Xena…Hercules…Prada

By Eva Medoff, March 25th, 2010

Tell the average style-minded person that Verdi’s “Attila” premiered at the Metropolitan Opera last month, and they’d probably respond with a blank stare. But mention that Miuccia Prada happened to design the costumes—and that the relatively unknown opera stunned the likes of the New York Times with its powerful performances and imagery—and you might get a slightly different response.