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…
Eleonora Buratto shines in Modena
The Teatro Comunale in Modena was sold out for the concert in memory of Luciano Pavarotti, in the eleventh year of his death. On the evening of September 5th the ‘Stabat Mater’ by Gioachino Rossini was performed. A magical evening with great music: on stage the Orchestra Filarmonica conducted by Gianluigi Gelmetti and Eleonora Buratto…
Olga Peretyatko at Gstaad Menuhin Festival 2018
On August 31 at Gstaad Menuhin Festival, warm success for Olga Peretyatko and Juan Diego Florez. With the assistance of “Scintilla”, the Baroque ensemble from the Zurich Opera, under the direction of Riccardo Minasi, the two stunning opera-stars took us on a musical journey to the heart of the Alps with Rossini’s “William Tell”, Donizetti’s “Linda…
Primadonnas and high jewelery: Carmen Giannattasio
Women love jewels, but primadonnas love them even more! The fairy-tale world of opera is not just about singing, performances, dreams and spotlights, but also about extravagance and wonderful jewels that superstars love to wear during their most important concerts, recitals, photos and public events. A longstanding devotee of Bulgari, Carmen Giannattasio has worn the…
The masters of costume design. Michael Gianfrancesco at Rossini Opera Festival 2018
On the occasion of the Rossini Opera Festival, Operafashion met Michael Gianfrancesco, costume designer of the new production “Ricciardo e Zoraide” that will open the 2018 edition. Michael Gianfrancesco is a Toronto-based set and costume designer whose work has been seen across Canada in productions of theatre, opera and dance. In 2008, he received the…
Exclusive! Andrea Mastroni’s wedding.
In Italy, August is one of the favorite months for weddings! On August 4th, the talented Italian bass Andrea Mastroni got married to the choreographer Salvo Aversano in Villa Borromeo, a prestigious historic villa of great charm, near Milan. The ceremony took place in a small circle of friends, Andrea’s colleagues (as Desiree Rancatore, Maria Agresta,…
