JANACEK, L. - Das Schlaue Fuechslein (Sealed) (2CD)

The heroine dies. Not of a deadly disease, not of a broken heart, not in ecstasy nor by her own hand. There is no final aria, no perpetual drawing-out of the last breath, no resounding lament, no congregation of mourners. Only briefly does the music echo bygone happiness. This might sum up Jan?ek's enchanting opera, recorded live in the usual top quality at Frankfurt Opera in April/May 2016.