You hear about a lot of stories getting turned into Broadway shows...but an opera? That's a new one! UsWeekly is reporting that Brokeback Mountain will be made into an opera, premiering in 2013.

The New York City Opera commissioned Charles Wuorinen to compose a show based on the 1997 short story — which was turned into the 2005 Oscar-winning movie starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.

It might actually be a good way to bring a new art form to the masses. People who wouldn't normally go see an opera might check it out because of the popularity of the movie and of Heath.  Would you buy tickets?