Anna Nicole Anna Nicole Anna Nicole is an English opera in 2 acts and 16 scenes, with music by Mark-Anthony Turnage to an English libretto by Richard Thomas. Based on the life of Anna Nicole Smith, the opera received its première on 17 February 2011 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, directed by Richard Jones. A recording of the opera was broadcast on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer on 25 March 2011. The broadcast drew in 67,700 viewers. The opera received its first London revival at Covent Garden in September 2014. The opera received its European continental premiere at Theater
Mark Padmore first sang all three Schubert song cycles in May 2008, was their Artist in Residence in the 2009/10 Season. He repeated the cycles there with Paul Lewis and this season they will perform them for the White Light Festival at Lincoln Center, New York. He also recently sang the cycles at Theater an der Wien and at Salle Gaveau in Paris with Till Fellner. Composers who have written for him include Harrison Birtwistle, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Alec Roth, Sally Beamish, Thomas Larcher and Huw Watkins. As well as his regular collaborators Paul Lewis, Till Fellner, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Julius Drake, Roger Vignoles,