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 ...

Opera and the circus may seem an unlikely pairing. But organizers promise they'll complement each other Saturday night at the Civic Theater when Opus Opera, co-founded by New Orleans-born opera star ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An internationally acclaimed tenor from New Orleans is pairing circus acrobatics and opera, with a lot of help from his friends. "We want it to be fun. That's what we feel opera is, ...

Tragedy in opera can deliver an emotional sucker punch like no other medium. Usually, the music is to blame. But when the main characters also work in a clown troupe and must continue to entertain ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Worlds collide as the Metropolitan Opera and Coney Island Circus Sideshow join forces in Mozart's "Cosi Fan Tutte." "This is the most bizarre circumstance," snake charmer Zoe ...

“We’re at the point with the park that we’re really wanting to people to embrace it as a true destination,” says Evan Haile, Opera North’s executive director, adding, “We have committed to a ‘park for ...

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 ...

Hand balancer GretcheninMotion, right, soprano Christina Vial and pianist Michael Borowitz rehearse to Puccini's "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" for tomorrow night's Opus Opera, pairing circus ...