Alan Oke, the British tenor,

Alan Oke, the British tenor, as the octogenerain oil millionaire J. Howard Marshall in Scene 9 of the new opera Anna Nicole, telling the true story of the life and death of the American playboy model Anna Nicole Smith; music by the British composer Mark-Anthony Turnage, libretto by Richard Thomas (librettist of Jerry Springer, the Opera), directed by Richard Jones, conducted by Antonio Pappano (Music Director of the Royal Opera, Covent Garden), with set designs by Miriam Buether, costumes by Nicky Gillibrand, lighting designes by Mimi Jordan Sherin and DM Wood; choreographer Aletta Collins; opening night and world premiere 17 February 2011, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. The old man has collapsed at Anna's party but tells them all, 'I ain't dead yet'.