The Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi was the main event of the 2018/2019 concert season of the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. On Friday 19 and Saturday 20 October, the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro di San Carlo conducted by Maestro Juraj Valčuha accompanied prestigious soloists in the Verdi masterpiece: the soprano Eleonora Buratto and…
Jessica Pratt and Treesure Jewels
The Opera Season 2017-2018 of the Teatro La Fenice closes under the sign of Gioachino Rossini with “Semiramide” – his last great opera – and with the display of the restored signed score. A tragic melodrama in two acts, which debuted at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice on February 3, 1823, “Semiramide” is staged…
Operastar, perfumes and suggestions: Elena Mosuc
Exclusively for Operafashion, the Romanian primadonna Elena Mosuc opens the doors of her home and unveils to us her new favorite perfumes. Jean Paul Gaultier, Scandal. Launched in June 2017 in collaboration with PUIG, this fragrance seduces with its chypre-honey mixture. The key notes are blood orange, honey, patchouli and gardenia, which united share a…
Where fashion meets opera: Freddy Gaviria
In El Born, the artistic district of Barcelona, there is the atelier of Freddy Gaviria “artisan of fashion” with a particular passion for the Opera and primadonnas to which dedicates many of his creations. When did you decide to become a stylist? And what is your first fashion memory? As a child I already knew…
Milan Fashion Week SS2019: Vittorio Prato celebrates the 65 years of Missoni
The Milan Fashion Week opened its doors on September and Italian baritone Vittorio Prato – testimonial for the maison – could not miss Missoni spring/summer 2019 fashion show at The Citylife. Missoni proposed fluid, light dresses, soft silhouettes, overlays and patterns taken from the maison’s historical archive and updated with the contemporary spirit. To celebrate this…
Behind the scenes of “La Traviata” at Luglio Musicale Trapanese: the costume designer Tommaso Lagattolla
One of the most interesting opera productions of summer 2018 has been “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi at Luglio Musicale Trapanese with the unconventional direction of Andrea Cigni. Operafashion has met the set and costume designer who worked on it, Tommaso Lagattolla. He’s an appreciated Italian theatrical creative, teacher of Show Business Costume Design at…
