Kanye West Is Presenting His Second Opera 'Mary' This Weekend

Kanye West is bringing his second opera to Miami.

On Thursday (December 5), the Jesus is King rapper announced that he's presenting his new opera titled Mary at Miami Marine Stadium this weekend. "A Kanye West Opera — Mary — Directed by Vanessa Beecroft," Ye wrote on twitter along with the Bible verse Luke 1:30-31: "And the angel said unto her, 'Fear not, Mary: For though hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in they womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.'" The announcement also noted that Mary will feature music by Ye's Sunday Service choir.

The opera will take place on Sunday (December 8) at 1:30 pm during Miami Art Basel. Tickets are selling for $200.

As fans know, Ye presented his first-ever opera "Nebuchadnezzar" last month in Los Angeles, but things didn't go exactly as planned. After starting over two hours late — the hour-long gospel performance was scheduled to start a 4 p.m., but it didn’t start until 6:14, USA Today reports — not everyone in the Hollywood Bowl stuck around for the Sunday night show. However, the late start time wasn't the only issue.

In addition to "rough acoustics," the opera, which was also streamed online, didn't sell out nor was it met with great reviews. The Los Angeles Times called it "Nebuchadsnoozer" and the New York Times said it "wasn’t really an opera, and it wasn’t really good."

For those who stuck around to see the opera, which was also under the artistic direction of Italian contemporary performance artist Vanessa Beecroft, they detailed how "Ye narrated the performance from his annotated Book of Daniel from the sidelines, only making an appearance on stage for the final bow," NY Post reports. Ye also reportedly "bellowed and moaned" throughout the opera to show Nebuchadnezzar's struggle.

As for the star of the opera, Sheck Wes was given the lead role playing King Nebuchadnezzar. It also featured music from Kanye's Sunday Service choir, Peter Collins and Infinities Song.

USA Today reported that tickets for Sunday’s show were available to the general public on Monday, but by Thursday tickets that were originally priced at $150 were going for $60. And by Sunday afternoon, "there were still many open seats available for $20."

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