A Fly In The Opera

Canadian director David Cronenberg has adapted his 1986 sci-fi film, The Fly, into an opera of the same name. The Placido Domingo conducted opera had its world premiere on July 2 at Paris’ Theatre du Chatelet and the U.S. premiere will occur on September 7 at the Los Angeles Opera. Oscar winning composer, Howard Shore…

Brokeback Opera in 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Opera commissioned Charles Wuorinen to compose an opera based on “Brokeback Mountain,” the 1997 short story by Annie Proulx that became the basis for a 2005 movie that won three Academy Awards. The opera is scheduled to premiere in spring 2013, City Opera said Sunday. It will…