--- description: The New York City Opera — which recently produced an Anna Nicole Smith opera biopic — is preparing to file for bankruptcy this week. The... title: Fat Lady Sings: NYC Opera Going Bankrupt image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a6972f26737f133/698a8e4e9d83e8aabcb9f9f8/annanicole_ber2224.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) # Fat Lady Sings: NYC Opera Going Bankrupt by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Oct 1, 2013 2:33 PM CUT  Brett Azar, Sarah Joy Miller as Anna Nicole Smith and Henry Akinsanya in a Scene from "Anna Nicole" composed by Mark-Anthony Turnage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House on September 15, 2013\. Cast: Anna Nicole -Sarah Joy Miller Mayor of Mexia- Michael Hance Deputy Mayor of Mexia (Roy Fiction) -Joshua Jeremiah Virgie, Anna NicoleÕs mother- Susan Bickley Daddy Hogan, Anna NicoleÕs father J-ames Barbour Aunt Kay -Mary Testa Shelley, Anna NicoleÕs cousin- Elizabeth Pojanowski Billy, Anna NicoleÕs first husband- Ben Davis Stern, Anna NicoleÕs lawyer -Rod Gilfry Lap Dancers Bridget Hogan, Marti Newland, Basia Revi, Megan Scheibal Trucker Stephen Wallem Gent Joe Chappel Blossom Christina Sajous Patron Ben Davis Meat Rack Quartet Jennifer Bates, Katherine Keyes, Amie Madden, Suzanne Schwing Doctor Yes -Richard Troxell J. Howard Marshall II, Anna NicoleÕs second husband -Robert Brubaker Young Daniel- Griffin Reese, - Runner Daniel K. Isaac Larry King,television journalist -John Easterlin Teenage Daniel- Nicholas Barasch Jazz Trio Peter Erskine, drums; Nir Felder, guitar, mandolin; Lincoln Schleifer, bass, mandolin Dancers Marija Abney, Hannah Florence, Karla Garcia, Ayo Jackson, Brook Notary, Samantha Zack\* Bodybuilders Henry Akinsanya, Brett Azar News reporters Segun Akande, Sarah Coomes Anna Nicole was commissioned by the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London and premiered there in February 2011 Credit: Stephanie Berger. All Rights Reserved. Photo Credit: Stephanie Berger. Brett Azar, Sarah Joy Miller as Anna Nicole Smith and Henry Akinsanya in a Scene from "Anna Nicole" composed by Mark-Anthony Turnage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House on September 15, 2013\. Cast: Anna Nicole -Sarah Joy Miller Mayor of Mexia- Michael Hance Deputy Mayor of Mexia (Roy Fiction) -Joshua Jeremiah Virgie, Anna NicoleÕs mother- Susan Bickley Daddy Hogan, Anna NicoleÕs father J-ames Barbour Aunt Kay -Mary Testa Shelley, Anna NicoleÕs cousin- Elizabeth Pojanowski Billy, Anna NicoleÕs first husband- Ben Davis Stern, Anna NicoleÕs lawyer -Rod Gilfry Lap Dancers Bridget Hogan, Marti Newland, Basia Revi, Megan Scheibal Trucker Stephen Wallem Gent Joe Chappel Blossom Christina Sajous Patron Ben Davis Meat Rack Quartet Jennifer Bates, Katherine Keyes, Amie Madden, Suzanne Schwing Doctor Yes -Richard Troxell J. Howard Marshall II, Anna NicoleÕs second husband -Robert Brubaker Young Daniel- Griffin Reese, - Runner Daniel K. Isaac Larry King,television journalist -John Easterlin Teenage Daniel- Nicholas Barasch Jazz Trio Peter Erskine, drums; Nir Felder, guitar, mandolin; Lincoln Schleifer, bass, mandolin Dancers Marija Abney, Hannah Florence, Karla Garcia, Ayo Jackson, Brook Notary, Samantha Zack\* Bodybuilders Henry Akinsanya, Brett Azar News reporters Segun Akande, Sarah Coomes Anna Nicole was commissioned by the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London and premiered there in February 2011 Credit: Stephanie Berger. All Rights Reserved. Photo Credit: Stephanie Berger.?Stephanie Berger Photography.—MANDATORY ADJACENT CREDIT: STEPHANIE BERGER. by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Oct 1, 2013 2:33 PM CUT The New York City Opera — which recently produced an [Anna Nicole Smith opera biopic](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/27/buxom-and-doomed-the-odd-marriage-of-opera-and-anna-nicole/ "undefined") — is preparing to file for bankruptcy this week. The 70-year-old company raised only $1.5 million of the $7 million it said it needed by the end of September to continue operating, the Associated Press [reports](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/nyc-opera-online-fundraising-campaign-fails "undefined"). An attempt to raise $1 million on the all-or-nothing online fundraising website Kickstarter netted only about $300,000. “New York City Opera did not achieve the goal of its emergency appeal,” spokeswoman [Risa B. Heller said in a statement Tuesday](http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/01/new-york-city-opera-announces-it-will-close/ "undefined"). “Today, the board and management will begin the necessary financial and operational steps to wind down the company including initiating the Chapter 11 process.” [\[_AP_\]](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/nyc-opera-online-fundraising-campaign-fails "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7117361/fat-lady-sings-nyc-opera-going-bankrupt/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7117361/fat-lady-sings-nyc-opera-going-bankrupt/"},"headline":"Fat Lady Sings: NYC Opera Going Bankrupt","datePublished":"2013-10-01T14:33:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-16T05:29:01.565Z","description":"The New York City Opera — which recently produced an Anna Nicole Smith opera biopic — is preparing to file for bankruptcy this week. 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