Classic performance

Dolce & Gabbana's latest fashion show at one of the world's top opera houses was dramatic. Chen Jie reports in Milan on all that jazz.

La Scala is a prestigious name in the world of opera, but on Sunday the opera house turned into a fashion venue for gorgeous women and men from around the world, and had splendid clothing, the clapping of hands and opera arias all in abundance.

It was Italian label Dolce & Gabbana's Alta Moda (haute couture) show. Some 200 guests, mostly clients and members of the media from the United States, Russia, China, Japan, Mexico and other countries sat on gilded chairs on the stage recreating a scene from the opera Rigoletto, with a full view of the auditorium and the boxes.