Bill Clinton to be the subject of a new opera!
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - July 13, 2010 – Former President Bill Clinton will be the subject of a new opera penned by an Arkansas songwriter and poet that is slated to begin performances this fall.
Billy Blythe - titled after the 42nd president's birth name, William Jefferson Blythe - takes a look at his difficult childhood. But it's Clinton's inner diva that will underscore the piece.
"Clinton's life is very operatic, over the top, the perfect operatic vision," musician Bonnie Montgomery told U.S. News & World Report.
Montgomery said she got her inspiration from Clinton's autobiography. "He paints this myth - it's storytelling; beautiful and imaginative writing," she said.
Montgomery is scoring the opera and poet Britt Barber is supplying the words. Performances are set to begin at the White Water Tavern in Little Rock in September.
Clinton's office did not return calls seeking comments.
