When Gaetano Donizetti’s operatic tragedy Lucia di Lammermoor opens at the Santa Fe Opera in July, women touched by the tragic-romantic performance can bury their memories in a new, authentic Italian “Lucia Clutch” handbag.

The handmade leather clutch comes from artisan workshops in Italy through a limited-edition offering by Santa Fe startup “italisan,” which is timing the bag’s launch to coincide with the operatic premier of Lucia. It marks italisan’s first formal entrance into the U.S. fashion market with  made-in-Italy purses and handbags that travel from Italian craftsmen direct to the homes of U.S. consumers, all via Santa Fe.