LONDON (AP) — The Royal Opera has commissioned Thomas Ades to compose an opera based on the Luis Bunuel film “The Exterminating Angel.”

It will have a libretto by Tom Cairns, who also will direct, and will premiere at Covent Garden in the spring of 2017, the company said Thursday.

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