Klaus Nomi sang opera as people thought it should not be sung, just as he sang pop as people thought it should not be sung. He was an outsider who became an insider through New York's late-1970s/early-1980s art scene. Just when it appeared that Nomi might move from New York hipster to international hipster, he succombed to a new and mysterious disease without any of the hangers-on by his side.
The Nomi Song was released on DVD yestereday. If you have not seen this documentary, rent it.