The Cunning Little Vixen Barry Kay's costume design for Harasta the Poacher juxtaposing caricature-like analogies direction Colin Graham conductor Colin Davis Sadler's Wells Opera London 1961 gouache watercolour


The Cunning Little Vixen Barry Kay's costume design for a female Peasant juxtaposing caricature-like analogiesdirection Colin Graham conductor Colin Davis Sadler's Wells Opera London 1961 gouache watercolour


The Cunning Little Vixen Barry Kay's costume design for Mr. Pasek the Innkeeper juxtaposing caricature-like analogies direction Colin Graham conductor Colin Davis Sadler's Wells Opera London 1961 gouache watercolour









The Cunning Little Vixen





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Harašta, the Poacher - left
Peasant - centre
Pašek, the Innkeeper - right

Costume designs
gouache and watercolor on paper
28 cm x 38 cm

Sadler's Wells Opera, London
First performance in England
Première 22nd March 1961

Collection Barry Kay Archive

Barry Kay's convincing renditions of all the characters' facial features resemble caricature-like images that were Janáček's inspiration for composing this opera by drawing on Têsnohlídek's serialised novel of the same theme and which was illustrated with caricatures by Stanislav Lolek.

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The Cunning Little Vixen Barry Kay's costume design for Harasta the Poacher close-up of head face caricature-like details direction Colin Graham conductor Colin Davis Sadler's Wells Opera London 1961 gouache watercolour


The Cunning Little Vixen Barry Kay's costume design for a female Peasant close-up of head face caricature-like details direction Colin Graham conductor Colin Davis Sadler's Wells Opera London 1961 gouache watercolour


The Cunning Little Vixen Barry Kay's costume design for Mr. Pasek the Innkeeper close-up of head face caricature-like details direction Colin Graham conductor Colin Davis Sadler's Wells Opera London 1961 gouache watercolour







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