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Where Opera Costumes Go To Die…
by Christie Connolley Artist E.V. Day’s incredible work appears in all the prestigious arts venue, the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Museum of Art, the New York Library…. and most recently Southern Methodist University Meadow School of the Arts. The Texas-based University is hosting Carmen, Merry Widow and [...]
Best and Worst Dressed at Met Gala 2012
Best Dressed: Kristen Wiig, Cameron Diaz, Solange Knowles, Debra Messing Worst Dressed: Mary Kate Olson, Christina Ricci, Lena Dunham, and sadly Beyonce Channeling Mr. Peanut: Brooke Shields Best photobomb: Michael Kors. Honorable mentions: Amy Poehler and Donatella Versace You are hilarious! Oh, that dress is for reals, serious? Amy Poelher Blue Velvet dominatrix: Ivanka Trump [...]
Designer Gowns For A Fraction of the Price?
by Christie Connolley Let’s say you have your eye on this beautiful David Meister gown that you are dreaming of wearing to your next recital. But the price tag is a hefty $595, and you are still scraping your pennies together to pay your accompanist. Well, let me introduce you to your new best friend, [...]
Audition Attire: Mad Men
by Joseph Gualtiere So the ladies had their turn, which means now it’s time for the gents… there are the drably dressed duds and then the dapper and debonair gentlemen. Which would you rather be? Chances are, you’d rather walk the line of the more suave and sophisticated kind of guy, so I’m here to [...]
Audition Attire: Tips for Looking Your Best This Audition Season!
by Christie Connolley You have taken the time to learn and perfect your arias….. coached the language and musicality…. examined the dramatic context and character’s motivation, but have you taken the time to perfect your attire to complete your presentation? Attention ladies, this can be one element that is woefully overlooked. Hopefully, these tips can [...]
I Pity The Super….
by Christie Connolley Seriously, what… what… what is going on here? I pity the fool super who had to wear that costume. Oh, the Germans….
Who’s Who at the Met’s Opening Night Gala
by Christie Connolley Have you ever hosted a raging party on a Monday night? Not even a tame dinner party? Know why? Because people have to work on Tuesday morning! But not New York’s elite, that is why they were all guests at the Metropolitan Opera’s Opening Night Gala for the new production of Manon [...]
Fashion Feature: A Voyage Back in Time
by Alexis Acire Papillion No other designer has provoked more tears during his career than fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. When he unveiled his very first collection three months after Christian Dior’s death on January 30, 1958, The New York Herald Tribune reported that it was “the emotional fashion binge of all time.” The international [...]
LA Opera Talks Costumes for Next Seasons Production!
These gorgeous photos were posted yesterday on LA Opera’s blog regarding costume design on LA Opera’s upcoming production of Verdi’s The Two Foscari! Check out all the deets here! [...]
Quote of the Week
“I never drink anything hot; I don’t like hot drinks, very strange. I drink Diet Coke from the minute I get up to the minute I go to bed. I can even drink it in the middle of the night, and I can sleep. I don’t drink coffee, I don’t drink tea, I drink nothing [...]
