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Anna Nicole Smith Tragedy Turned into Opera
Anna Nicole Smith’s life story, which included a tragic end due to drug abuse, becomes a hit opera.
The show was created by Mark-Anthony Turnage and Richard Thomas, who saw the buxom blonde as “fame incarnate,” and cite her story as a universal one. Not surprisingly, Thomas’s previous credits include Jerry Springer, and he penned the lyrics for this latest effort. In the end, the pair hope the love they have for Smith comes through in the final product.
The opera has been in development for years, with the Royal Opera House looking for something contemporary and modern. "Bad girls have always been the stuff of opera," a venue official insists. "Think of Carmen and Traviata. Why shouldn't Anna Nicole join opera's women?"
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