Beverly Sills
Sign in to saveAmerican operatic soprano (1929-2007)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1929-05-25
- Died
- 2007-07-02
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Bubbles a self portrait
- Beverly
- Beverly Sills
- An afternoon with Beverly Sills
- Beverly
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- Mike Wallace Is Here — Self (archive footage)2019
- The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center — Host2006
- Walt Disney: One Man's Dream — Self1981
- John Denver: Music and the Mountains — Self1981
- Don Pasquale — Norina1979
- The Kennedy Center Honors — Self1978
- The People's Command Performance: '77 — Self1977
- Sills and Burnett at the Met — Self1976
- New York City Opera: The Barber of Seville — Rosina1976
- La Traviata — Violetta1976
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,914
- Total plays
- 22,110
Tags
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Beverly Sills (May 25, 1929 – July 2, 2007), fondly known as "Bubbles" to her many fans, was perhaps the best-known American opera singer in the 1960s and 1970s. She was famous for her performances in coloratura soprano roles in operas around the world and on recordings. After retiring from singing in 1980, she became the general manager of the New York City Opera. In 1994, she became the Chairman of Lincoln Center and then, in 2002, of the Metropolitan Opera, stepping down in 2005. <a href="htt
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1929-05-25 ) 25 May 1929, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- 2 July 2007 (2007-07-02) (aged 78), New York City, U.S.
- Occupation
- Opera singer ( soprano )
- Years active
- 1954–1980
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 25 May 1929
- Died
- 2 July 2007
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Beverly
- Family name
- Silverman
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- singer
- Position held
- chairperson
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
Beverly Sills (born Belle Miriam Silverman; May 25, 1929 – July 2, 2007) was an American operatic soprano whose career peak was between the 1950s and 1970s.
Although she sang a repertoire from Handel and Mozart to Puccini, Massenet and Verdi, she was especially renowned for her performances in coloratura soprano roles in live opera and recordings. Sills was largely associated with the operas of Donizetti, of which she performed and recorded many roles. Her signature roles include the title role in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, the title role in Massenet's Manon, Marie in Donizetti's La fille du régiment, the three heroines in Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann, Rosina in Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Violetta in Verdi's La traviata, and most notably Elisabetta in Donizetti's Roberto Devereux.
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