Philip Glass’ ‘Circus Days and Nights’ World Premiere to be Live Streamed by Malmö Opera

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Malmö Opera has announced that all performances of “Circus Days and Nights” will be live-streamed. The new opera by Philip Glass and circus company Cirkus Cirkör will have its world premiere on May 29, 2021. The work is based on a series of poems by American poet Robert Lax and will feature a fusion of circus and opera performers. Sopranos Elin {…}

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Philip Glass’ Days and Nights Festival Announces 2021 Streaming Slate

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(Image Source: Philipglass.com) The annual Philip Glass Days and Nights Festival is set to launch its 10th anniversary edition, which will be streamed virtually around the world. The yearly festival will feature a wide range of performances of works by the iconic composer. While the company has not made official plans for what it will be presenting, it has announced {…}

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Opera Quiz: Which Philip Glass Opera is It?

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Philip Glass is one of the greatest and most influential composers over the past 50 years. It’s likely that you’ve heard his music, whether you realize it or not. And if not his music specifically, then music inspired or copying his style very directly. That’s how much of an imprint Glass has had over the last half-century. And he hasn’t {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera to Stream Animated Film Version of Philip Glass and Arthur Yorinks’ ‘Fall of the House of Usher’

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Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) announced the January 29 debut of a full-length animated presentation of Philip Glass and Arthur Yorinks’ “Fall of the House of Usher.” The project, directed by film and opera director James Darrah, in collaboration with Spanish screenwriter Raúl Santos, will air exclusively on BLO’s operabox.tv. Created using hand-drawn and stop-motion animation along with curated artistic footage, {…}

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Malmö Opera to World Premiere Philip Glass’ ‘Circus Days and Nights’

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(Credit: By Pasquale Salerno) The Malmö Opera has announced a production of Philip Glass’ “Circus Days and Nights,” in collaboration with the circus company Cirkus Cirkör. The work, which is set to world premiere on May 29, 2021, will open in Malmö before heading on tour throughout Asia, the United States, and Europe. The libretto is by David Henry Hwang {…}

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Anne Sofie von Otter, Philip Glass & Nicole Heaston Headline Malmö Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The Malmö Opera has announced its 2020-21 season. The Swedish opera house kicks off its season with “Transformations in Hell.” The opera by composer Isabelle Aboulker and librettist Jean-Pierre Vaguer will be directed by Dite Hammar and stars Tor Lind The, Hanna Fritzson, Linnea Andreassen, and Teresia Books. Performance Dates: July 25 – August 22, 2020 Next on the slate {…}

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Met Opera Live in HD 2019-20 Preview: Anthony Roth Costanzo Stars in Philip Glass’ ‘Akhnaten’

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) The Met Opera’s Live in HD series for the 2019-20 season continues this Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 with a transmission of Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten.” The broadcast, which kicks off 12:55 p.m. Eastern time and is set to end a little past 4 p.m. local time. It will star Anthony Roth Costanzo, Dísella Lárusdóttir, Aaron {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Preview: ‘Akhnaten’ To Become Third Philip Glass Opera At Met

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(Credit: Richard Hubert Smith / ENO) When it opens this Friday, “Akhnaten” will be but the third Philip Glass opera to ever open at the Metropolitan Opera. In sum there will be eight performances of the opera, bringing the total of Glass opera performances at the famed house to 34. The first opera by the Academy Award nominated composer to {…}

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Q & A: Bass Zachary James on Auditioning for Philip Glass, ‘Akhnaten’ At the Met & Laying an Egg in ‘The Love for Three Oranges’

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(Credit: Matt Madison-Clark) Be careful around Zachary James. In his role as the cook in Prokofiev’s madcap “Love for Three Oranges” with Opera Philadelphia, he wielded a lethal ladle. If you were a fan of ESPN’s show, “Great Outdoor Games” you may have seen him handling an ax as a lumberjack, promoting the show in a television commercial. The New {…}

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Philip Glass’ ‘Circus Days and Nights’ World Premiere to be Live Streamed by Malmö Opera

Philip Glass’ Days and Nights Festival Announces 2021 Streaming Slate

Opera Quiz: Which Philip Glass Opera is It?

Boston Lyric Opera to Stream Animated Film Version of Philip Glass and Arthur Yorinks’ ‘Fall of the House of Usher’

Malmö Opera to World Premiere Philip Glass’ ‘Circus Days and Nights’

Anne Sofie von Otter, Philip Glass & Nicole Heaston Headline Malmö Opera’s 2020-21 Season

Met Opera Live in HD 2019-20 Preview: Anthony Roth Costanzo Stars in Philip Glass’ ‘Akhnaten’

Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Preview: ‘Akhnaten’ To Become Third Philip Glass Opera At Met

Q & A: Bass Zachary James on Auditioning for Philip Glass, ‘Akhnaten’ At the Met & Laying an Egg in ‘The Love for Three Oranges’