TY - BOOK AU - Matheopoulos,Helena TI - Fashion designers at the opera SN - 9780500515761 AV - TT 504 M38.2011 PY - 2011///, ©2011 CY - New York PB - Thames & Hudson KW - Costume design KW - Diseño de vestuario KW - Fashion design KW - Diseño de modas KW - Opera KW - Production and direction KW - Ópera KW - Producción y dirección KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Historia KW - Siglo XX KW - 21st century KW - Siglo XXI N1 - Incluye índice; Giorgio Armani -- Marc Bohan -- Christian Lacroix -- Karl Lagerfeld -- Ottavio and Rosita Missoni -- Miuccia Prada -- Zandra Rhodes -- Emanuel Ungaro -- Gianni Versace -- Viktor & Rolf N2 - Unlike ballet, which has a history of dipping into fashion, the opera has just begun to utilize talented designers for productions. In this sumptuous book, leading figures in the world of fashion are profiled vis-a-vis their entry into the operatic lists, 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 ER -