It's the perfect opportunity to dress up. Getty Images If you’re accustomed to a daily wardrobe of T-shirts and jeans (or even the occasional maxi skirt), going to the opera is an excuse to pull out a ...

Marla Fogderud pays the ultimate compliment to the Fargo-Moorhead Opera Company's wardrobe coordinator. "She's the best costumer I've ever dealt with, because she keeps on such an even keel," she says ...