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How Philip Glass turns the circus into opera that s magical and profound
Mark Swed
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Acrobats perform under the big top set up on the Malmo Opera stage for Circus Days and Nights. (Mats Backer)
A drum beats. An accordion joins in, like the music of a clown. A trombone further adds a circusy effect. A bearded lady, aerial acrobat, juggler, lion tamer and trapeze artist all materialize under the big top.
“Circus Days and Nights,” Philip Glass’ latest opera, is having its premiere by Malmö Opera through June 13 in a livestreamed co-production with the Swedish city’s Cirkus Crikör. The libretto is by David Henry Hwang, who based it on the autobiographical circus poetry of Robert Lax. ....

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