'Anna Nicole' Opera to Premiere Next February
'Anna Nicole' Opera to Premiere Next FebruaryMarch 10, 2010
LONDON – The world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's "Anna Nicole"
will be presented by the Royal Opera next Feb. 17, starring Dutch
soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as the late model and Playboy
playmate.
The Royal Opera says Covent Garden Music Director Antonio Pappano will conduct and Richard Jones will direct. Turnage is the composer of "Greek" and the West End show "Jerry Springer: The Opera." The libretto is by Richard Thomas. Smith died of an accidental drug overdose in 2007. She was 39. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Year in 1993. She married 89-year-old J. Howard Marshall II the following year. After his death in 1995, she fought a protracted legal battle with his son over his estimated $500 million fortune. Copyright 2010 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.  'Anna Nicole' Opera to Premiere Next FebruaryMarch 10, 2010
LONDON – The world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's "Anna Nicole" will be presented by the Royal Opera next Feb. 17, starring Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as the late model and Playboy playmate.
The Royal Opera says Covent Garden Music Director Antonio Pappano will conduct and Richard Jones will direct. Turnage is the composer of "Greek" and the West End show "Jerry Springer: The Opera." The libretto is by Richard Thomas. Smith died of an accidental drug overdose in 2007. She was 39. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Year in 1993. She married 89-year-old J. Howard Marshall II the following year. After his death in 1995, she fought a protracted legal battle with his son over his estimated $500 million fortune. Copyright 2010 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. |
||||
More News and Features
Casting Directors Set For 3 Fox Pilots
Alyson Silverberg, Megan Branman, Dylann Brander, and Debi Manwiller will cast new Fox pilots, Back Stage confirmed. More »
ADVERTISEMENT
Sponsors
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Events Calendar
Back Stage Video
