| Opera | three acts |
| Set Design | Barry Kay |
| Costumes | Barry Kay |
| Music | Leoš Janáček |
| Libretto | Leoš Janáček, based on Rudolf Têsnohlídek's novel «Liška Bystrouška» |
| Translation | Norman Tucker |
| World Première | 22 March 1961 |
| Company | Sadler's Wells Opera Company |
| Venue | Sadler's Wells Theatre - London |
| Direction | Colin Graham |
| Conductor | Colin Davis |
| Orchestra | Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra [?] |
| Leading characters | Cast |
|---|---|
| Vixen Sharpears | June Bronhill, soprano |
| Fox Goldenmane | Kevin Miller, tenor |
| Forester | Neil Easton, baritone |
| Parson-Badger | Harold Blackburn, tenor |
| Schoolmaster-Dog | Raymond Nilsson, bass |
| Poacher Harašta | Julian [?] Moyle, bass |
Composed in 1922-23, the opera was premièred in Brno (Brünn) on 6 November 1924. The staging by the Sadler’s Wells Opera Company (since 1974 English National Opera) was its first performance in England.
Act I, scene 1
Dance of the Dragonfly
Act I, scene 2
Vixen Sharpears’ escape
Act II, scene 4
Fox Goldenmane courting Vixen
Act II, scene 4
Wedding of Fox and Vixen
Act III, scene 1
Vixen decoying poacher Harašta
Act III, scene 1
Fox and cubs seizing Poacher’s game bag
production photographs by courtesy of the Leoš Janáeček Society, Switzerland