Man, Charles Wuorinen has been commissioned to write the opera to Annie Proulx's short story, "Brokeback Mtn.," made famous by Ang Lee's film adaptation, of course. Scheduled to open in 2013 in New York. Hopefully, the score can reflect the emotional reticence of the original short story well; opera doesn't seem like the best medium for this type of story, but hopefully I'll be proven wrong...
Man, Charles Wuorinen has been commissioned to write the opera to Annie Proulx's short story, "Brokeback Mtn.," made famous by Ang Lee's film adaptation, of course. Scheduled to open in 2013 in New York. Hopefully, the score can reflect the emotional reticence of the original short story well; opera doesn't seem like the best medium for this type of story, but hopefully I'll be proven wrong...