Continuing the uptick for classical languages in the popular media, Maria Abraham writes on the Reuters business wire that Tina Turner "will play a Hindu goddess in a spiritual Merchant-Ivory musical for which she will also sing classical numbers in Latin and Sanskrit."
Unless the reporter is confused, Merchant-Ivory will be stretching even further than Mel Gibson did to have Shakti (a.k.a. Kali, a.k.a. Durga) singing in Latin. [via Phluzein]
Posted by Mark Liberman at February 26, 2004 05:27 PM