What is the original title of the opera?
Q: What is the original title of the opera?
A: The original title of the opera is Příhody lišky bystroušky, which translates to The Adventures of Vixen Sharp-Ears.
Q: Who is the composer of the opera?
A: The composer of the opera is Czech composer Leoš Janáček.
Q: What inspired Janáček to write the opera?
A: Janáček got the idea of the opera from a cartoon strip called “Sharp-ears” (in Czech: "Bystrouška") about a vixen and her adventures in the forest.
Q: Who are some of the characters in the opera?
A: Some of the characters in the opera are humans and some are animals, with some of the little animals, like the grasshopper, frog and cricket, being usually sung by children.
Q: When was the opera first performed?
A: The opera was first performed in Brno on 6 November 1924.
Q: How did Janáček change the story for the opera?
A: Janáček left out some characters, changed the order of the story a little, and made the humans and the animals behave in a similar way.
Q: What is the significance of Janáček's funeral in relation to the opera?
A: When Janáček died in 1928, the last part of the opera was played at his funeral.
