From Yahoo/Agence France-Presse:
Kanye West announces his first-ever opera, 'Nebuchadnezzar'
The announcement arrived a few hours after West paid a visit to renowned televangelist Joel Osteen at his Houston megachurch to discuss his recent commitment to Christianity.
"I know that God's been calling me for a long time and the devil's been distracting me for a long time. Jesus has won the victory. I told you about my arrogance and cockiness already. Now the greatest artist that God has ever created is now working for him," West declared.
Like much of his latest "Jesus is King" album, the rapper is drawing inspiration from the Bible for his first-ever opera, which will premiere on November 24 at Los Angeles's Hollywood Bowl.
The name "Nebuchadnezzar" refers to a king of Babylon who was famously driven insane for seven years in the book of Daniel, as he refused to acknowledge that his power, wealth and influence were from God and not of his own making.
Great story for the libretto. Should be really interesting. One of my favorite operas is Phillip Glass' Akhenaten. (more on Akhenaten here
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