Mike Figgis beds down with Lucrezia Borgia

Opera novice Mike Figgis is taking charge of Lucrezia Borgia at the ENO. Trouser parts and Renaissance porn were part of a steep learning curveMike Figgis is about to make his debut as an opera director at English National Opera. But his production of Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia is hardly the fulfilment of a dream for the 62-year-old Oscar-nominated director. "I was never an opera-goer growing up. I was a jazz musician. I'd go and see Miles Davis. It would never cross my mind to go to the opera...

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