são luiz, terry jones e lisboa na cnn

A Python and his 'Evil Machines'
LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Terry Jones giggles as he describes his latest project: vacuum cleaners, dryers and parking meters singing opera on stage. The Monty Python alumnus and an all-Portuguese cast are rehearsing for the Saturday world premiere in Lisbon of "Evil Machines." Jones co-wrote the libretto and is directing.
To make the author's vision real, the singers climb into elaborate costumes, including one that creates a 15-foot-tall vacuum cleaner.
"I just thought it would be great fun to have all these machines singing," Jones said after a recent rehearsal at Lisbon's Sao Luis theater, adding with mischievous glee: "It's something you've never seen before."
The show captures some of the absurdity that was the hallmark of the British comedy troupe Jones co-founded. Almost 40 years on, he retains that offbeat sense of humor.