Pink Floyd guitarist completes opera

Pink Floyd co-founder and primary songwriter Roger Waters has completed "Ca Ira", his long-awaited opera. His work has been 16 years in the making. It is due to be released on CD in September and will be performed in concert in Rome later this year with a full symphony orchestra, as well as adult and children's choruses.

Roger Waters began working on "Ca Ira" in 1989 when songwriter Etienne Roda-Gil approached Waters with his libretto, which was illustrated by Roda-Gil's wife Nadine. However, the project was put on hold for several years after Nadine Roda-Gil died of blood-related cancer.

He said he was nervous about the reaction from the classical music world: "I'm in some state of trepidation because I feel that I'm putting my head on the chopping block. It's actually very melodic and it's unashamedly emotional. So, if the intellectuals of the modern opera world are catty about it, so be it. I fully expect some resistance. There will be a lot of, 'Who does he think he is?"

Pink Floyd, recently reunited on stage to perform - with the original lineup after 24 years - at the Live 8 concert in London.
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