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 →
With Eleonora Buratto behind the scenes of “la Prima” at the Teatro alla Scala
On December 7th , 2020, a really unique "Prima" took place at the Teatro alla Scala. It was the first grand opening without an audience, the first without an opera title, the first made for TV only. The musical journey started with the theme of Rigoletto's curse ("Cortigiani vil razza dannata...") and ended with the... Continue Reading →
Una Lucia per 100 Lucie di Lammermoor sul palcoscenico
Il 19 Ottobre, sul palcoscenico dell'ABAO-Bilbao Opera, il soprano australiano Jessica Pratt darà vita alla sua centesima Lucia di Lammermoor. Operafashion festeggia questo importante traguardo con un contributo del critico musicale Federica Fanizza, profonda conoscitrice dell'opera donizettiana. Jessica Pratt, Lucia di Lammermoor, Nationale Opera - Amsterdam 2014 Sarà Il teatro dell'Opera di Bilbao ABAO ad... Continue Reading →
Karl Lagerfeld’s legacy for the Opera
The fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who brought a flagging brand called Chanel back to life in the early 1980s and turned it into one of the most powerful luxury brands in the world, has died on February 19. Famous for his dark sunglasses, snowy ponytail, and black suits, Lagerfeld was prolific, seemingly indefatigable. At the end of... Continue Reading →
Behind the scenes of “Il Castello di Kenilworth” at Donizetti Opera 2018: the costume designer Ursula Patzak
During a career spanning 27 years, Ursula Patzak has created the costumes for some cinema masterpieces. Her talent and artistry have earned her two Ciak d’Oro Awards and David di Donatello Awards for her work in Noi credevamo (2009) and Il giovane favoloso (2015), both directed by Mario Martone. We met the famous costume designer... Continue Reading →
An unusual interview with Elena Mosuc
Elena Mosuc is considered by international critics among the most expressive and versatile sopranos of Belcanto. She will be Mimì in "La Boheme" at Puccini Festival 2018 in the new production directed by Alfonso Signorini and the conduction of Alberto Veronesi. The Primadonna granted an interview to Operafashion with a lot of music, memories and fashion! What... Continue Reading →
The masters of costume design. Marie-Jeanne Lecca.
On the occasion of very applauded Riccardo Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini which will be on stage at Teatro alla Scala until May 13, Operafashion met the highly respected costume designer Marie-Jeanne Lecca. Marie-Jeanne Lecca lives in London and works extensively in Opera. Marie-Jeanne received the Martinu Medal for "Julietta" and "The Greek Passion" and was nominated by... Continue Reading →
The masters of costume design. Carla Teti.
Carla Teti works regularly as a costume designer in both opera and prose theater. For the opera she has created costumes for important Italian and international theaters under the direction of Daniele Abbado, Damiano Michieletto and Andrei Konchalowsky. In 2011 she won the Premio Abbiati and Opera Awards for her designs; in 2017 she won... Continue Reading →