
Last updated: Saturday, February 14, 2009
Britain's Royal Opera bosses are developing a new production based on the life of tragic ANNA NICOLE SMITH.
The actress/model had a colourful life before she died from a drug overdose in 2007, and celebrated composer Mark-Anthony Turnage has been commissioned to turn it into an opera.
The company's director of opera, Elaine Padmore, insists the show will be "witty, clever, thoughtful and sad."
Before her death, Smith made headlines as a Playboy Playmate, wed an octogenarian oil tycoon and fought for his millions, starred in her own riotous TV show and became the spokesmodel for top U.S. diet product TrimSpa.
Her final year was one of great tragedy - her 20-year-old son Daniel died from a drug overdose in her hospital room just days after Smith gave birth to her daughter Dannielynn.
- BIRKHEAD PLANNING TO MOVE OUT OF ANNA NICOLE'S HOME
- SMITH'S LINGERIE SELLS TO BIRKHEAD AT VEGAS AUCTION
- STERN TAKES THE STAND AT ANNA NICOLE'S SON'S DEATH INQUEST
- BIRKHEAD + STERN TO SUE OVER ANNA NICOLE BOOK
- ANNA NICOLE'S SON ASHAMED OF HER FAME
- ANNA NICOLE'S DAUGHTER FORCED TO WEAR AN EYE PATCH
- Larry Birkhead and Daughter Dannielynn Out Shopping on Robertson Blvd
- STERN SUES OVER ANNA NICOLE BOOK
- ANNA NICOLE'S MUM VISITS GRAVESITES
- JUDGE EXTENDS BAN ON ANNA NICOLE'S VIDEO
Source: WENN
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
SMITH SET ON THREE-DAY VALENTINE'S CELEBRATIONS
Romantic WILL SMITH got a head start on St. Valentine's Day - the movie star and wife JADA PINKETT-SMITH began their celebrations on Thursday night (12Feb09).
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