The tragic life of Anna Nicole Smith makes for audacious subject matter in this unconventional opera by composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and librettist Richard Thomas. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic ...

Anna Netrebko rushes into the lobby of her rental apartment at Opera Plaza lugging a big Saks Fifth Avenue bag while her sister hurriedly pushes a stroller with Netrebko's 9-month-old son, Tiago. "I'm ...

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Sex, drugs, plastic surgery and celebrity are the backbone of the infamous British tabloid media. But they're probably not what you'd expect to see at the prestigious Royal Opera House in London's ...

Anna Nicole, the Royal Opera House's grand staging of the tragic life of Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith, has opened in London. The opera chronicles her rise to fame, her marriage to octogenarian ...

Composer Mark-Anthony Turnage’s biographical opera of the late Anna Nicole Smith will jiggle its way to the U.S. in September in a production from the New York City Opera. The piece will be staged at ...

The opera about the life and tragic death of the American model and reality-television star will be jointly presented by BAM and New York City Opera. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic NEW YORK — The ...

Anna Netrebko as Tosca is about to turn the tables on Scarpia (Michael Volle). Ken Howard / Met Opera Until last Saturday night, that is, when Anna Netrebko made her role debut as Tosca—her first ...