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
Julianna Di Giacomo made her debut with the New York Philharmonic as the soprano soloist in Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9"; a work she had performed a year earlier with the Vienna Philharmonic. Also in 2014, she made her debut at the San Francisco Opera as Amelia in "Un ballo in maschera", appeared at the Hollywood Bowl as Nedda in "Pagliacci" with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and portrayed Desdemona in "Otello" at the Teatro Massimo. In May 2015 Di Giacomo portrayed the title role in Verdi's "Luisa Miller" at the Teatro di San Carlo. In June 2015 she portrayed Leonora for her debut with