Tuesday, July 1, 2008

The Weirdest Opera I've Ever Heard Of

Is "The Fly". And no, it is not Peter Pan. It is an opera version of the movie "The Fly." Yes. "The Fly." Like everything else, opera is looking for the latest, greatest thing but The Fly? What next, Monk? If they ever make a musical from Firefly or Serenity, that will make me want to cry. The only person who should be allowed to make musicals from Joss Whedon's work is Joss Whedon. Period.
The opera features a yummy looking but naked bass-baritone in the lead role, sets reminiscent of bad 1950's horror flicks and a score by Howard Shore with two themes from the original score.
And you can't forget the opera's catch phrase belted out by the star:

"Be afraid. Be very afraid."