
Just a night before his show in London, the opera Eliogabalo opened at the Palais Garnier, in Paris, with 60 costumes designed by Pugh. The story follows a child of emperor in imperial Rome, who proclaims himself as a sun god and is ultimately overthrown.
"The opera is essentially about an empire eating itself – so it feels alarmingly relevant," said Pugh.
This British designer used the sun-themed opera as a main inspiration for...