Opera Chic: The Devil Wears Prada & Now Opera Singers Wear It, Too: Attila at The Metropolitan Opera

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February 23, 2010

The Devil Wears Prada & Now Opera Singers Wear It, Too: Attila at The Metropolitan Opera

(Above: A scene from Verdi’s “Attila” with Russell Thomas as Uldino and Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role. Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)

Opening tomorrow night for the first time on the Metropolitan Opera stage: Verdi's Attila. Don't act like you don't know! The Milanese nostalgic for Scala/Muti years have serious Muti-envy. In a follow-up to the post a few days ago where we brought you exclusive photos from the dress rehearsal, here are more Attila photos taken by Ken Howard during a rehearsal on February 19, 2010 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. What do we think? Ildar Abdrazakov looks fierce as hale, Violeta Urmana looks like she just walked off Miuccia's runway, and we're not surprised (and therefore not disappointed) to have an utter absence of Riccardone shots.

(Above: A scene from Verdi’s “Attila” with Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role. Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)

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(Above: A scene from Verdi’s “Attila” with Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role. Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)

(Above: Giovanni Meoni as Ezio in Verdi’s “Attila.” Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)

(Above: A scene from the Prologue of Verdi’s “Attila” with Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role. Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)

(Above: Act 2, Scene 2 of Verdi’s “Attila” with (left to right) Russell Thomas as Uldino, Violeta Urmana as Odabella, Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role, Giovanni Meoni as Ezio, and Ramon Vargas as Foresto. Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)

(Above: Act 2, Scene 2 of Verdi’s “Attila” with (left to right) Ramon Vargas as Foresto, Violeta Urmana as Odabella, Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role, and Giovanni Meoni as Ezio. Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)