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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...