Beverly Sills - From First note to last

That first Cleopatra was the great night a singer dreams about, and it helped me to decide exactly in what direction to go. But, actually, the turning point in my career goes back to the first time I did all three roles in Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann at the City Center....
- Sills interviewed in "Reverberations" by Robert Jacobson

performance annals


The annals are an effort to maintain a comprehensive chronology of Sills's performances in operas, concerts/recitals, and on radio and television. Details include dates, locations, roles/program selections, and sources of verification.

Currently the annals include only appearances in which Sills sang. Her non-singing appearances (awards ceremonies, host of TV broadcasts, lectures, etc.) during her vocal career, as well as any appearances after she retired from singing, are not represented in the annals (a record of such appearances is planned for a future section of the website).

The annals are an ongoing project and are currently incomplete. As more performances are identified and verified, they will be added. If you have documented information (performance program, dated newspaper review, etc.) on performances not in the annals, we'd be glad to hear from you.

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Last Update - January 20 2013



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