Formidable interpreter of the Belcanto repertoire, Jessica Pratt performed at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo in a concert entitled "Delirio" on November 13, 2021. A selection of arias taken from the romantic repertoire with scenes of madness of the heroines of Bellini and Donizetti at the center.For the occasion, Jessica asked the costume designer Giuseppe... Continue Reading →
Tosca at the Salzburg Festival 2021: a glittering premiere
One of the premieres that will Salzburg the glamorous city that it is will be Tosca in 2021. Newly staged by director Michael Sturminger. The plot of Giacomo Puccini's opera is more topical than ever in the new millennium, as costume designer Renate Martin explains. Her creations subtly tell the story. L'Officiel Austria asked the fashion artist for... Continue Reading →
Amati e Bacciardi: un intenso racconto per immagini del Rossini Opera Festival
In occasione del Rossini Opera Festival 2021 pubblichiamo l'intervista che i fotografi ufficiali del prestigioso festival hanno concesso in esclusiva ad Operafashion. Un incontro fortemente voluto, lungamente preparato in cui Fulvia Amati e Silvano Bacciardi hanno aperto lo scrigno della loro memoria e della loro arte per farci partecipi dei segreti che stanno dietro ad... Continue Reading →
Behind the scenes of Griselda at the Festival Valle d’Itria 2021
In the 300th anniversary of the first performance at the Festival della Valle d'Itria is staged Griselda by Alessandro Scarlatti with the conduction of George Petrou and the direction of Rosetta Cucchi. Operafashion met the costume designer Claudia Pernigotti who described the costumes designed for the protagonists Griselda (Carmela Remigio, soprano) and Gualtiero (Raffaele Pe,... Continue Reading →
Behind the scenes of the opera-movie “Adriana Lecouvreur” at the Teatro Comunale Bologna: the costume designer Claudia Pernigotti
After collaborating with Pasquale Grossi and William Orlandi as assistant to the sets and costumes, Claudia Pernigotti from 2000 to 2013 was the Head of the Costume Service of the Teatro Comunale in Bologna where she signed the costumes for numerous productions. She collaborates assiduously with the director Rosetta Cucchi for whose shows she has... Continue Reading →
Opera and art of fashion: Julie Anna Lewis and her opera-scarves
Fashion and Opera always make a winning combination! The American visual artist Julie Anna Lewis agree on that. After having won numerous awards for her work as graphic designer, since 2009 Julie Anna has been enchanted by watercolor, oil and acrylic painting. Eventually arriving at her preference of the quick and satifying results of acrylic.... Continue Reading →
Riccardo Tisci creates costumes for Marina Abramović’s “7 Deaths of Maria Callas”
Burberry’s Chief Creative Officer Riccardo Tisci created the costumes for Marina Abramović’s latest project 7 Deaths of Maria Callas. Every piece has been designed exclusively for each chapter of the opera, performed at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich. Marina Abramović developed the opera with the composer Marko Nikodijević - using famous Callas scenes from Carmen,... Continue Reading →
“Beauty is what gives us emotions”: word of Mara Casasola
Her career as make up artist starts in 2003 when she obtains the make up artist certificate at BCM Milan Academy.From then on, Mara Casasola collaborates with the most important and prestigious cosmetic companies becoming trainer and International Make Up Artist. The Milanese fashion sector allows her to enter in the world of fashion as... Continue Reading →