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
John Berry (arts administrator) audiences through an affordable ticketing structure. • To encourage arts organisations to work together and share resources to create original work. • In August 2017 Opera Ventures will premiere its first new production, the iconic opera, Greek, by Mark Anthony-Turnage CBE. • This fully funded production will be co-produced with Scottish Opera, in collaboration with the Edinburgh International Festival, and will tour to Glasgow and to other opera houses and festivals around the world. • Michelle Wright is the CEO for Opera Ventures, Loretta Tomasi OBE is the Executive Producer and Sally Groves MBE is the Chair. • Opera Venture's