Phillip Glass & Tilde Björfors talk about the new circus opera Circus Days and Nights
Channel: Cirkus Cirkör
Date: 2020-05-05

A new opera by Philip Glass with libretto by David Henry Hwang and Tilde Björfors, based on a collection of poems by Robert Lax. Circus Days and Nights is co-produced by Cirkus Cirkör and Malmö Opera, with a world premiere at Malmö Opera May 29, 2021. 

Circus Days and Nights
An opera by Philip Glass
Libretto: David Henry Hwang and Tilde Björfors
Based on Robert Lax Circus Days and Nights 
Direction and concept: Tilde Björfors  
Scenography and costume design: Magdalena Åberg 
Lightdesign: Ellen Ruge 
Bandmaster/accordion: Minna Weurlander

Cirkus Days and Nights is a co-production between Cirkus Cirkör and Malmö Opera with its premiere on May 29, 2021 at Malmö Opera. The work will then tour with Cirkus Cirkör.