The Fly is an opera in two acts by Canadian composer Howard Shore to a libretto by David Henry Hwang. It is the result of a commission made by both the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, where the opera premiered on 2 July 2008, and Los Angeles Opera, where the opera was first performed on 7 September 2008. The work was broadcast by Radio France's station France Musique on 2 August 2008.
The story of the opera is loosely based on David Cronenberg's 19...
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The Fly is an opera in two acts by Canadian composer Howard Shore to a libretto by David Henry Hwang. It is the result of a commission made by both the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, where the opera premiered on 2 July 2008, and Los Angeles Opera, where the opera was first performed on 7 September 2008. The work was broadcast by Radio France's station France Musique on 2 August 2008.
The story of the opera is loosely based on David Cronenberg's 1986 film The Fly which was based on the short story of the same name by George Langelaan; Howard Shore also wrote the —unrelated— score for that film.
The opera is approximately two hours in length. As of 2009, there exists no recording.
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