoper Berlin’s new production of Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen pairs director Ted Huffman with conductor Simon Rattle to conclude the house’s recent Janáček cycle.
- Reviews highlight the Staatsoper orchestra under Rattle as the evening’s standout element, with the horn section praised for exceptional finesse and polish.
- Huffman’s staging unfolds in a white-box set conceived by Nadja Sofie Eller like a three-dimensional comic strip, with stylized movement crafted by choreographer Pim Veulings.
- The production features children and youth from the Staatliche Ballett- und Artistikschule Berlin and non-literal, tricot-based animal evocations by costume designer Astrid Klein.
- Vera-Lotte Boecker earns strong notices in the title role, with Svatopluk Sem praised as the Forester and a notable appearance by Magdalena Kožená; further performances run on March 3, 7, 13 and 15.