Opera in 140 characters or less?

Not quite sure what to make of the Royal Opera House's idea to create an entire opera with compiled Twitter postings as the libretto...

From the NYTimes ArtsBeat:

Arts

ArtsBeat: The Twitter Opera and a Baseball Bat With Strings

By By Dave Itzkoff

Published: August 10, 2009

The Royal Opera House will produce a new work, called "The Twitter Opera," in which the libretto will be composed of short messages sent on the popular social network. Also: a violinist for the National Symphony Orchestra performs the national anthem using an electric violin made from a regulation bat.