Carla Zampatti, Australian fashion designer, dies aged 78, days after falling at opera premiere

Australian fashion designer Carla Zampatti has died in a Sydney hospital a week after a serious fall at an outdoor opera event.

The 78-year-old legendary designer was attending the premiere of La Traviata last week when she fell and lost consciousness. She was rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital.

On social media, her daughter Bianca Spender paid an emotional tribute to her mother.