Monday, January 14, 2008

Die Fly-dermaus

When it comes to screen to stage adaptations, a movie is usually turned into a musical or maybe a play or even (in the case of Edward Scissorhands) a ballet. But an opera?

David Cronenberg himself will direct the American debut of an opera version of his classic creep fest The Fly this season at the L.A. Opera. One wonders if the lead tenor will have to regurgitate on cue ...

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