Sorry, Miuccia Prada Does Not Clothe Extras!
posted by Maggie's Nest at
12/10/2009 
Miuccia Prada, the Italian fashion designer who turned Prada and Miu Miu into fashion powerhouses, is assigned to work on costumes for the Metropolitan Opera's upcoming spring production of "Attila" by Giuseppe Verdi.
But when she met the extras cast for the non-singing parts, she groaned at them and said, "I cannot clothe them! I need models!"
Poor extras. They will never be good enough for Miuccia Prada so they are being replaced. According to the opera company, the casting "is at the discretion of the creative team. Due to a change in concept, the Met is in the process of recasting" some of the extras.
The way it shows, the production is giving more importance to Prada's clothes and not to the actors who are supposed to give life to the story.
The non-singing extras (or supernumeraries, in theatrical terms) are women who have been cast months ago and have been probably preparing for their roles for quiet some time already.
One bad day, Miuccia Prada comes to visit Manhattan and when she takes a glance on the women extras, she realizes she hates their curvy figures. The extras are instantly deemed inappropriate - for the clothes, not for the roles.
Met is now reported to be hunting for models in an effort to recast some of the extras.
For all the drama, an observing source could only said, "Employing models is ridiculous. Being a supernumerary is about how you move, not how you look."
But when she met the extras cast for the non-singing parts, she groaned at them and said, "I cannot clothe them! I need models!"
Poor extras. They will never be good enough for Miuccia Prada so they are being replaced. According to the opera company, the casting "is at the discretion of the creative team. Due to a change in concept, the Met is in the process of recasting" some of the extras.
The way it shows, the production is giving more importance to Prada's clothes and not to the actors who are supposed to give life to the story.
The non-singing extras (or supernumeraries, in theatrical terms) are women who have been cast months ago and have been probably preparing for their roles for quiet some time already.
One bad day, Miuccia Prada comes to visit Manhattan and when she takes a glance on the women extras, she realizes she hates their curvy figures. The extras are instantly deemed inappropriate - for the clothes, not for the roles.
Met is now reported to be hunting for models in an effort to recast some of the extras.
For all the drama, an observing source could only said, "Employing models is ridiculous. Being a supernumerary is about how you move, not how you look."
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What a sad story. I feel sorry for those extras. Theatre needs people of all shapes and sizes and it's really horrible to replace them only for their looks.
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