London
(ANI):
An
opera,
based
on
the
life
of
late
model
Anna
Nicole
Smith,
could
just
be
the
most
X-rated
opera
ever
seen
in
the
Royal
Opera
House,
with
its
lurid
sex
scenes
and
foul
language.
The
storyline
covers
everything
from
the
late
model"s
drug
abuse
to
her
relationship
with
J.
Howard
Marshall,
the
millionaire
octogenarian
that
she
married
in
1994,
just
a
year
before
his
death.
Critics
are
already
citing
one
scene
as
particularly
shocking,
in
which
the
heroine
performs
oral
sex
on
her
wheelchair-bound
boyfriend.
It
has
been
composed
and
conceived
by
Mark-Anthony
Turnage,
and
the
man
behind
the
lyrics
is
Richard
Thomas,
the
librettist
who
also
wrote
2003"s
'Jerry
Springer:
The
Opera".
According
to
the
Times
Magazine,
Thomas,
60,
says
that
'Anna
Nicole" delivers
the
same
kind
of
drama
and
comedy
as
the
grand
operas
of
the
19th
century.
“A
lot
of
people
say:
'Oh,
but
do
you
really
think
Anna
Nicole
deserves
an
opera?"
the
Daily
Mail
quoted
him
as
saying.
“I
say
yes,
she"s
more
deserving
of
an
opera
than
any
individual
who
has
ever
lived.
That"s
my
line
because
I"m
sick
of
that
snobbery.
Anna
Nicole
is
grand
opera,
just
like
those
of
old
with
a
mix
of
comedy
and
horror," he
stated.
The
Royal
Opera
House
is
hoping
that
the
subject
matter
and
risque
content
will
attract
a
younger
audience,
and
has
even
lowered
its
prices
with
a
maximum
of
75
pounds
to
reflect
that.