Mark-Anthony Turnage is based on Steven Berkoff's adaptation of "Oedipus Rex". "The Silver Tassie", first performed in 2000, is based on the play by Seán O'Casey. "Anna Nicole", with a libretto by Richard Thomas and first performed in 2011, relates the rise and fall of Playboy model and media celebrity Anna-Nicole Smith. Other works include "Three Screaming Popes" (after the paintings by Francis Bacon), "Your Rockaby" (a concerto for saxophone and orchestra), "Yet Another Set To" (a concerto for trombone and orchestra, dedicated to Christian Lindberg), and "From the Wreckage" (a concerto for trumpet and orchestra, written for Håkan Hardenberger). "Blood on
The Skating Rink (opera) The Skating Rink (opera) The Skating Rink is an opera by the British composer David Sawer. Sawer's fourth opera, it premiered on 5 July 2018 at Garsington Opera as a new commission from the opera company. The libretto by Rory Mullarkey, who also wrote the libretto for Mark-Anthony Turnage's opera "Coraline," is based on the novella of the same name by Roberto Bolaño. The story takes place in the coastal town of 'Z', on the outskirts of Barcelona. The opera is divided into three acts, with its story told by three male narrators (one Mexican, one Chilean, and one Spaniard),