!! OMG, it's an opera: The Fly !!
Canadian-born director David Cronenberg's 1986 film "The Fly" has been re-tooled as an opera. It premiered in Paris at the Théâtre du Châtelet.
Last night an eclectic crowd of thousands gathered for a bizarre spectacle: the world premiere of David Cronenberg's operatic remake of The Fly. With a score written by Oscar-winning composer Howard Shore, an orchestra conducted by tenor Plácido Domingo, and Cronenberg himself directing, La Mouche is the brainchild of three creative greats.
Read more on THE FLY THE OPERA WEBSITE.
Via THE GUARDIAN
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posted by Graydon on Thursday, July 3, 2008
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