Salvador Dali… the Opera?
Salvador Dalà never worked small. In fact, he was downright operatic in everything he did—colorful, bombastic, and loud. Now, Dalà the painter is finally Dalà the Opera. Yo, Dalà ("I, DalÃ" in English) recently opened at the Theatre of the Zarzuela in Madrid, Spain, and will move on to Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu in October. Originally meant to celebrate the centennial of DalÃ’s birth in 2004 but delayed until now, Yo, Dalà begins in 1929, when the arch surrealist met his muse and soul mate, Gala, and ends with his death in 1989. This opera tries to capture all the passion and tragedy of the six decades in between. Please come over to Picture This at Big Think to read more of "Salvador Dali… the Opera?"