December 7, 2014 at 3pm
NEC’s Jordan Hall
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
By Tobias Picker
Libretto by Donald Sturrock based on the classic story by Roald Dahl
A co-production with Boston Modern Orchestra Project
BOSTON PREMIERE
GRAMMY® award winner in 2020 for Best Opera Recording!
An enchanting modern fable, Fantastic Mr. Fox pits good vs. evil, animal vs. human, nature vs. technology. Mr. Fox will stop at nothing to keep his family safe. But after he has stolen one hen too many, the meanest farmers anywhere conspire to rid themselves of the Foxes. With the help of woodland friends they evade capture, leaving their enemies lying in wait as they help themselves to the farmers’ crops. Having had revenge, the animals return for a sumptuous feast far from danger in the Foxes’ new home, while the frustrated farmers continue to wait in the rain.
“Sunday’s performance sparkled under Gil Rose’s baton.”
–The Boston Globe
Cast and Creative
John Brancy
MR. FOX
Krista River
MRS. FOX
Andrew Craig Brown
FARMER BOGGIS
Edwin Vega
FARMER BUNCE
Gabriel Preisser
FARMER BEAN
Elizabeth Futral
MISS HEDGEHOG
Tynan Davis
RITA THE RAT
Theo Lebow
MR. PORCUPINE
Andrey Nemzer
AGNES THE DIGGER
Gail Novak Mosites
MAVIS THE TRACTOR
John Dooley
BADGER
Jonathan Blalock
MOLE
Boston Children’s Chorus
ANTHONY TRECEK-KING, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Gil Rose
CONDUCTOR
Media
- Reviews for Fantastic Mr. Fox“Sunday’s performance sparkled under Gil Rose’s baton[…]” -The Boston Globe…
- Preview: Fantastic Mr. Fox
