BRITPOP king Damon Albarn is writing an opera.
The Blur frontman has revealed he is working on a project inspired by the 1807 masterpiece The Magic Flute Part II.
That was the creation of German poet, scientist and playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Damon, who has just finished two huge dates at Wembley Stadium, said: “I’m doing an opera at the moment, using Goethe’s fragment he wrote about The Magic Flute Part II, which is fascinating.
“You’ve heard of Mozart’s Magic Flute?