Creative Director Christopher Chong of Amouage spent many years being trained and tutored by the world’s leaders in Opera. In a CaFleureBon article, he said  “Opera truly is a disciplined and emotional pursuit that taught me the true understanding of creating a masterpiece.’ For Opux IX,  ninth volume in the Library Collection, he turns to Giuseppe Verdi’s magnificent  La Traviata, an adaptation of the novel La Dame aux Camelias, ‘The Lady of the Camellias’, for inspiration. The new fragrance is a scented story of betrayal and redemption as portrayed by the iconic Maria Callas in the 1958 Lisbon production of the Opera.

Opus IX is a interpretation of the camellia flower and the perfume reveals itself in three acts

Act I

Camellia Accord, Black Pepper, Jasmine

Act II

Gaiac Wood, Beeswax, Leather

Act III and Finale

Grey Amber, Vetiver, Civet

Opus IX’s bottle is a deep vermilion with specks of gold. The tome-shaped box is designed with two interpretations of the Camellia flower: white, pure and innocent on one side to represent the virtue of love, and a broken and aged red flower on the other to reflect the destruction of betrayal. Pierre Negrin is the perumer

RETAIL PRICE

Opus IX 50ml US$ 255

Opus IX 100ml US$ 355

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–Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief