THE SHINING opera will receive a cast recording

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-SHINING-Opera-World-Premiere-Recording-Set-For-April-Release-20240307

Lyric Opera of Kansas City will release the world-premiere recording of Paul Moravec and  Mark Campbell’s opera The Shining (2016) on April 12.

Based on the iconic 1977 novel by Stephen  King, the opera enjoyed a world-premiere run at Minnesota Opera in 2016, and now for the first time, can be enjoyed as a  recording in both physical and digital formats. 

The Kansas City Symphony and Lyric Opera of Kansas City Chorus are led by the  eminent conductor Gerard Schwarz and join forces with an cast of soloists.  The main role of Jack Torrance is interpreted by Edward Parks, who was part of the  GRAMMY Award-winning recording of Mason Bates’ The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,  released on Pentatone in 2018.

God, no. I don’t need to hear that again. 

"a portly Jack"

We're still body shaming opera singers? Really?

"with some sort of mallet instead of an axe"

You mean like in the book?

I didn't find this to be a particularly great opera, but it's always nice to have new works properly recorded (still waiting on the two most recent Mazzoli pieces).