Opera being composed on Twitter (UK)

"The Royal Opera House is to stage an opera created through social networking site #Twitter. Members of the public have been invited to submit their "tweets" online - messages of up to 140 characters - which will form the new libretto. The first scene of the as-yet-untitled work has already been completed and features a man who has been kidnapped by a group of birds. Excerpts will be performed at the Royal Opera House in September. The opera will be set to original music by composer Helen Porter along with some more familiar opera tunes" - BBC