Alan Oke News

ANNA NICOLE, a new opera based on the life of late actress/model Anna Nicole Smith, will be broadcast on BBC4 in early 2011, Deadline reports.

Aida by Giuseppe Verdi for 12 performances: October 2, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, November 2, 5, 2010

Three cast changes have been made for tonight's performance of Les Contes d'Hoffmann due to illness. Rachele Gilmore will make her Met debut replacing Kathleen Kim in the role of Olympia. Laura Vlasek Nolan replaces Ekaterina Gubanova as Giulietta.

Anthony Minghella's production of Madam Butterfly is sold out, but will return to the English National Opera in spring of 2006

Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Anthony Minghella will stage a new version of the classic Puccini opera Madam Butterfly at the English National Opera; it will run from November 5th to December 13th