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Humble beginnings, notorious celebrity, controversial marriage, drugs, sex, paternity suits, and sudden death. It’s a tale for the ages. Likely the first time a Playboy centerfold will be the subject matter for the Royal Opera House, Anna Nicole Smith will premiere in February next year at the Covent Garden stage in London along with Madam Butterfly.

A spokeswoman for the theater told Star “It’s very much in the modern zeitgeist and fits into our season of women who have been victims or died unfortunately. Women who were quite iconic in their particular era.” The opera will be sung in English and the program advices “adult themes, strong language and sexually explicit content.” Sounds like SL’s kind of night at the Opera.