Nixon in China, now Anna Nicole; can you come up with another contemporary

[hedgehog]

story worthy of an opera?

I have two -

The story of Joseph P Kennedy and the conflict between his love for family, his love of women other than his wife and his desire for power.

The story of Jimmy Hoffa and his seduction by power.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

1. The events leading up to the invasion of Grenada

shifting between the power struggles on the island and the machinations in the Reagan White House.

[MikeE]

2. Jerry Springer, The Opera

I haven't seen it, only bits, but here is a link:

http://www.jerryspringertheopera.com/

[CBHagman]

3. The life of Sergio de Mello or Richard Holbrooke.

Diplomats with interesting lives!

Hillary Rodham Clinton is another one.

Lyndon Johnson.

Let's see. What else? The Balkans wars, definitely, and the impeachment of President Clinton. The election of 2000.

[hedgehog]

4. Would the impeachment of Clinton be a serious opera or a comedy?

I can imagine Mozart having a ball with the subject either way!