Subaru Pleo 9, 1998, replacing the Vivio, when Japanese regulations dictated a size change in the kei car tax bracket, and every kei car model from every make was redesigned as a result. The commercial for the Pleo’s launch featured a hip hop remix for the aria "Un bel dì vedremo" from the opera "Madama Butterfly" by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini as its background music. In June 1999, Subaru launched a luxurious edition of the Pleo, called the Nesta. In October, a sporty edition was launched, called the LS. In December, an Le edition was launched. In May 2000, Subaru launched a
Bel Canto (restaurant) Bel Canto (restaurant) Bel Canto is a chain of restaurants, based in Paris, France, where singers perform live opera arias for the diners. Bel Canto employs opera singers as waiters and waitresses. The singers usually work in groups of four, and every 15 minutes a different opera aria is performed. As of 2008, Bel Canto employed 50 singers and 10 pianists. The restaurants are decorated in red and gold velvet, with musical instruments and opera costumes lining the walls. The first Bel Canto restaurant opened in Paris in 1999, and since then another restaurant opened in Paris, and a third