For a man sometimes described as the world’s most famous loser, Al Gore is quite a winner. Since the start of last year alone, he has picked up an honorary fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, prizes in Spain and Sweden, several honorary doctorates, the Sir David Attenborough Award for Excellence in Nature Film-making and an Emmy - not to mention the Nobel peace prize.

But even Gore may feel humbled by the latest distinction to come his way. The legendary La Scala opera house in Milan has commissioned a full-length work to be based on his book, An Inconvenient Truth, and the Oscar-winning documentary of the same title.

La Scala de Milan a commandé une Å“uvre lyrique inspirée de An Inconvenient Truth… Quand on vous dit l’écologie et les peurs écologiques, même les plus irrationnelles, seront le moteur de la consommation au XXI^ème siècle… Je ne sais pas s’il faut rire ou pleurer à cette nouvelle. Je crois qu’on peut en rire aujourd’hui, quand on entendra l’”Å“uvre” et que l’on verra la mise en scène, il sera temps de pleurer.

Source : The Guardian.