Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Anna Nicole Smith Update

I think I'll write one about Paris Hilton. Thanks to Jeff Meyerson for the link.

Anna Nicole Smith: The Opera at the ROH - Telegraph: "The life of the late Playboy centrefold Anna Nicole Smith is to be turned into an opera by the co-creator of the cult musical Jerry Springer: The Opera.

Composer Richard Thomas is writing the libretto for a contemporary piece, to be staged at the Royal Opera House in 2010.

He said the tragic life story of Ms Smith, a former stripper who died from an overdose of prescription drugs a year ago, was 'a classic American tale about celebrity' which was 'intrinsically operatic'.

The production, still in the early stages of development, is intended to be shown on the main stage at the Royal Opera House, accompanied by a 90-piece orchestra."

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