Washington, February 14: Britain''s Royal Opera bosses are planning a musical based on the life of late actress/model Anna Nicole Smith.

The former Playboy bunny, who died from a drug overdose in 2007, had a colourful life before her tragic demise.

According to Contactmusic, celebrated composer Mark-Anthony Turnage has been given the task to adapt her life into an opera.

The company's director of opera, Elaine Padmore, insists that the show will be "witty, clever, thoughtful and sad."

Anna Nicole's final year was one of great tragedy because she lost her 20-year-old son Daniel, who also died from a drug overdose in her hospital room, just days after she gave birth to her daughter Dannielynn. (ANI)