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Article: Creator of Jerry Springer opera turns gaze on saga of Anna Nicole Smith
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 4, 2008
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The co-creator of the controversial hit musical Jerry Springer:
The Opera has got another icon of modern American pop culture in his
sights, the late glamour model Anna Nicole Smith.
Richard Thomas is writing the libretto to a score by Mark-
Anthony Turnage for a contemporary opera about the tragic life of
the former Playmate of the Year, to be staged at the Royal Opera
House.
The production, still in the early stages of development, is
intended to be shown on the main stage at Covent Garden, accompanied
by a 90-piece orchestra.
Thomas said: "It's an incredible story. It's very operatic and
sad. She was quite a smart lady with the tragic flaw that she could
not seem to get through life ...
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