Backstage at the Met Opera's costume shop: frenzy, fabric and velvet codpieces

For Elissa Iberti, every piece of lace trim, button and sash is important.
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Iberti is the head of the Metropolitan Opera’s costume shop, where she oversees the production of nearly 800 outfits for five productions opening this fall. No detail is too small for the costumes adorning some of the world’s biggest opera stars.
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Those costumes are gorgeous! They are always gorgeous.

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Absolutely beautiful,as Opera should be.

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