“There is no claim. Our family has gifted everything to Matilda,” that’s what Heath Ledger’s father said to the News Ltd paper about where his late son’s estate funds are headed.

Heath was only 28 when he died of accidental overdose this January, and he has a 2-year old daughter with actress Michelle Williams. Previously, it was Heath’s parents and sisters who were named as the beneficiaries in his will.
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Being the crybaby that I am, I absolutely loved “Brokeback Mountain” which is the film version of Annie Proulx’s novel. The film, as we all know, is directed by Ang Lee and starred Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger. The film was released in 2005 and grabbed 3 Oscars for best director, best music and best adapted screenplay.

Enjoying the film version is fine – but would you like to hear the line “I wish I knew how to quit you” sang in an operatic verse? Word has it that the New York City Opera commissioned American composer Charles Wuorinen to write the score for the opera version of this film about two gay cowboys. According to Gerard Mortier, New York City Opera’s acting general manager, Ms. Proulx’s story is set to hit the stage for the spring season of 2013.

That’s when we’ll get to see if the opera version is as moving as the film version.