From war-ravaged Germany to the glitter and excess of Las Vegas, a new chamber opera commissioned by Sydney Festival will explore the lives of stage magicians Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn, aka Siegfried & Roy.
Described as ‘arguably the most famous magicians since Houdini’ at the peak of their fame, Siegfried & Roy’s long-running stage partnership – which at one point reportedly included a discreet offstage romance – featured dazzling illusions combined with the presence of big cats such as lions and tigers.
