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 Silver Tassie (opera) "The Silver Tassie" was first performed on 16 February 2000 by ENO at the London Coliseum Theatre. The opera won the South Bank Show Award and Laurence Olivier Awards for its original ENO run. ENO have released a live recording of the original cast. This production was broadcast on BBC television and radio and the film was shown at a Turnage weekend at the Barbican Centre organised with the BBC. The production was revived with a different cast in 2002. Performances of "The Silver Tassie" were given in Dublin during 2001 by Opera Ireland. The opera was due to receive