Sometimes, you only need one zinger of an opening sentence to reel ‘em in. Case in point:
The Vatican has challenged purist Roman Catholics by disclosing plans for a daring rock, punk and jazz opera version of Dante’s Divine Comedy with a soundtrack written by an avant-garde priest.
Monsignor Marco Frisina uses rock music as background for the Inferno, Gregorian chants for Purgatory and lyrical and symphonic classical and modern music for the advent of Paradise in the musical set to be staged in the autumn…
Rehearsals are due to start at the end of this month, meaning that the casting for actors to play Dante, Virgil and Beatrice should be disclosed imminently.
Hmmm. An actress who can sing, and who loves Dante. We have one candidate in mind, but casting her would require a lot of disambiguation.
Vatican plans punk version of Divine Comedy [Independent Online]
They didn’t commission Diamanda Galas? FOOLS.
Rock music represents the Inferno? Stryper must be bummed.