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Fantastic Mr. Fox, Roald Dahl's 1970 children's novel, has been adapted into a stage play, a musical, a stop-action animated film, and a three-act opera, the last being what composer Tobias Picker describes specifically as a family opera. While children have taken to it and enjoyed its humorous story, adults can appreciate the satirical subtext that gives the work its social relevance. Yet as engaging and pertinent as the libretto by Donald Sturrock is, the tuneful and highly accessible music may be the most appealing aspect of this work, and Picker has scored a success with the song from Act I, "Boggis, Bunce, and Bean (One Fat, One Short, One Lean)," which children find especially catchy. Stylistically, Picker's Fantastic Mr. Fox is, at times, reminiscent of Stravinsky, particularly in the distinctive writing for woodwinds, the rhythmic manipulation of the text, and the flexible but melodic tonality that may bring The Rake's Progress to mind. Featuring a large cast, with John Brancy as Mr. Fox, Krista River as Mrs. Fox, Andrew Craig Brown as Boggis, Edwin Vega as Bunce, and Gabriel Preisser as Bean, along with the Foxcubs, sung by Abigail Long, Abi Tenenbaum, Zoe Tekeian, and Madeleine Kline, the recording is fully intelligible, thanks to the singers' impeccable diction, while the Boston Children's Chorus, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and Odyssey Opera, under the direction of Gil Rose, give the score a clean and crisp sound that heightens its wit.
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Tobias Picker, Composer - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gil Rose, Conductor, Producer - Krista River, MainArtist - SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION, MusicPublisher - Edwin Vega, MainArtist - Donald Sturrock, Composer - Andrew Craig Brown, MainArtist - Gabriel Preisser, MainArtist - Abigail Long, MainArtist - Abi Tenenbaum, MainArtist - Zoe Tekeian, MainArtist - Madeleine Kline, MainArtist
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
Tobias Picker, Composer - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gil Rose, Conductor, Producer - Krista River, MainArtist - SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION, MusicPublisher - John Brancy, MainArtist - Donald Sturrock, Composer - Abigail Long, MainArtist - Abi Tenenbaum, MainArtist - Zoe Tekeian, MainArtist - Madeleine Kline, MainArtist
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
Tobias Picker, Composer - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gil Rose, Conductor, Producer - SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION, MusicPublisher - Edwin Vega, MainArtist - Donald Sturrock, Composer - Andrew Craig Brown, MainArtist - Gabriel Preisser, MainArtist
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
Tobias Picker, Composer - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gil Rose, Conductor, Producer - Krista River, MainArtist - SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION, MusicPublisher - John Brancy, MainArtist - Donald Sturrock, Composer - Abigail Long, MainArtist - Abi Tenenbaum, MainArtist - Zoe Tekeian, MainArtist - Madeleine Kline, MainArtist
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
Tobias Picker, Composer - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gil Rose, Conductor, Producer - SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION, MusicPublisher - Donald Sturrock, Composer - Boston Children's Chorus, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
Tobias Picker, Composer - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gil Rose, Conductor, Producer - Krista River, MainArtist - SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION, MusicPublisher - John Brancy, MainArtist - Donald Sturrock, Composer - Abigail Long, MainArtist - Abi Tenenbaum, MainArtist - Zoe Tekeian, MainArtist - Madeleine Kline, MainArtist
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
Tobias Picker, Composer - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gil Rose, Conductor, Producer - SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION, MusicPublisher - Edwin Vega, MainArtist - Andrey Nemzer, MainArtist - Donald Sturrock, Composer - Andrew Craig Brown, MainArtist - Gabriel Preisser, MainArtist - Gail Novak Mosites, MainArtist
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
Tobias Picker, Composer - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gil Rose, Conductor, Producer - Elizabeth Futral, MainArtist - Krista River, MainArtist - John Dooley, MainArtist - SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION, MusicPublisher - Jonathan Blalock, MainArtist - John Brancy, MainArtist - Donald Sturrock, Composer
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
Tobias Picker, Composer - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gil Rose, Conductor, Producer - SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION, MusicPublisher - Edwin Vega, MainArtist - Andrey Nemzer, MainArtist - Donald Sturrock, Composer - Andrew Craig Brown, MainArtist - Gabriel Preisser, MainArtist - Gail Novak Mosites, MainArtist
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
DISC 2
Tobias Picker, Composer - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gil Rose, Conductor, Producer - SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION, MusicPublisher - Edwin Vega, MainArtist - Andrey Nemzer, MainArtist - Donald Sturrock, Composer - Andrew Craig Brown, MainArtist - Gabriel Preisser, MainArtist - Gail Novak Mosites, MainArtist
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
Tobias Picker, Composer - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gil Rose, Conductor, Producer - Elizabeth Futral, MainArtist - Krista River, MainArtist - John Dooley, MainArtist - SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION, MusicPublisher - Jonathan Blalock, MainArtist - John Brancy, MainArtist - Donald Sturrock, Composer - Abigail Long, MainArtist - Abi Tenenbaum, MainArtist - Zoe Tekeian, MainArtist - Madeleine Kline, MainArtist - Boston Children's Chorus, MainArtist
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
Tobias Picker, Composer - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gil Rose, Conductor, Producer - SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION, MusicPublisher - Edwin Vega, MainArtist - Donald Sturrock, Composer - Andrew Craig Brown, MainArtist
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
Tobias Picker, Composer - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gil Rose, Conductor, Producer - John Dooley, MainArtist - SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION, MusicPublisher - Jonathan Blalock, MainArtist - John Brancy, MainArtist - Theo Lebow, MainArtist - Donald Sturrock, Composer - Tynan Davis, MainArtist
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
Tobias Picker, Composer - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gil Rose, Conductor, Producer - SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION, MusicPublisher - Edwin Vega, MainArtist - Donald Sturrock, Composer - Andrew Craig Brown, MainArtist - Tynan Davis, MainArtist
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
Tobias Picker, Composer - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gil Rose, Conductor, Producer - Elizabeth Futral, MainArtist - Krista River, MainArtist - John Dooley, MainArtist - SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION, MusicPublisher - Jonathan Blalock, MainArtist - John Brancy, MainArtist - Theo Lebow, MainArtist - Donald Sturrock, Composer - Tynan Davis, MainArtist
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
Tobias Picker, Composer - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gil Rose, Conductor, Producer - Elizabeth Futral, MainArtist - Krista River, MainArtist - John Dooley, MainArtist - SCHOTT HELICON MUSIC CORPORATION, MusicPublisher - Jonathan Blalock, MainArtist - John Brancy, MainArtist - Theo Lebow, MainArtist - Edwin Vega, MainArtist - Andrey Nemzer, MainArtist - Donald Sturrock, Composer - Andrew Craig Brown, MainArtist - Gabriel Preisser, MainArtist - Abigail Long, MainArtist - Abi Tenenbaum, MainArtist - Zoe Tekeian, MainArtist - Madeleine Kline, MainArtist - Gail Novak Mosites, MainArtist - Tynan Davis, MainArtist
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
Album review
Fantastic Mr. Fox, Roald Dahl's 1970 children's novel, has been adapted into a stage play, a musical, a stop-action animated film, and a three-act opera, the last being what composer Tobias Picker describes specifically as a family opera. While children have taken to it and enjoyed its humorous story, adults can appreciate the satirical subtext that gives the work its social relevance. Yet as engaging and pertinent as the libretto by Donald Sturrock is, the tuneful and highly accessible music may be the most appealing aspect of this work, and Picker has scored a success with the song from Act I, "Boggis, Bunce, and Bean (One Fat, One Short, One Lean)," which children find especially catchy. Stylistically, Picker's Fantastic Mr. Fox is, at times, reminiscent of Stravinsky, particularly in the distinctive writing for woodwinds, the rhythmic manipulation of the text, and the flexible but melodic tonality that may bring The Rake's Progress to mind. Featuring a large cast, with John Brancy as Mr. Fox, Krista River as Mrs. Fox, Andrew Craig Brown as Boggis, Edwin Vega as Bunce, and Gabriel Preisser as Bean, along with the Foxcubs, sung by Abigail Long, Abi Tenenbaum, Zoe Tekeian, and Madeleine Kline, the recording is fully intelligible, thanks to the singers' impeccable diction, while the Boston Children's Chorus, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and Odyssey Opera, under the direction of Gil Rose, give the score a clean and crisp sound that heightens its wit.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:22:28
- Main artists: Boston Modern Orchestra Project Gil Rose Odyssey Opera
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMOP - sound
- Genre: Classical Opera
(C) 2019 BMOP/sound (P) 2019 BMOP/sound
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