During the next couple of years we can expect some very big celebrations and major news events. The Winter Olympics are scheduled for next year and a potential Royal Wedding is probably in the works. But nothing will eclipse the news that was just released today!
A glittering opera about Anna Nicole Smith, including her final days in the Bahamas, is to be performed at the Royal Opera House in London in 2011. I have been absolutely giddy since the news was announced. The opera is being written by Richard Thomas, the man who gave the world “Jerry Springer – The Opera”, a controversial depiction of modern American life, which offended many Christian groups. How could we possibly ask for more?
The press release indicated that the story would include all of the major events in Ms Smith’s life. It will cover her teenage years, her marriage to the billionaire oilman 63 years her senior, her son Daniel’s tragic death and her own accidental overdose in 2007.
The opera’s director stressed that the opera will not be “tawdry” but will be “witty, clever, thoughtful and sad.” She added that the opera would be a parable about celebrity, tell “universal truths” about human frailty and be intellectually searching! I know that sounds like a challenge but I am sure they can pull it off.
The wait until opening night will be long and painful. Some people, I am sure, will scoff and ridicule the idea but they are certainly in the minority. The inhabitants of the Chicken Ranch outside Las Vegas, Hefner’s Playboy Mansion and the dozens of "actresses" in Amsterdam’s Street of Madams are all holding their breath awaiting the first casting call.
I know the opera announcement made my day. I am positively atwitter with excitement!
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