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The Royal Opera House has announced that it will stage a show based on messages posted on the popular blogging site Twitter.
As part of its Deloitte Ignite season, the London attraction is inviting Twitter users to post "tweets" that will be combined to create the world"s first online opera story.
Composer Helen Porter will set the lines to original music as well as some well-known opera tunes, creating an unusual take on the traditional nature of the art form.
The finished show will be performed as part of the Deloitte Ignite 09 season from 4 to 6 September.
Royal Opera House spokeswoman Alison Duthie said: "It"s the people"s opera and the perfect way for everyone to become involved with the inventiveness of opera as the ultimate form of storytelling.
"Expect the unexpected. Who knows how the story will evolve, but get tweeting and you can play your part in your opera."
People interested in seeing how the libretto is progressing should visit www.twitter.com/youropera.
The Royal Opera House, which will be presenting shows including Don Carlo and Tristan und Isolde over the coming months, is located in Covent Garden in central London.
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