First it was the film and the book. Now the next stop for Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” is opera. La Scala officials say the Italian composer Giorgio Battistelli has been commissioned to produce an opera on the international multiformat hit for the 2011 season at the Milan opera house. The composer is currently artistic director of the Arena in Verona.
La Scala also announced Thursday that Daniele Gatti will conduct next season’s gala premiere of Verdi’s “Don Carlo” on Dec. 7.
Man, Gore is just the gift that keeps on giving. I do not see how the libretto here can amount to anything other than unintentional satire. As for the intentionally satirical libretto, I leave it up to NRO’s opera fanatics to email me with ideas and if I get enough good ones, I’ll try and post the best submissions tomorrow.