“Patty Hibbert has the wonderful ability to costume across the broadest opera canon from standard to esoteric, from the opulent to the suggestive and to do so with panache and class.  Patty’s talents hail from a tremendous experience that has crossed paths with some of the finest directors and singers of our generation.  Patty has been an integral part of the production team at Opera 
New Jersey since the company’s infancy- we are proud and fortunate to be on the receiving end of her extraordinary talent!”

Scott Altman
General and Artistic Director of Opera New Jersey

“Patricia Hibbert has provided Opera North with three extraordinary productions  for recent seasons. The costumes for our Twenty-fifth Anniversary year production of Turandot were breathtaking. Even the Chinese Cultural Ambassador who attended our opening night was impressed with their beauty and authenticity.

 For BUTTERFLY, Ms Hibbert created a dream-like wedding scene of exquisite beauty.  Her timeless MAGIC FLUTE costumes captured the spirit of fantasy fun.

 In all her endeavors, Patricia Hibbert is a joy to work with.  Her aim is constantly to assist directors and designers to achieve a unified artistic vision.  She is a tireless and focused designer.”

Ron Luchsinger
Director of Productions
Opera North, Lebanon, NH 

"PATTY HAS A GIFT FOR CONNECTING WITH A DIRECTOR'S VISION.  SHE HAS DESIGNED SOME OF MY MOST SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTIONS."

"WHAT A GIFT!"

"Patricia Hibbert has one of the most refined senses of color and fabric I have encountered. She designs costumes with beautiful line and contour and helps a director create the stage picture he imagines when he's doing his wish list. She is an asset to any production."

“As the founding Artistic Director of the Opera Company of North Carolina, it was my pleasure to hire Patricia  Hibbert for several productions. She both managed costume rentals and created new costumes of her own design, depending on the requirements of the production. In all instances she executed her resposibilities with great artistic professionalism and was a delight to work with. Everyone on my staff liked her and encouraged her return to the company for every production. She managed her budgets very capably and often saved us substancial funds through her resourceful exploration of options and personel. She communicated issues clearly and in a timely many to both myself and her staff. I recommend her highly.”

“Patty Hibbert is a treasure for any opera company in need of costume resources, from either her vast inventory, or designed and built new. Miss Hibbert is well known to countless singers, stage directors, designers, and General Directors who have consistently sought her involvement as designer, costumer, supplier, and even consultant. Her knowledge of the field is almost peerless, and her ability to work with budgets of any size and always deliver beautiful work on time has pleased not only those on the stage, but as well, those who review her productions consistently praise her excellence, sensitivity, and quality.

She is appreciated even by some artists that are difficult to please and is well known as the consummate team player. Would that we all be fortunate to have Miss Hibbert on our team!”