At the sumptuous Opéra Garnier, the couturier and his business partner Pierre Martinez designed the costumes for a new production of “The Magic Flute” at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The show, which opens on Tuesday and runs until Nov. 24, marks the opera debut of French director Cédric Klapisch, known for cult movies including “L’auberge espagnole” (“The Spanish Apartment.
”) The filmmaker, whose most recent feature was set in the world of dance, has given Mozart’s comic opera a modern twist by turning it into an allegory of nature versus technology. 'Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé': What to Know About Tickets, Premiere Dates and More Rolland and Martinez played into the concept with costumes that contrast metallic fabrics with colorful embellishments inspired by the Amazon rainforest. A case in point: Papageno’s black duchess satin boilersuit, fringed with neon green feathers on one sleeve and topped with a punk-like crest of plume