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Circus Days and Nights, a new opera by legendary composer Philip Glass, will feature a unique, never before seen fusion of circus and opera. The cast will include renowned Swedish soprano Elin Rombo as well as seven professional circus artists. 

Circus Days and Nights will have its world premiere at Malmö Opera May 29, 2021. 

Circus Days and Nights is a collaboration between Malmö Opera and circus company Cirkus Cirkör. After the opening in Malmö, Circus Days and Nights will tour Asia, USA and Europe. The opera is sung in English with Swedish subtitles. 

The cast will comprise, amongst others, of soprano Elin Rombo. Rombo is well known for her depiction of Eritea in Cavallis Eliogabalo at the Opéra National de Paris and as Queen of the Night in Mozarts The Magic Flute at Staatsoper Berlin. This fall she sang the title role in Rufus Wainwrights Callas-inspired Prima Donna at The Royal Opera in Stockholm.  

"It's such an exhilarating feeling, reminiscent of going to the circus as a child and hoping that the circus director would choose me as a volunteer. Years later, my turn has finally come as Tilde Björfors has invited me, Elin, into the circus ring", says Rombo and continues: 

"Philip Glass's suggestive music echoes my heartbeats in a way that few modern composers are able to do today. It is a great honor to premiere one of his operas.”  
Additional information regarding the performance here: https://www.malmoopera.se/forestallningar/circus-days-and-night-in-english

Complete cast list to be found below. 

For additional information or interviews, please contact Torgny Nilsson, press manager at Malmö Opera, +46(0)703 55 81 80 or Henrik Sundin, press manager at Cirkus Cirkör, +46(0)70 356 20 58.   

Circus Days and Nights 

An opera by Philip Glass  
Libretto: David Henry Hwang, Tilde Björfors 

Based on the poems by Robert Lax 
Conductor: Minna Weurlander   

Director and concept: Tilde Björfors   

Set and costume design: Magdalena Åberg   

Lighting design: Ellen Ruge 

Sound Design: Avgoustos Psillas 

Choreographers: Methinee Wongtrakoon, Simon Wiborn 

Circus artists   

Aaron Hakala   

Andreas De Ryck   

Beatriz Pantojo  

Methinee Wongtrakoon 

Nikolas Pulka  
Peter Åberg   

Simon Wiborn 

Soloists   

Elin Rombo 

Margaux de Valensart  

Jakob Högström   

Anton Ljungqvist   

Ensemble  

Pierre-Luc Houdé   

Lars Johansson Brissman   

Karolina Blixt   

NN

Musicians  

Minna Weurlander, accordion 

Viktor Nordliden, cello 

Inga Zeppezauer, violin 

Blagoj Lamnjov, clarinet 

Oscar Fransson, trumpet 

Martin Jönsson, bass trombone 

NN, percussion 

 
Cirkus riggers 

Mathieu Grégoire 

Saar Rombout 

Malmö Opera chorus 

Comunicato Stampa