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Brokeback Mountain Opera
Published 6/9/2008 by Cara at Allie Is Wired - The Entertainment Blog
... I couldn’t make this shiz up. The film that starred Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger will be transformed into an opera. The musical version of the Brokeback Mountain centered around two men falling love only to meet a tragic end is set to debut in 2013. ...

Singing Gay Cowboys!
Published 6/9/2008 by Michael K at Dlisted - Be Very Afraid
" Brokeback Mountain " is being turned into an opera by New York City Opera . You know, because it's not gay enough. A spokesbitch for the opera house said they have commissioned composer Charles Wuorinen to write an opera based on Annie Proulx's short story. It will premiere in 2013. Charles Wuorinen issued this statement to Reuters : " Ever since encountering Annie Proulx's extraordinary story I have wanted to make an opera on it, and it gives me great joy that Gerard Mortier and New York City Opera have given me the opportunity to do so ." I'm okay with this as long as ...