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PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 25 september 2019
Sophia Loren, Valentino receive standing ovation in Milan

Associated Press collection including 10%
MILAN (AP) — Sophia Loren of looks made completely
and Valentino received a out of upcycled materials
standing ovation from a under a program promot-
packed house of fashion ed by the #usetheexist-
and Hollywood A-listers ing hashtag. Dutch model
during the third edition of Doutzen Kroes, wearing a
the Green Carpet Awards fully recycled look by Max
honoring progress toward Mara, was honored for us-
sustainability. ing her social media plat-
Loren, stunning in a black form to raise money to help
gown and glistening dia- protect elephants from
mond necklace, presented being killed for their ivory
Valentino with an award through the Knot on My
for legacy achievement Planet initiative.
at Milan's famed La Scala Livia Firth, the founder of the
Opera house. Loren said Eco-Age consultancy that
the 87-year-old designer founded the awards with
was "a friend, a master, a the Italian Fashion Cham-
legend, a man who revo- ber, credited the protest
lutionized the world of fash- movement launched by
ion through his elegance, Greta Thunberg with sharp-
passion and style." ening the commitment to
The award capped an Actress Sophia Loren poses for photographers upon arrival at the Green Carpet Fashion Awards in sustainability in the past
evening to mark progress in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. year. In Italy, fashion cham-
creating more ecological Associated Press ber members representing
and social consciousness are upcycled into nylon for ing to share her knowledge preserve the environment. 60% of all Italian luxury rev-
in the fashion industry — fashion houses like Prada. with them to help acceler- McCartney said that 17% enues are working together
recognized as the second- Stella McCartney received ate the sustainability transi- of the Amazon rainforest to establish guidelines that
most polluting after oil. the groundbreaker award tion. over the past 50 years has they aim to make Euro-
Honorees included women for founding her brand 25 "Finally, I don't feel like I'm been cut down for animal pean standards on such
in India trained to trans- years ago on sustainable the freak in the room any- farming, and that 150 mil- things as the use of chemi-
form discarded saris into principles, when it was still more, of fashion," McCart- lion trees are cut each year cals and fair wages.
contemporary, hand-em- considered a fringe no- ney said. to make viscose and rayon. "We cannot solve this cri-
broidered attire through tion. Wearing a black mini- The Stella McCartney Sustainability awards went sis, without treating it like a
the "I was a Sari" initiative dress made entirely of sus- brand uses no animal by- to Max Mara for a program crisis," said Carlo Capasa,
and divers from the group tainable viscose that took products of any kind, in- to upcycle camel fibers fashion chamber president.
Healthy Seas who recover three years to develop, cluding leather, fur and an- from its coats to make in- "We want to make sustain-
lost fishing nets from the McCartney told the fashion imal glues, and is commit- sulation called CameLux, ability measurable, trace-
sea floor, some of which attendees that she was will- ted to creating textiles that and Zegna for creating a able and transparent."q

Mazzola to succeed Davis as Lyric Opera music director

By RONALD BLUM d'Ile-de-France from 2012- Born in Barcelona, Spain, ing at least one early work
Associated Press 13 through last season. on March 24, 1968, Mazzo- per season. He mentioned
There will be two Italian He made his Lyric Opera la made his Metropolitan "Ernani," ''I Due Foscari,"
music directors in Chica- debut leading Donizetti's Opera debut in Donizetti's ''Giovanna d'Arco," ''At-
go. Enrique Mazzola will "Lucia di Lammermoor" in "L'Elisir d'Amore" in 2015-16 tila" and "I Masnadieri (The
become the top conduc- 2016-17 and returns as mu- and conducted "Lucia" Bandits)" as operas that in-
tor at the Lyric Opera of sic director designate for there last season. terested him.
Chicago following the re- Verdi's "Luisa Miller," which "I always thought that bel Mazzoli's favorite stage
tirement of Andrew Davis opens Oct. 12. canto doesn't receive a directors include Barrie
at the end of the 2020-21 Mazzola said he agreed correct treatment by op- Kosky, who staged "Or-
season. Mazzola joins Ric- to a five-year contract. era houses, conductors, phee," Christof Loy and
cardo Muti, music director He will get an apartment singers," he said. "In Ger- Mariame Clément.
of the Chicago Symphony in Chicago and make it many, for example, when Bruno Bartoletti retired
Orchestra since the 2010- his primary residence but you do a bel canto opera, as the Lyric Opera's mu-
11 season. likely will keep his homes in very often there are very sic director at the end This undated image released
"It's a big honor to be the Paris and Berlin. short rehearsal period, of the 1999-2000 season by the Lyric Opera of Chicago
colleague living next door The transition was an- rehearsal time, because after 45 seasons with the shows Enrique Mazzola, who
will succeed Andrew Davis
to maestro Muti, one of nounced Thursday by Lyric bel canto is 'easy.' But, of company. Davis began as music director of the Lyric
the greatest Italian con- Opera general director course, it's not easy." his tenure in 2000-01 with Opera of Chicago after the
ductors," Mazzola said dur- Anthony Freud. "It was a He led well-received per- Tchaikovky's "The Queen 2020-21 season.
ing a telephone interview. good moment in my artis- formances of Offenbach's of Spades," a work he is to Associated Press
Starting his second season tic life to open a new win- "Orphee aux enfers (Or- conduct again this sea- is chief conductor of the
as principal guest con- dow on opera," said Maz- pheus in the underworld)" son. Davis had planned to Melbourne Symphony Or-
ductor at Deutsche Oper zola, who anticipates con- this summer at the Salz- retire after Wagner's Ring chestra and former prin-
Berlin, the 51-year-old ducting three or four pro- burg Festival. He hopes to Cycle next spring but said cipal conductor of the To-
Mazzola was artistic and ductions per season over shift the core of his con- Freund persuaded him to ronto Symphony Orches-
music director of the Paris- alternating engagements ducting in the next five stay for an additional sea- tra and BBC Symphony
based Orchestre National in Chicago and Europe. years to Verdi, conduct- son. The 75-year-old also Orchestra.q