Christian Lacroix

“This is so glamorous, this is really the jet-setting opera lifestyle that people think I lead,” said Renee Fleming, the world-renowned American opera singer with the enchanting voice that is in such high demand, she never seems to take a vacation.  read more »

Ms. Fleming, a luscious 49, was speaking over the phone after getting off the plane from Italy to sing for the Vienna State Opera, just days before she’d head to Washington, D.C., to play the lead in Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia. She was simply giddy when discussing her glitzy evening as honorary guest at the Metropolitan Opera’s Gala Opening Night on Sept. 22, to which she wore four new costumes, custom-designed for her for the night’s performances by Karl Lagerfeld, John Galliano and Christian Lacroix.