{"product_id":"fashion-designers-at-the-opera-hardcover-by-helena-matheopoulos","title":"Fashion Designers At the Opera Hardcover by Helena Matheopoulos","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eThames and Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2011-08-23)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e192\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780500515761\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e1614.82\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e31.88 x 25.83 x 2.29\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most theatrical of arts inspires the most visionary fashion \ndesigners to create extraordinary costumes for extraordinary \nproductions: a glorious book for fashionistas and opera fans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFashion and opera are natural arenas for collaboration. In 2009–2010 alone, Viktor \u0026amp; Rolf, Miuccia Prada, Emanuel Ungaro, and Christian Lacroix made successful sorties as costumers for operas in New York, Baden-Baden, Naples, and Berlin.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn this sumptuous new book, leading figures in the world of fashion— Giorgio Armani, Marc Bohan, Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld, Ottavio and Rosita Missoni, Miuccia Prada, Zandra Rhodes, Emanuel Ungaro, Gianni Versace, and Viktor \u0026amp; Rolf—are profiled, together with illustrations of their costume designs. Helena Matheopoulos’s interviews with many of the designers illuminate the journey that led each to the opera and the challenges of working in a demanding new medium.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCostume designs for many well-loved operas—including \u003ci\u003eDon Giovanni, Lucia di Lammermoor, Carmen, Aida, Thai¨s, Agrippina, Cosi` fan tutte, Attila\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Flute\u003c\/i\u003e—are featured. The opera houses commissioning the costume designs include La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, the The´a^tre Royal de la Monnaie, the Are`nes de Ni^mes, the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, and the San Diego Opera, among many others.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHundreds of color illustrations include original designers’ sketches, photographs of the finished costumes, and images of the actual productions, many of which feature breathtaking stage sets as well.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelena Matheopoulos\u003c\/b\u003e, a former fashion editor of \u003ci\u003eTatler\u003c\/i\u003e and a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London), \u003ci\u003eGramophone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOpera Now\u003c\/i\u003e, has also published several books on opera, including \u003ci\u003ePlacido Domingo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiva: The New Generation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFashion Designers at the Opera\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553859850401,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780500515761","price":62.1,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780500515761.jpg?v=1781745794","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/fashion-designers-at-the-opera-hardcover-by-helena-matheopoulos","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}