Post by Kev Mulrenan on Aug 29, 2010 11:46:14 GMT
Nothing earth-shattering.
BBC4 seems in slow decline archive wise.
They are deliberately moving away from the shows we'd like to see.
They are showing:
Reggae Brittania
40 Light Years of ELO
Herb Albert
Sister Rosetta
Guitar Legends (Mark Knopfler etc)
And sadly Anne Nicole Smith the Opera (Shurely shome mistake? - groan!)
Anna Nicole – The Opera
The turbulent, dramatic life of the glamour model, who infamously married a billionaire oil tycoon more than 60 years her senior, is retold as an opera commissioned from Olivier award-winning composer Mark Anthony Turnage for the Royal Opera House.
This new work for broadcast on BBC Four, continues the channel's commitment to presenting opera and classical music in all its forms.
Former Playboy model, sex symbol and television personality Anna Nicole Smith hit the headlines in 1994 when she married J Howard Marshall. From a high school drop-out who worked at Jim's Krispy Fried Chicken shop to the bereaved wife, who died of an overdose of prescription drugs aged just 39, Anna Nicole's diva-like life was packed with drama, and is ripe for this new stage interpretation.
Described as witty, clever, thoughtful and sad, and reflecting a slice of our times, the librettist is Richard Thomas, the director is Richard Jones with Antonio Pappano on the podium. The title role will be sung by Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek
BBC4 seems in slow decline archive wise.
They are deliberately moving away from the shows we'd like to see.
They are showing:
Reggae Brittania
40 Light Years of ELO
Herb Albert
Sister Rosetta
Guitar Legends (Mark Knopfler etc)
And sadly Anne Nicole Smith the Opera (Shurely shome mistake? - groan!)
Anna Nicole – The Opera
The turbulent, dramatic life of the glamour model, who infamously married a billionaire oil tycoon more than 60 years her senior, is retold as an opera commissioned from Olivier award-winning composer Mark Anthony Turnage for the Royal Opera House.
This new work for broadcast on BBC Four, continues the channel's commitment to presenting opera and classical music in all its forms.
Former Playboy model, sex symbol and television personality Anna Nicole Smith hit the headlines in 1994 when she married J Howard Marshall. From a high school drop-out who worked at Jim's Krispy Fried Chicken shop to the bereaved wife, who died of an overdose of prescription drugs aged just 39, Anna Nicole's diva-like life was packed with drama, and is ripe for this new stage interpretation.
Described as witty, clever, thoughtful and sad, and reflecting a slice of our times, the librettist is Richard Thomas, the director is Richard Jones with Antonio Pappano on the podium. The title role will be sung by Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek
