Emily

Gorgeous plus-size model and opera diva Karen Vermeiren was interviewed on Belgian television earlier today, and she looked absolutely stunning. The original link can be found here, while the video can also be viewed on YouTube.

Karen looks luscious, with a sensual curve under her chin. It's a pity that she is dressed in black, but the fullness of her figure is still evident.

I can't understand much in this Dutch-language interview, but I can definitely make out that at 3:39 the hosts mentions that, in addition to being an opera singer, Karen is also a plus-size model. At 3:56, the video features a stunning close-up of Karen showing the alluring fullness of her facial features.

Here's the video:



From a Google translation of the video description, the impetus for this interview is that Karen has been enlisted to headline three major opera productions, after having recently performed at the National State Opera in the city of Lviv, in the Ukraine:


I'm sure that she will look gorgeous as Cio-Cio San, as Musetta (sooner than Mimi!), and especially as the passionate Tosca.

The concert that led to these bookings had Karen performing a tribute on the anniversary of the Belgian monarchy. I find it very fitting that Karen should be associated with a royal concert, given the aristocratic nature of plus-size beauty.



These images from Karen's Facebook fan page show the opera house in Lviv where she performed. Lviv was known for most of its history as Lwów, a traditionally Polish city, which was stolen from Poland by the Soviet Union during WWII (and never returned), just as most of Prussia was stolen from Germany and given to Poland (and never returned). Just as the Germans were, tragically, expelled from their historic Prussian lands, so were the Poles expelled from Lwów.



This gorgeous 19th-century opera house remains from those nobler days of yore. Here's a close-up of the poster advertising Karen's concert, hanging between the central columns of the facade.



Given its regal opulence, one could hardly imagine a more appropriate venue for a performance by a plus-size model/opera singer, especially to honour one of Europe's royal lines.