To enrich the world with art is my life vocation. The idea came in a vision after a little inspirational herb of an Opera set in a Western situation about the present chess match. Loosely based on Evita. And of course on my childhood hero and his game with Boris Spassky. A post modern Opera. But, with old time music and song. Trump in Tombstone.
Truly Opera set in the Wild West could be quite clever with Opera within Opera touring through Tombstone where he is mayor and magnate, but not the only one of course. Mr. Ororborous and Mr. Xi and Mr. Wicket are also in the scenes now and then scheming.
Mr. Oroborus is responsible for a Fenian rising.
Mr. Xi releases the plauge
Mr. Wicket alone knows the cure and holds it back
And the election for Sheriff is a landslide for the man hand picked by the Big 3 but the townsfolk are divided
And the Sheriff won't step down
The arias:
Don't Cry For Me Tombstone...
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Knockin' on Heavens Door
Batter My Heart
News
Happy Days Are Here Again
Then in the end from Il Pirata the incomprable Callas sings the Mad Scene