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, ...

A show combining the circus with choral and classical music, and more in this week's top arts events in the Sarasota area.

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 ...

So Circus Smirkus alumni — aerialists, jugglers and acrobats — will be featured throughout the opera. “A circus-themed ‘Pagliacci’ is not exactly novel,” Collier says. “There are plenty of opera ...

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"I Pagliacci” or “The Clowns,” set in a traveling circus, is one of the most popular of opera tragedies, full of irresistible music. Ruggero Leoncavallo’s 1892 dramatic tale — he wrote the libretto ...

“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 ...

Britt Hewitt, right, plays fictional journalist Marina Martin in “Katie: The Strongest of the Strong.” The touring production, aimed at young audiences, explores the life of real-life circus ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — After presenting to full houses in Burlington, Middlebury, Rutland, and Providence, Rhode Island, Arc Benders Circus Opera brings its ...