The Fly, the opera?

Last Updated on July 27, 2021

After some years of planning, David Cronenberg’s THE FLY looks to follow EVIL DEAD with a transition to the opera house.

Fangoria reports that Cronenberg and composer Howard Shore have teamed up once again to translate the 1986 goo-fest into a full fledged opera. Shore will be tackling the music, obviously, while Los Angeles playwright David Henry Hwang is writing the libretto. Cronenberg will direct the project, strangely enough, and already, dates for the epic have been set, beginning with the premiere in Paris on July 1st of next year, followed by the US premiere September 7th.

The Los Angeles Opera and the Théâtre du Châtelet are co-producing, and in addition to Shore, Cronenberg is bringing aboard another vet from the film: his sister Denise, who is acting as costume designer. No word on who will star in the opera, which sounds kind of goofy yet interesting at the same time.