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Date | Composer | Performance | Role | Location | Additional Performers | Conductor/Accompanist | Notes | Private Recording Available |
Additional Recording Information | Program | Source of Verification |
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36-03-01 | N/A | Queen Mary Restaurant | soloist | New York NY | N/A | N/A | 7 year-old Sills hired to sing at the restaurant - this was her second appearance there, according to the newspaper announcement | NO | N/A | N/A | two unidentified newspaper clippings dated feb. 23, 1936 about the upcoming Sunday night appearance - LC |
39-04-15 | N/A | Radio - Rainbow House with "Big Brother" Bob Emery | guest | New York NY, Town Hall | N/A | Kay Reed, organ/Marie Doherty, piano | weekly broadcast on W.O.R. | NO | N/A | 9 year-old Beverly sang as soloist with the Rainbow Chorus | performance program -LC |
39-10-26 | N/A | Radio - Major Bowes Amateur Hour | contestant | New York NY, Capitol Theater Building | N/A | N/A | Sills's win prompted Bowes to put Sills on his Capitol Family Hour on a regular basis | YES | private collections | Caro Nome to piano accompaniment | Audition sheet in LC collection, |
39-11-19 | N/A | Radio - Major Bowes Capitol Family Hour | guest | New York NY, Capitol Theater Building | Capitol Radio Orchestra | Waldo Mayo | Sills refers to her age (10) in her interview with Bowes | YES | private collections | Caro Nome with orchestral accompaniment | audio interview from the show, cards & letters in LC collection |
40-01-07 | N/A | Radio - Major Bowes Capitol Family Hour | guest | New York NY, Capitol Theater Building | Capitol Radio Orchestra | Waldo Mayo | Sills's second appearance on the Capitol Family Hour | NO | N/A | Waltz Song from Gounod's Romeo et Juliette and Bell Song from Delibes' Lakme | radio script copy in Sills scrapbook -LC |
41-06-26 | N/A | Radio - Major Bowes Capitol Family Hour | guest | New York NY, Capitol Theater Building | Morton Gould Orchestra | Morton Gould | Major Bowes was in the hospital; announcer Tony Marvin took over | NO | N/A | Caro Nome | radio script copy in Sills scrapbook -LC |
45-08-12 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY, CBS radio studios | CBS Orchestra | Maurice Brown | New Voices in Song program | NO | N/A | Caro Nome, Romany Life, Adele's Laughing Song, Estrellita & Ouvre ton coeur | memo dated 7-27-45 to Sills confirming program-LC |
45-10-04 | Sullivan | HMS Pinafore | Josephine | Providence RI, Metropolitan Theater | Marie Valdez, Pauline Leslie Ralph Riggs, Betram Peacock, Allen Stewart, Robert Pitkin | Louis Kroll | J. J. Shubert Gilbert & Sullivan tour, fall 1946 | NO | N/A | N/A | Providence Journal 10-5-45 review |
45-10-06 | Sullivan | HMS Pinafore | Josephine | Hartford CT (Bushnell Memorial Auditorium) | Marie Valdez, Pauline Leslie Ralph Riggs, Betram Peacock, Allen Stewart, Robert Pitkin | Louis Kroll | J. J. Shubert Gilbert & Sullivan tour, fall 1946 | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program -LC |
45-10-06 (M) | Sullivan | Pirates of Penzance | Mabel | Hartford CT (Bushnell Memorial Auditorium) | Robert Eckles, Allen Stewart | Louis Kroll | J. J. Shubert Gilbert & Sullivan tour, fall 1946 | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program -LC |
45-11-27 | Sullivan | Pirates of Penzance | Mabel | Madison WI (Parkway Theater) | Robert Eckles, Allen Stewart | Louis Kroll | J. J. Shubert Gilbert & Sullivan tour, fall 1946 | NO | N/A | N/A | Wisconsin State Journal review 11-28-45 |
45-11-29 | Sullivan | HMS Pinafore | Josephine | Milwaukee WI (Davidson Theatre) | Marie Valdez, Pauline Leslie Ralph Riggs, Betram Peacock, Allen Stewart, Robert Pitkin | Louis Kroll | J. J. Shubert Gilbert & Sullivan tour, fall 1946 | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; review Milwaukee Sentinel 11-30-45 |
45-11-29 (m) | Sullivan | HMS Pinafore | Josephine | Milwaukee WI (Davidson Theatre) | Marie Valdez, Pauline Leslie Ralph Riggs, Betram Peacock, Allen Stewart, Robert Pitkin | Louis Kroll | J. J. Shubert Gilbert & Sullivan tour, fall 1946 | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; review Milwaukee Sentinel 11-30-45 |
45-11-30 | Sullivan | Pirates of Penzance | Mabel | Milwaukee WI (Davidson Theatre) | Robert Eckles, Allen Stewart, Ralph Riggs, Pauline Leslie | Louis Kroll | J. J. Shubert Gilbert & Sullivan tour, fall 1946 | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Mliwaukee Sentinel review 12-1-45 |
46-07-09 | N/A | Radio - Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts | contestant | New York NY, CBS radio studios | N/A | N/A | Sills appeared as "Vicki Lynn" due to her exclusive J. J. Shubert contract. She doesn't win, although many listeners write in to protest her loss | YES | private collections | "Romany Life" | Cards & letters in LC collection, Reverberations, p. 214 |
46-10-23 (M) | Kalman | Grafin Mariza | Countess Mariza | Columbus OH, Hartman Theatre | Frank Melton | N/A | Shubert Repertory Co. tour (production in English, titled "Play Gypsy Play") | NO | N/A | N/A | Ohio State Journal 10-23-46 |
46-11-06 (eve) | Kalman | Grafin Mariza | Countess Mariza | Pittsburgh PA (Nixon Theatre) | Frank Melton | N/A | Shubert Repertory Co. tour (production in English, titled "Play Gypsy Play") | NO | N/A | N/A | Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 11-06-46 |
46-11-06 (M) | Kalman | Grafin Mariza | Countess Mariza | Pittsburgh PA (Nixon Theatre) | Frank Melton | N/A | Shubert Repertory Co. tour (production in English, titled "Play Gypsy Play") | NO | N/A | N/A | Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 11-06-46 |
47-03-13 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Warrensburg MO (Hendricks Hall, Univ. of Central Missouri) | Estelle Liebling Singers (Emile Kalter, Garfield Swift, Florence Deyerle, Susan Yager, Carolyn Gilette) | Jean Berger, acc. | tour group formed by Sills's teacher | NO | N/A | "Chacun le sait" from Fille du Regiment and Norina/Malatesta duet from Don Pasquale (with Garfield Swift) | two unidentified newspaper clippings - LC |
47-03-17 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Rollo MO, Parker Auditorium | Estelle Liebling Singers (Emile Kalter, Garfield Swift, Florence Deyerle, Susan Yager, Carolyn Gilette) | Jean Berger, acc. | tour group formed by Sills's teacher | NO | N/A | "Chacun le sait" from Fille du Regiment and Norina/Malatesta duet from Don Pasquale (with Garfield Swift) | Rolla Daily News 3-21-47 review - LC |
47-03-18 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Ada OK, East Central College Auditorium | Estelle Liebling Singers (Emile Kalter, Garfield Swift, Florence Deyerle, Susan Yager, Carolyn Gilette) | Jean Berger, acc. | tour group formed by Sills's teacher | NO | N/A | "Chacun le sait" from Fille du Regiment and Norina/Malatesta duet from Don Pasquale (with Garfield Swift) | Ada Evening News, 3-19-47 review |
47-03-19 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Edmond OK, Mitchell Hall | Estelle Liebling Singers (Emile Kalter, Garfield Swift, Florence Deyerle, Susan Yager, Carolyn Gilette) | Jean Berger, acc. | tour group formed by Sills's teacher | NO | N/A | "Chacun le sait" and "Il faut partir" from Fille du Regiment and Norina/Malatesta duet from Don Pasquale (with Garfield Swift) | performance program -LC |
47-03-23 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Rockville Centre NY, St. Agnes Church | Estelle Liebling Singers (Emile Kalter, Garfield Swift, Florence Deyerle, Susan Yager, Carolyn Gilette) | Angelo Ferdinando, acc. | incl. orchestral selections by the Nassau Symphonette | NO | N/A | duet from Don Pasquale with Garfield Swift | performance program -LC |
47-07-07 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Berwyn PA (Berwyn Theatre) | Frank Melton, Andrei Kristopher, Betty Luster, Charles Julian, Alice Wellman, William Valentine, Harry K. Smith | Howard Warren | Main Line Civic Light Opera Co. | NO | N/A | N/A | West Chester, PA Daily Local News review 07-08-47 |
47-07-08 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Berwyn PA (Berwyn Theatre) | Frank Melton, Andrei Kristopher, Betty Luster, Charles Julian, Alice Wellman, William Valentine, Harry K. Smith | Howard Warren | Main Line Civic Light Opera Co. | NO | N/A | N/A | West Chester, PA Daily Local News review 07-08-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-07-09 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Berwyn PA (Berwyn Theatre) | Frank Melton, Andrei Kristopher, Betty Luster, Charles Julian, Alice Wellman, William Valentine, Harry K. Smith | Howard Warren | Main Line Civic Light Opera Co. | NO | N/A | N/A | West Chester, PA Daily Local News review 07-08-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-07-10 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Berwyn PA (Berwyn Theatre) | Frank Melton, Andrei Kristopher, Betty Luster, Charles Julian, Alice Wellman, William Valentine, Harry K. Smith | Howard Warren | Main Line Civic Light Opera Co. | NO | N/A | N/A | West Chester, PA Daily Local News review 07-08-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-07-11 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Berwyn PA (Berwyn Theatre) | Frank Melton, Andrei Kristopher, Betty Luster, Charles Julian, Alice Wellman, William Valentine, Harry K. Smith | Howard Warren | Main Line Civic Light Opera Co. | NO | N/A | N/A | West Chester, PA Daily Local News review 07-08-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-07-12 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Berwyn PA (Berwyn Theatre) | Frank Melton, Andrei Kristopher, Betty Luster, Charles Julian, Alice Wellman, William Valentine, Harry K. Smith | Howard Warren | Main Line Civic Light Opera Co. | NO | N/A | N/A | West Chester, PA Daily Local News review 07-08-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-07-12 (m) | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Berwyn PA (Berwyn Theatre) | Frank Melton, Andrei Kristopher, Betty Luster, Charles Julian, Alice Wellman, William Valentine, Harry K. Smith | Howard Warren | Main Line Civic Light Opera Co. | NO | N/A | N/A | West Chester, PA Daily Local News review 07-08-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-07-14 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Berwyn PA (Berwyn Theatre) | Frank Melton, Andrei Kristopher, Betty Luster, Charles Julian, Alice Wellman, William Valentine, Harry K. Smith | Howard Warren | Main Line Civic Light Opera Co. | NO | N/A | N/A | West Chester, PA Daily Local News review 07-08-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-07-15 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Berwyn PA (Berwyn Theatre) | Frank Melton, Andrei Kristopher, Betty Luster, Charles Julian, Alice Wellman, William Valentine, Harry K. Smith | Howard Warren | Main Line Civic Light Opera Co. | NO | N/A | N/A | West Chester, PA Daily Local News review 07-08-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-07-16 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Berwyn PA (Berwyn Theatre) | Frank Melton, Andrei Kristopher, Betty Luster, Charles Julian, Alice Wellman, William Valentine, Harry K. Smith | Howard Warren | Main Line Civic Light Opera Co. | NO | N/A | N/A | West Chester, PA Daily Local News review 07-08-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-07-17 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Berwyn PA (Berwyn Theatre) | Frank Melton, Andrei Kristopher, Betty Luster, Charles Julian, Alice Wellman, William Valentine, Harry K. Smith | Howard Warren | Main Line Civic Light Opera Co. | NO | N/A | N/A | West Chester, PA Daily Local News review 07-08-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-07-18 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Berwyn PA (Berwyn Theatre) | Frank Melton, Andrei Kristopher, Betty Luster, Charles Julian, Alice Wellman, William Valentine, Harry K. Smith | Howard Warren | Main Line Civic Light Opera Co. | NO | N/A | N/A | West Chester, PA Daily Local News review 07-08-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-07-19 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Berwyn PA (Berwyn Theatre) | Frank Melton, Andrei Kristopher, Betty Luster, Charles Julian, Alice Wellman, William Valentine, Harry K. Smith | Howard Warren | Main Line Civic Light Opera Co. | NO | N/A | N/A | West Chester, PA Daily Local News review 07-08-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-07-19 (m) | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Berwyn PA (Berwyn Theatre) | Frank Melton, Andrei Kristopher, Betty Luster, Charles Julian, Alice Wellman, William Valentine, Harry K. Smith | Howard Warren | Main Line Civic Light Opera Co. | NO | N/A | N/A | West Chester, PA Daily Local News review 07-08-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-10-13 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Hanna | Philadelphia PA (Shubert Theatre) | Frank Melton, Helene Maye, Nat Burns | Pierre de Reeder | Shubert Company | NO | N/A | N/A | Philadelphia Evening Bulletin review 10-14-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-10-14 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Hanna | Philadelphia PA (Shubert Theatre) | Frank Melton, Helene Maye, Nat Burns | Pierre de Reeder | Shubert Company | NO | N/A | N/A | Philadelphia Evening Bulletin review 10-14-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-10-15 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Hanna | Philadelphia PA (Shubert Theatre) | Frank Melton, Helene Maye, Nat Burns | Pierre de Reeder | Shubert Company | NO | N/A | N/A | Philadelphia Evening Bulletin review 10-14-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-10-15 (m) | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Hanna | Philadelphia PA (Shubert Theatre) | Frank Melton, Helene Maye, Nat Burns | Pierre de Reeder | Shubert Company | NO | N/A | N/A | Philadelphia Evening Bulletin review 10-14-47; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia annals |
47-11-13 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | New Haven CT (Shubert Theatre) | Frank Melton, Helene Maye, Malcolm Lee Beggs, Nina Olivette, Billy Sully, Brent Williams | Frank Corke | Shubert Company | NO | N/A | Sills alternatied with Helen Maye in the role - the Bridgeport Telegram preview article did not say who would sing which night of the two (Nov. 13 or Nov. 14) | Bridgeport Telegram 11-2-47 preview; perfomance program listing both Sills and Maye as Xenia |
47-12-01 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Pittsburgh PA (Nixon Theatre) | Frank Melton, Helene Maye, Malcolm Lee Beggs, Nina Olivette, Billy Sully, Brent Williams | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Pittsburg Press preview 11-26-47; Pittsburgh Press review 12-2-47 |
47-12-02 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Pittsburgh PA (Nixon Theatre) | Frank Melton, Helene Maye, Malcolm Lee Beggs, Nina Olivette, Billy Sully, Brent Williams | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Pittsburg Press preview 11-26-47; Pittsburgh Press review 12-2-47 |
47-12-03 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Pittsburgh PA (Nixon Theatre) | Frank Melton, Helene Maye, Malcolm Lee Beggs, Nina Olivette, Billy Sully, Brent Williams | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Pittsburg Press preview 11-26-47; Pittsburgh Press review 12-2-47 |
47-12-04 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Pittsburgh PA (Nixon Theatre) | Frank Melton, Helene Maye, Malcolm Lee Beggs, Nina Olivette, Billy Sully, Brent Williams | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Pittsburg Press preview 11-26-47; Pittsburgh Press review 12-2-47 |
47-12-05 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Pittsburgh PA (Nixon Theatre) | Frank Melton, Helene Maye, Malcolm Lee Beggs, Nina Olivette, Billy Sully, Brent Williams | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Pittsburg Press preview 11-26-47; Pittsburgh Press review 12-2-47 |
47-12-06 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Xenia | Pittsburgh PA (Nixon Theatre) | Frank Melton, Helene Maye, Malcolm Lee Beggs, Nina Olivette, Billy Sully, Brent Williams | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Pittsburg Press preview 11-26-47; Pittsburgh Press review 12-2-47 |
48-06-29 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Terre Haute IN (Indiana State Teachers College Auditorium) | Estelle Liebling Singers (Joan Francis, Emile Kalter, Florence Deyerle, Susan Yage, Grarfield Swift | Elsa Fiedler, acc. | 2nd season of tour group formed by Sills's teacher | NO | N/A | Sills' selections not listed | Terre Haute Tribune (afternoon paper) review 6-29-48 |
48-06-30 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Hamilton OH (Benton Hall, Miami Univ.) | Estelle Liebling Singers (Jacqueline Carminita, Emile Kalter, Garfield Swift, Susan Yager and unidentified 5th female singer) | Elsa Fiedler, acc. | 2nd season of tour group formed by Sills's teacher | NO | N/A | Sills' selections not listed | Hamilton OH Journal preview 6-29-48, p. 9 |
48-08-21 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Lakeside OH (Central Auditorium) | Liebling Singers (individuals not identified -but photo show Sills distinctly) | Elsa Fiedler, acc. | 2nd season of tour group formed by Sills's teacher | NO | N/A | Sills' selections not listed | Sandusky OH Register Star News preview 8-18-48, p. 7 |
48-10-18 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Muncy PA (Muncy High School Auditorium) | Liebling Singers (individuals not identified, but Sills participated in the second season tour) | Elsa Fiedler, acc. | 2nd season of tour group formed by Sills's teacher | NO | N/A | Sills' selections not listed | Williamsport PA Gazette & Bulletin 10-12-48, p. 7 |
50-11-29 | N/A | Recital | soloist | New York NY (Hotel Pierre) | Rafael S?nchez, James Gettys | N/A | One of Carol Longone's Operalogues on "The Pear Fishers" | NO | N/A | Sills performed excerpts on of program; was a last minute substitute for a sick soprano; Longone called Estelle Liebling for a suggestion | NYT 11-29-50 announcement of program; Carol Longone anecdote as related to Charles Mintzer in an interview. The Times article misspells Sills's name as Sik |
51-02-14 | Bizet | Carmen | Frasquita | Philadelphia PA (Academy of Music) - Philadelphia Civic Grand Opera Company | Winifred Heidt, Raoul Jobin, Martial Singher, June Natelson | Giuseppe Bamboschek | Sills states in "Beverly" that she made her operatic debut with the Philadelphia Opera Company in February 1947 as Frasquita. According to Frank Hamilton's exhaustive Philadelphia opera annals, there was no Carmen in Feb. 1947. This February 1951 performance had the same leads and conductor as the one that Sills says took place in 1947, so it is likely that this is Sills' true operatic debut. | NO | N/A | N/A | Beverly:An Autobiography, p. 43; Frank Hamilton's Opera In Philadelphia annals |
51-10-03 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Utica NY (Stanley Theatre) | John Alexander, Edwin Dunning, Elen La Mance | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; tour schedule |
51-10-05 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Syracuse NY (War Memorial Auditorium) | John Gallo | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Syracuse Post-Standard preview 9-16-51; tour schedule |
51-10-07 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Bridgeport CT (Klein Memorial Aud.) | John Alexader | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Bridgeport Telegram 9-26-51 preview; tour schedule |
51-10-09 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Wilkes-Barre PA (Kingston High School Auditorium) | John Alexander, Edwin Dunning, Elen La Mance | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; tour schedule |
51-10-14 (m) | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Cleveland OH (Music-Hall Public Auditorium) | John Alexander, Eduardo Rael, Elen La Mance | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | n | performance program; tour schedule |
51-10-16 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Charleston WV (Municipal Auditorium) | John Alexander, Eduardo Rael, Elen La Mance | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Charleston Gazette 10-14-51, preview p. 11; tour schedule |
51-10-20 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Bloomington IL (Scottish Rite Temple) | John Alexander, Eduardo Rael, Joyce Homier | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Bloomington IL Pantagraph preview 10-14-51, p.3 |
51-10-26 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Rock Hill SC (Winthrop College Auditorium) | John Alexander, Eduardo Rael | Armando Aliberti | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Florence Morning News preview 10-26-51; tour schedule |
51-10-28 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Orlando FL (Muncipal Auditorium) | John Alexander, Edwin Dunning, Elen La Mance | Armando Aliberti | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Orlando Morning Sentinel 10-27-51 preview; performance program |
51-10-30 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Pensacola FL (Saenger Theatre) | John Alexander, Edwin Dunning, Elen La Mance | Armando Aliberti | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; tour schedule |
51-11-05 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Galveston TX (City Auditorium) | John Alexander, Edwin Dunning, Elen La Mance | Armando Aliberti | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Galveston News 11-6-51 review p. 2; tour schedule |
51-11-08 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Ruston LA (Lousiana Tech) | N/A | N/A | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | preview, Ruston Daily Leader 10-31-51, p.1; tour schedule |
51-11-17 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Milwaukee WI (Pabst Theatre) | John Alexander, Edwin Dunning, Elen La Mance | Armando Aliberti | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; tour schedule |
51-11-27 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Durham NC (Duke University - Page Auditorium) | John Alexander, Edwin Dunning, Elen La Mance | N/A | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; tour schedule |
51-11-30 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Philadelphia PA (Academy of Music) | John Alexander, Edwin Dunning, Elen La Mance | N/A | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | partial performance program; Frank Hamilton's Opera in Philadelphia |
51-12-31 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Brooklyn NY (Academy of Music) | Josephine Guido, Eleanor Knapp, Robert Terrizian, Peter Tambakis, William Wilderman, Lloyd Harris, James Ehy | Armando Aliberti | Alfredo Salmaggi's Popular Price Grand Opera Company | NO | N/A | N/A | Brooklyn Daily Eagle 12-21-51 and 12-28-51 previews |
52-06-15 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Montclair NJ | New Jersey Symphony | Samuel Antek | first outdoor pops concert for the NJS | NO | N/A | Traviata-"Ah, fors'e lui & Die Fledermaus-"Czardas" | performance program -LC |
52-10-06 | Bizet | Carmen | Micaela | Syrause NY (War Memorial Auditorium) | Lydia Ibarrondo, Albert Delhaye, Russell George | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | review, Syracuse Herald-Journal, 10-07-52, p.27 |
52-10-10 | Bizet | Carmen | Micaela | Indiana PA (Fisher Auditorium, State Teachers College) | Maria Russo, Armand Cosentino, Eduardo Rael | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Indiana PA Gazette preview 1010-52 |
52-10-14 | Bizet | Carmen | Micaela | Charleston WV (Municipal Auditorium) - Charles Wagner tour | Lydia Ibarrondo, Albert Delhaye, Russell George | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Charleston Gazette 10-15-52 review |
52-10-16 | Bizet | Carmen | Micaela | Youngstown OH (Stambaugh Auditorium) - Charles Wagner tour | Lydia Ibarrondo, Albert Delhaye, Russell George | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
52-10-31 | Bizet | Carmen | Micaela | New Orleans LA (Civic Theater) | Lydia Ibarrondo, Albert Delhaye, Russell George | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | New Orleans Times Picayune review 11-01-52 |
52-11-03 | Bizet | Carmen | Micaela | Galveston TX (City Auditorium) | Lydia Ibarrondo, Albert Delhaye, Russell George | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Galveston News 11-4-52, p.6 |
52-11-09 | Bizet | Carmen | Micaela | Oklahoma City OK | Maria Russo, Armand Cosentino, Russell George | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Performance Program |
52-11-11 | Bizet | Carmen | Micaela | Kansas City MO (Music Hall) | Lydia Ibarrondo, Albert Delhaye, Russell George | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Kansas City MO Times review 11-12-52, p.6 |
52-11-14 | Bizet | Carmen | Micaela | Milwaukee WI (Pabst Theatre) | Lydia Ibarrondo, Albert Delhaye, Russell George | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Performance Program |
52-11-28 | Bizet | Carmen | Micaela | Philadelphia PA (Academy of Music) - Charles Wagner tour | Lydia Ibarrondo, Albert Delhaye, Frank Capelli | Ernesto Barbini | Charles Wagner tour | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
53-04-14 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Erie PA, Erie Philharmonic Orchestra (Strong Vincent Auditorium) | John Alexander, Donald Dixon | Fritz Mahler | concert verison | NO | N/A | N/A | Erie PA Times 4-15-53 review |
53-04-15 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Erie PA, Erie Philharmonic Orchestra (Strong Vincent Auditorium) | John Alexander, Donald Dixon | Fritz Mahler | concert verison | NO | N/A | N/A | Erie PA Times 4-15-53 review |
53-04-18 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | Baltimore MD, Baltimore Civic Opera Company | Eddy Ruhl, Harry Waller, Jack Marvin, Elaine Scott, Elizabeth Jones, Martha Glanz, Joshua Hecht, Benjamin Hubbard | Leigh Martinet | Sills' first Manon. Rosa Ponselle coached Sills in the role | NO | N/A | N/A | Hannover PA Evening Sun cast listing 4-11-53 |
53-07-06 | Herbert | Naughty Marietta | Marietta | Salt Lake City UT (Un. of Utah Stadium Bowl) | John Durary, Grant Garnell, Beryl Jensen, Harold Brereton, Gordon Paxman, Sally Bailey | Maurice Abravanel | part of the annual Summer Festival | NO | N/A | N/A | Ogden Standard-Examiner preview 6-14-53; Utah Co. Herald review7-7-53 |
53-07-07 | Herbert | Naughty Marietta | Marietta | Salt Lake City UT (Un. of Utah Stadium Bowl) | John Durary, Grant Garnell, Beryl Jensen, Harold Brereton, Gordon Paxman, Sally Bailey | Maurice Abravanel | part of the annual Summer Festival | NO | N/A | N/A | Ogden Standard-Examiner preview 6-14-53; Utah Co. Herald review7-7-53 |
53-07-08 | Herbert | Naughty Marietta | Marietta | Salt Lake City UT (Un. of Utah Stadium Bowl) | John Durary, Grant Garnell, Beryl Jensen, Harold Brereton, Gordon Paxman, Sally Bailey | Maurice Abravanel | part of the annual Summer Festival | NO | N/A | N/A | Ogden Standard-Examiner preview 6-14-53; Utah Co. Herald review7-7-53 |
53-07-09 | Herbert | Naughty Marietta | Marietta | Salt Lake City UT (Un. of Utah Stadium Bowl) | John Durary, Grant Garnell, Beryl Jensen, Harold Brereton, Gordon Paxman, Sally Bailey | Maurice Abravanel | part of the annual Summer Festival | NO | N/A | N/A | Ogden Standard-Examiner preview 6-14-53; Utah Co. Herald review7-7-53 |
53-07-10 | Herbert | Naughty Marietta | Marietta | Salt Lake City UT (Un. of Utah Stadium Bowl) | John Durary, Grant Garnell, Beryl Jensen, Harold Brereton, Gordon Paxman, Sally Bailey | Maurice Abravanel | part of the annual Summer Festival | NO | N/A | N/A | Ogden Standard-Examiner preview 6-14-53; Utah Co. Herald review7-7-53 |
53-07-11 | Herbert | Naughty Marietta | Marietta | Salt Lake City UT (Un. of Utah Stadium Bowl) | John Durary, Grant Garnell, Beryl Jensen, Harold Brereton, Gordon Paxman, Sally Bailey | Maurice Abravanel | part of the annual Summer Festival | NO | N/A | N/A | Ogden Standard-Examiner preview 6-14-53; Utah Co. Herald review7-7-53 |
53-07-15 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Salt Lake City UT (University of Utah Stadium Bowl) | John Druary, Grant Garnell | Maurice Abravanel | sung in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Ogden Standard-Examiner preview 6-14-53 |
53-07-16 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Salt Lake City UT (University of Utah Stadium Bowl) | John Druary, Grant Garnell | Maurice Abravanel | sung in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Ogden Standard-Examiner preview 6-14-53 |
53-07-17 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Salt Lake City UT (University of Utah Stadium Bowl) | John Druary, Grant Garnell | Maurice Abravanel | sung in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Ogden Standard-Examiner preview 6-14-53 |
53-07-18 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Salt Lake City UT (University of Utah Stadium Bowl) | John Druary, Grant Garnell | Maurice Abravanel | sung in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Ogden Standard-Examiner preview 6-14-53 |
53-09-15 | Boito | Mefistofele | Helen of Troy | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Jan Peerce, Licia Albanese, June Wilkins, Virginio Assandri, Margaret Roggero, Cesare Curzi | Fausto Cleva | Sills' debut at San Francisco Opera | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
53-09-20 (M) | Boito | Mefistofele | Helen of Troy | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Jan Peerce, Licia Albanese, June Wilkins, Virginio Assandri, Margaret Roggero, Cesare Curzi | Fausto Cleva | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
53-09-23 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Elvira | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Deszo Ernster, Ellen Faull, Jan Peerce, Italo Tajo, Lorenzo Alvary, Barbara Gibson | Tulio Serafin | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
53-09-25 | Strauss, R. | Elektra | Fifth Maidservant | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Margarete Klose, Ludwig Suthaus, Inge Borkh, Ellen Faull, Paul Schoeffler, Desire Ligeti, Eloise Farrell, Ruth Roehr, Cesare Curzi, Jan Gbur, Yvonne Chauveau, Margaret Roggero, June Wilkins, Janice Moudry, Lois Hartzell | Sir Georg Solti | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
53-09-30 | Strauss, R. | Elektra | Fifth Maidservant | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Margarete Klose, Ludwig Suthaus, Inge Borkh, Ellen Faull, Paul Schoeffler, Desire Ligeti, Eloise Farrell, Ruth Roehr, Cesare Curzi, Jan Gbur, Yvonne Chauveau, Margaret Roggero, June Wilkins, Janice Moudry, Lois Hartzell | Sir Georg Solti | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
53-10-13 | Wagner | Walkure | Gerhilde | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Inge Borkh, Margarete Klose, Ludwig Suthaus, Paul Schoeffler, Dezso Ernster, Ellen Faull,Yvonne Chauveau, Janice Moudry, Margaret Roggero, Eloise Farrell, Donna Petersen, June Wilkens | Sir Georg Solti | Classic Sills moment as her horned helmut falls off and clangs to the footlights as she retrieves it and the audience cheers! | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
53-10-18 | Wagner | Walkure | Gerhilde | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Inge Borkh, Margarete Klose, Ludwig Suthaus, Paul Schoeffler, Dezso Ernster, Ellen Faull,Yvonne Chauveau, Janice Moudry, Margaret Roggero, Eloise Farrell, Donna Petersen, June Wilkens | Sir Georg Solti | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
53-10-19 | Boito | Mefistofele | Helen of Troy | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera in Los Angeles | Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Jan Peerce, Licia Albanese, June Wilkins, Virginio Assandri, Margaret Roggero, Cesare Curzi | Fausto Cleva | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
53-10-20 | Strauss, R. | Elektra | Fifth Maidservant | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera in Los Angeles | Margarete Klose, Ludwig Suthaus, Inge Borkh, Ellen Faull, Paul Schoeffler, Desire Ligeti, Eloise Farrell, Ruth Roehr, Cesare Curzi, Jan Gbur, Yvonne Chauveau, Margaret Roggero, June Wilkins, Janice Moudry, Lois Hartzell | Sir Georg Solti | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
53-10-23 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Portland OR, Portland Civic Opera Association | Jan Peerce, David Johnson | Ariel Rubstein | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Portland newspaper review, not dated or identified -LC; performance program-LC |
53-10-25 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Elvira | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera in Los Angeles | Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Deszo Ernster, Ellen Faull, Jan Peerce, Italo Tajo, Lorenzo Alvary, Barbara Gibson | Tulio Serafin | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
53-11-01 | Wagner | Walkure | Gerhilde | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera in Los Angeles | Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Inge Borkh, Margarete Klose, Ludwig Suthaus, Paul Schoeffler, Dezso Ernster, Ellen Faull,Yvonne Chauveau, Janice Moudry, Margaret Roggero, Eloise Farrell, Donna Petersen, June Wilkens | Sir Georg Solti | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
53-12-05 | Bach | Magnificat in D Major | soloist | St. Louis MO, Kiel Aud. | John Druary, Jean Handzlik, Morely Meredith | William B. Heyne | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | St. Louis Dispatch, 12-6-53 |
53-12-06 (M) | Bach | Magnificat in D Major | soloist | St. Louis MO, Kiel Aud. | John Druary, Jean Handzlik, Morely Meredith | William B. Heyne | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | St. Louis Dispatch, 12-6-53 |
54-01-05 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Pikeville MD, Pikeville High School | Charles Curtis, tenor | N/A | joint recital for the Pikeville Concerts Assoc. | NO | N/A | N/A | Pikeville Daily News 12-30-53 announcement-LC |
54-01-20 | Verdi | Requiem | soloist | Hartford CT | John Druary, Betty Allen, Luis Pichardo | Herbert A. France | Hartford Oratorio-Chorale concert | NO | N/A | N/A | Bridgeport CT Sunday Herald 1-3-54 preview |
54-03-28 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | New York NY, Dumont TV Studios | Martial Singher | Giuseppe Bamboschek | Opera Cameos broadcast - half hour of excerpts | YES | private collections - audio of TV broadcast | N/A | New York Times 2-28-54 |
54-04-10 | Romberg | Student Prince | Kathie | Chicago IL - Chicago Theater of the Air (WGN - Mutual Broadcasting System) | John Druary, Raymond Sharp | Henry Weber | live radio broadcast | NO | N/A | N/A | Chicago Tribune review 4-11-54 |
54-07-26 | Verdi | Aida | Aida | Salt Lake City UT, University of Utah football stadium | John Druary, Gloria Lane, Grant Garnell, C. Austin Seager, Robert Peterson, Dale Blackburn, Sally Bailey | Maurice Abravanel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Salt Lake City Tribune 6-1-54 -LC; Ogden Standard-Examiner 7/27/54 review |
54-07-28 | Verdi | Aida | Aida | Salt Lake City UT, University of Utah football stadium | John Druary, Gloria Lane, Grant Garnell, C. Austin Seager, Robert Peterson, Dale Blackburn, Sally Bailey | Maurice Abravanel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Salt Lake City Tribune 6-1-54 -LC; Ogden Standard-Examiner 7/27/54 review |
54-07-30 | Verdi | Aida | Aida | Salt Lake City UT, University of Utah football stadium | John Druary, Gloria Lane, Grant Garnell, C. Austin Seager, Robert Peterson, Dale Blackburn, Sally Bailey | Maurice Abravanel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Salt Lake City Tribune 6-1-54 -LC; Ogden Standard-Examiner 7/27/54 review |
54-07-31 | Verdi | Aida | Aida | Salt Lake City UT, University of Utah football stadium | John Druary, Gloria Lane, Grant Garnell, C. Austin Seager, Robert Peterson, Dale Blackburn, Sally Bailey | Maurice Abravanel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Salt Lake City Tribune 6-1-54 -LC; Ogden Standard-Examiner 7/27/54 review |
54-10-17 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | New York NY, Dumont TV Studios | John Druary, Frank Valentino, Carlo Tomanelli | Giuseppe Bamboschek | Opera Cameos - half-hour of excerpts | NO | N/A | N/A | New York Times, 10-17-54, p.X14 |
55-01-25 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Elvira | Chattanooga TN, Opera Assoc. (City High Sch. Aud.) | Hugh Thompson as Don G. | Werner Wolff | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Chattanooga News 1-24-55; performance program -LC |
55-01-27 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Elvira | Chattanooga TN, Opera Assoc. (City High Sch. Aud.) | Hugh Thompson as Don G. | Werner Wolff | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Chattanooga News 1-24-55; performance program -LC |
55-01-30 | Bizet | Pecheurs de Perles | Leila | New York NY, Dumont TV Studios | Gabor Carelli, Martial Singher | Giuseppe Bamboschek | Opera Cameos - half-hour of excepts | YES | private collections | N/A | Chattanooga News 1-24-55, article mentions date and opera |
55-04-03 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | New York NY, Dumont TV Studios | Paul Knowles, Ettore Bastianini | Giuseppe Bamboschek | Opera Cameos - half-hour of excepts | YES | private collections -full video as bonus on DVD "Made in America" | N/A | Indiana U. Televised Opera Database, Made in America DVD |
55-04-15 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Providence RI (RI School of Design Aud.) | N/A | William Dinneen, acc. | on same program with Brown University Glee Club | NO | N/A | Sills sang The Nightingale and the Rose (Rimsky-Korsakov); Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind (McNair Ilgenfritz); Swans (A. Walter Kramer); Portuguese Folk Song; Los Hijos Del Zebedes (Chapi); 3 Puccini arias: Chi bel sogno, Musetta's Waltz & Vissi d'arte; also sang the solo in "Triumph, all ye ransom'd" from Beethoven's Christ on the Mount of Olives (with the Glee Club) | review in 4-16-55 Providence Journal -LC |
55-07-25 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Jeanne Beauvais, William C. Boehm, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Michael Pollock, James Harwood | Boris Kogan | Musicarnival used the Broadway English-language version called "Rosalinda" | YES | tape exist in the Cleveland Public Library | N/A | perfomance program; Cleveland News, 7-23-55; John Vacha's book on Musicarnival |
55-07-26 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Jeanne Beauvais, William C. Boehm, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Michael Pollock, James Harwood | Boris Kogan | Musicarnival used the Broadway English-language version called "Rosalinda" | NO | N/A | N/A | perfomance program; Cleveland News, 7-23-55; John Vacha's book on Musicarnival |
55-07-27 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Jeanne Beauvais, William C. Boehm, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Michael Pollock, James Harwood | Boris Kogan | Musicarnival used the Broadway English-language version called "Rosalinda" | NO | N/A | N/A | perfomance program; Cleveland News, 7-23-55; John Vacha's book on Musicarnival |
55-07-28 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Jeanne Beauvais, William C. Boehm, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Michael Pollock, James Harwood | Boris Kogan | Musicarnival used the Broadway English-language version called "Rosalinda" | NO | N/A | N/A | perfomance program; Cleveland News, 7-23-55; John Vacha's book on Musicarnival |
55-07-29 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Jeanne Beauvais, William C. Boehm, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Michael Pollock, James Harwood | Boris Kogan | Musicarnival used the Broadway English-language version called "Rosalinda" | NO | N/A | N/A | perfomance program; Cleveland News, 7-23-55; John Vacha's book on Musicarnival |
55-07-30 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Jeanne Beauvais, William C. Boehm, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Michael Pollock, James Harwood | Boris Kogan | Musicarnival used the Broadway English-language version called "Rosalinda" | NO | N/A | N/A | perfomance program; Cleveland News, 7-23-55; John Vacha's book on Musicarnival |
55-07-31 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Jeanne Beauvais, William C. Boehm, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Michael Pollock, James Harwood | Boris Kogan | Musicarnival used the Broadway English-language version called "Rosalinda" | NO | N/A | N/A | perfomance program; Cleveland News, 7-23-55; John Vacha's book on Musicarnival |
55-10-19 | Verdi | Aida | Aida | Paterson, NJ | Irene Kramarich, Vincent Donato, Victor Mincieli, Lewis Appleton, Carlos Sherman | Walter Schoeder | concert version with Philharmonic Society of Greater Paterson | YES | private collections | N/A | Paterson Morning Call article Oct. 7, 1955, p. 13;Paterson NJ Evening News article Oct. 18, 1955, p. 29 |
55-10-29 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera | McChesney, Moody, Leech, Reardon, Pollock | Joseph Rosenstock | Sills debut with the New York City Opera | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
55-11-02 | Tchaikovsky | Golden Slippers (in English) | Oxana | New York City Opera | Richard Cassilly, Donald Gramm, John Reardon, Edith Evans | Joseph Rosenstock | Sills danced out of the golden slippers in the finale. | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
55-11-25 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera on tour to Cleveland OH (Music Hall) | McChesney, Reardon, N. Collier, Pollack | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program -LC |
55-11-26 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera on tour to Cleveland OH (Music Hall) | McChesney, Reardon, N. Collier, Pollack | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program -LC |
55-11-27 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera on tour to Cleveland OH (Music Hall) | McChesney, Reardon, N. Collier, Pollack | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program -LC |
56-01-11 | Montemezzi | Amore dei Tre Re | Fiora | Philadelphia PA, Philadelphia Grand Opera | Ramon Vinay, Frank Guarrera, Fernando Corena | Giuseppe Bamboschek | Sills subs for Vivian della Chiesa and learned the role in 8 days! | NO | N/A | N/A | Philadelphia Evening Bulletin 1/12/56 review LC |
56-01-15 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY, CBS radio studios (Woolworth Hour) | Woolworth Orchestra | Percy Faith | other guests included Louis Armstrong, Hildegarde and Russell Arms | NO | N/A | Sills sang "Ah, fors'e lui" from Traviata | Washington Post Radio listings, 1-15-56, p. J5; New York Age preview article 1-14-56, p.6 |
56-02-03 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY (Carnegie Hall) | Symphony of the Air | Leonard Bernstein | Besides two orchestal works, the program included excerpts from Der Rosenkavalier with Mariquita Moll as Marschallin, Conchita Gaston as Octavian and Sills as Sophie. | NO | N/A | Act II "Presentation of the Rose" and the final trio and closing duet. | New York Times 2-4-56 review, p. 24 |
56-03-31 (M) | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera | McChesney, Moody, Crain, Reardon, Pollock | Joseph Rosenstock | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
56-04-07 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera | Russell, Moody, Leech, Reardon, Pollock | Joseph Rosenstock | Sills substitutes for Beverly Bower | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
56-04-11 | Mozart | The Impressario (Der Schauspieldirektor - in English) | Madame Goldentrill | New York City Opera | Donath, Russell, Pollock, Moody | Joseph Rosenstock | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
56-04-15 (M) | Mozart | The Impressario (Der Schauspieldirektor - in English) | Madame Goldentrill | New York City Opera | Donath, Russell, Pollock, Moody | Moritz von Bomhard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
56-06-24 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Brevard NC (Brevard Music Center) | Orchestra of Facultry and Staff | James Christian Pfohl | N/A | NO | N/A | Qui la voce,Rose Enslaves the Nightingale, Si mes vers avaient des ailes, Ah fors e lui and Sempre libera | performance program |
56-07-07 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY (Lewisohn Stadium) | Stadium Symphony Orchestra | Alfredo Antonini | 13,000 people came to hear Richard Tucker, Eileen Farrell and Sills in the annual "Italian Night" concert | NO | N/A | "Ah fors'e lui" and "Qui la voce" | NY Times 7-9-56 review, p. 26; performance program |
56-07-17 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Memphis TN (Overton Park Shell) | Memphis Concert Orchestra | Noel Gilbert | Music Under The Stars Summer Concert | NO | N/A | "Ah fors'e lui?Sempre libera" "Vilja" and medley from "Countess Maritza" | performance program |
56-07-19 | Bizet | Carmen | Micaela | Philadelphia PA, Robin Hood Dell | Gloria Lane, Richard Cassilly, Arthur Budney | Leonard Bernstein | concert version | NO | N/A | N/A | Philadelphia News 7-19-56; Frank Hamilton Philadelphia annals |
56-07-30 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Mace Barrett, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | N/A | YES | tape exist in the Cleveland Public Library | N/A | Cleveland News 8-11-56; "The Music Went 'Round and Around" by John Vacha |
56-07-31 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Mace Barrett, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cleveland News 8-11-56; "The Music Went 'Round and Around" by John Vacha |
56-08-01 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Mace Barrett, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cleveland News 8-11-56; "The Music Went 'Round and Around" by John Vacha |
56-08-02 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Mace Barrett, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cleveland News 8-11-56; "The Music Went 'Round and Around" by John Vacha |
56-08-03 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Mace Barrett, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cleveland News 8-11-56; "The Music Went 'Round and Around" by John Vacha |
56-08-04 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Mace Barrett, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cleveland News 8-11-56; "The Music Went 'Round and Around" by John Vacha |
56-08-05 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Mace Barrett, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cleveland News 8-11-56; "The Music Went 'Round and Around" by John Vacha |
56-08-06 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Mace Barrett, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cleveland News 8-11-56; "The Music Went 'Round and Around" by John Vacha |
56-08-07 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Mace Barrett, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cleveland News 8-11-56; "The Music Went 'Round and Around" by John Vacha |
56-08-08 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Mace Barrett, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cleveland News 8-11-56; "The Music Went 'Round and Around" by John Vacha |
56-08-09 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Mace Barrett, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cleveland News 8-11-56; "The Music Went 'Round and Around" by John Vacha |
56-08-10 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Mace Barrett, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cleveland News 8-11-56; "The Music Went 'Round and Around" by John Vacha |
56-08-11 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Mace Barrett, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cleveland News 8-11-56; "The Music Went 'Round and Around" by John Vacha |
56-08-12 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Mace Barrett, Lloyd Thomas Leech, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cleveland News 8-11-56; "The Music Went 'Round and Around" by John Vacha |
56-08-13 | Bizet | Carmen | Carmen | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Thomas LLoyd Leech, Norman Treigle, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | Sills sang 14 Carmens in English in a row during a two-week run | YES | tape exist in the Cleveland Public Library | N/A | Cleveland News 8-11-56; performance program |
56-08-14 | Bizet | Carmen | Carmen | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Lloyd Thomas Leech, Norman Treigle, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | Sills sang 14 Carmens in English in a row during a two-week run | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
56-08-15 | Bizet | Carmen | Carmen | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Lloyd Thomas Leech, Norman Treigle, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | Sills sang 14 Carmens in English in a row during a two-week run | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
56-08-16 | Bizet | Carmen | Carmen | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Lloyd Thomas Leech, Norman Treigle, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | Sills sang 14 Carmens in English in a row during a two-week run | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
56-08-17 | Bizet | Carmen | Carmen | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Lloyd Thomas Leech, Norman Treigle, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | Sills sang 14 Carmens in English in a row during a two-week run | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
56-08-18 | Bizet | Carmen | Carmen | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Lloyd Thomas Leech, Norman Treigle, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | Sills sang 14 Carmens in English in a row during a two-week run | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
56-08-19 | Bizet | Carmen | Carmen | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Lloyd Thomas Leech, Norman Treigle, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | Sills sang 14 Carmens in English in a row during a two-week run | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
56-08-20 | Bizet | Carmen | Carmen | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Lloyd Thomas Leech, Norman Treigle, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | Sills sang 14 Carmens in English in a row during a two-week run | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
56-08-21 | Bizet | Carmen | Carmen | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Lloyd Thomas Leech, Norman Treigle, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | Sills sang 14 Carmens in English in a row during a two-week run | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
56-08-22 | Bizet | Carmen | Carmen | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Lloyd Thomas Leech, Norman Treigle, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | Sills sang 14 Carmens in English in a row during a two-week run | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
56-08-23 | Bizet | Carmen | Carmen | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Lloyd Thomas Leech, Norman Treigle, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | Sills sang 14 Carmens in English in a row during a two-week run | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
56-08-24 | Bizet | Carmen | Carmen | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Lloyd Thomas Leech, Norman Treigle, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | Sills sang 14 Carmens in English in a row during a two-week run | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
56-08-25 | Bizet | Carmen | Carmen | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Lloyd Thomas Leech, Norman Treigle, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | Sills sang 14 Carmens in English in a row during a two-week run | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
56-08-26 | Bizet | Carmen | Carmen | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | Lloyd Thomas Leech, Norman Treigle, Stephanie Augustine | Boris Kogan | Sills sang 14 Carmens in English in a row during a two-week run | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
56-09-25 | Thomas | Mignon | Philine | New York City Opera | Frances Bible, Poretta (debut), Verreau (debut) Donald Gramm | Jean Morel | First performance by NYCO | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
56-09-29 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera | McChesney, Moody, Crain, Wilderman, Frances Bible | Joseph Rosenstock | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
56-10-04 | Thomas | Mignon | Philine | New York City Opera | Frances Bible, Poretta , Verreau, Donald Gramm | Jean Morel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
56-10-06 | Thomas | Mignon | Philine | New York City Opera | Frances Bible, Poretta , Verreau, Donald Gramm | Jean Morel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
56-10-12 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera | McChesney, Walter Casselle, Crain, Shriner, Frances Bible | Joseph Rosenstock | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
56-10-30 | Thomas | Mignon | Philine | Philadelphia PA (Academy of Music) | Frances Bible, Franck Poretta, Richard Verreau, Donald Gramm | Jean Morel | New York City Opera on tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Frank Hamilton's "Opera in Philadelphia" |
57-02-03 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Kansas City MO (Music Hall) | Marlys Watters, John Druary, and Ted Scott, with narrator Michael Steele | Thomas Martin & Franz Mittler, acc. | "An Evening with Johann Strauss" | NO | N/A | the program featured music mainly from "Die Fledermaus," The Gypsy Baron," and A Night in Venice" | Kansas City Star preview, 2-3-57 |
57-02-20 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Milwaukee WI (Bruce Hall/Milwaukee Auditorium) | Marlys Watters, John Druary, and Ted Scott, with narrator Michael Steele | Thomas Martin & Franz Mittler, acc. | "An Evening with Johann Strauss" | NO | N/A | the program featured music mainly from "Die Fledermaus," The Gypsy Baron," and A Night in Venice" | performance program |
57-03-07 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Youngstown OH (Stambaugh Auditorium) | Marlys Watters, John Druary, and Ted Scott, with narrator Michael Steele | Thomas Martin & Franz Mittler, acc. | "An Evening with Johann Strauss" | NO | N/A | the program featured music mainly from "Die Fledermaus," The Gypsy Baron," and A Night in Venice" | ad in Greenville PA Record-Argus 2-22-57 |
57-06-24 | Puccini | Tosca | Tosca | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | William Olvis, William Chapman, Michael Pollock, David Reid, Arthur Newman | Boris Kogan | sung in English | YES | tape exists in the Cleveland Public Library; Sills highlights only in private collections | N/A | performance program |
57-06-25 | Puccini | Tosca | Tosca | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | William Olvis, William Chapman, Michael Pollock, David Reid, Arthur Newman | Boris Kogan | sung in English | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
57-06-26 | Puccini | Tosca | Tosca | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | William Olvis, William Chapman, Michael Pollock, David Reid, Arthur Newman | Boris Kogan | sung in English | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
57-06-27 | Puccini | Tosca | Tosca | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | William Olvis, William Chapman, Michael Pollock, David Reid, Arthur Newman | Boris Kogan | sung in English | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
57-06-28 | Puccini | Tosca | Tosca | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | William Olvis, William Chapman, Michael Pollock, David Reid, Arthur Newman | Boris Kogan | sung in English | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
57-06-29 | Puccini | Tosca | Tosca | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | William Olvis, William Chapman, Michael Pollock, David Reid, Arthur Newman | Boris Kogan | sung in English | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
57-06-30 | Puccini | Tosca | Tosca | Cleveland OH, Musicarnival | William Olvis, William Chapman, Michael Pollock, David Reid, Arthur Newman | Boris Kogan | sung in English | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
57-07-20 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY (Lewisohn Stadium) | Stadium Symphony Orchestra | Alfredo Antonini | annual "Italian Night" with Jan Peerce, Eileen Farrell and Richard Torigi | NO | N/A | Sills sang "Una voce poco fa" and "Come per me sereno" and joined the other three soloists in "Addio, dolce svegliare" from Act III of Boheme | NY Times 7-22-57 review, p. 14; performance program |
57-07-21 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY, CBS radio studios (Woolworth Hour) | Woolworth Orchestra | Percy Faith | Crew Cuts, Richard Hayes, Teddie King | NO | N/A | "The Willow Song" from Baby Doe as a teaser for the NYCO premiere 10 days later | performance program -LC; flyer advertizing the program - LC |
57-07-28 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Miami Beach (Miami Beach Municipal Auditorium) | University of Miami Summer Symphony Orchestra | John Bitter | Pops Concert | NO | N/A | Ah, fors'e lui" & Sempre libera, Voices of Spring, Vilia, Czardas from Countess Maritza, Nightingale and the Rose | Miami News review 7-29-57 |
57-08-03 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Brevard NC (Brevard Music Center) | Transylvania Symphony Orchestra | James Christian Pfohl | N/A | NO | N/A | Come per me sereno, Una voce poco fa, Elegia Eterna | performance program |
57-08-04 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Brevard NC (Brevard Music Center) | Orchestra of Facultry and Staff | James Christian Pfohl | N/A | YES | private collections | Bachianas Brasilieras, Je suis Titania | performance program |
57-08-17 | Verdi | Rigoletto | Gilda | Chicago IL, Grant Park | Rudolf Petrak, Cornell MacNeil, Joshua Hecht, Rosemary Anoe | Julius Rudel | outdoor concert verison | NO | N/A | N/A | Grant Park season flyer; Chicago Tribune 4-19-57 review |
57-08-18 | Verdi | Rigoletto | Gilda | Chicago IL, Grant Park | Rudolf Petrak, Cornell MacNeil, Joshua Hecht, Rosemary Anoe | Julius Rudel | outdoor concert verison | NO | N/A | N/A | Grant Park season flyer; Chicago Tribune 4-19-57 review |
57-10-11 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | New York City Opera | John Alexander (debut), Louis Quilico | Arturo Basile | Sills' first Violetta with NYCO | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
57-10-20 (M) | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | New York City Opera | John Alexander, Louis Quilico | Arturo Basile | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
57-10-27 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | New York City Opera | Rounseville, Sherman, Bonini, Lewis, Beattie, Reardon | Franz Allers | First performance by the NYCO | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
57-11-01 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | New York City Opera | Rounseville, Sherman, Bonini, Lewis, Beattie, Reardon | Franz Allers | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
57-11-10 (M) | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | New York City Opera | Rounseville, Sherman, Bonini, Olvis (debut), Beattie, Ludgin | Franz Allers | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
57-11-16 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | New York City Opera | Antonio Constantino, Louis Quilico | Arturo Basile | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
57-12-05 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Adele | Philadelphia PA (Academy of Music) | Thomas Howard, Hilde Gueden, David Cunningham, Ethelwyn Whitmore | Eugene Ormandy | in concert (All Star Concert Series) | NO | N/A | N/A | Frank Hamilton's "Opera in Philadelphia" |
58-01-06 | N/A | TV - One O'Clock Club | soloist | Cleveland OH (WEWS-TV studios) | N/A | undetermined | part of new live programming effort by the station - Sills appeared on the same program for the week | NO | N/A | Sills' selections not listed | Cleveland Plain Dealer preview 1-3-58 and review 1-7-58 |
58-01-07 | N/A | TV - One O'Clock Club | soloist | Cleveland OH (WEWS-TV studios) | N/A | undetermined | part of new live programming effort by the station - Sills appeared on the same program for the week | NO | N/A | Sills' selections not listed | Cleveland Plain Dealer preview 1-3-58 and review 1-7-58 |
58-01-08 | N/A | TV - One O'Clock Club | soloist | Cleveland OH (WEWS-TV studios) | N/A | undetermined | part of new live programming effort by the station - Sills appeared on the same program for the week | NO | N/A | Sills' selections not listed | Cleveland Plain Dealer preview 1-3-58 and review 1-7-58 |
58-01-09 | N/A | TV - One O'Clock Club | soloist | Cleveland OH (WEWS-TV studios) | N/A | undetermined | part of new live programming effort by the station - Sills appeared on the same program for the week | NO | N/A | Sills' selections not listed | Cleveland Plain Dealer preview 1-3-58 and review 1-7-58 |
58-01-10 | N/A | TV - One O'Clock Club | soloist | Cleveland OH (WEWS-TV studios) | N/A | undetermined | part of new live programming effort by the station - Sills appeared on the same program for the week | NO | N/A | Sills' selections not listed | Cleveland Plain Dealer preview 1-3-58 and review 1-7-58 |
58-02-18 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Toronto, Canada (Maple Leaf Gardens) | Thomas Howard | Alfredo Antonini | "A Viennese Night" with Toronto Symphony Orchestra | NO | N/A | Sills sang Voices of Spring, Czardas from Countess Maritza, selections from Merry Widow and the duet My Hero | performance program; Toronto Globe & Mail review 2-19-58 |
58-02-23 (M) | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Wichita KS (East High School Auditorium) | John Druary, Hugh Thompson | James Robertson | concert version | NO | N/A | N/A | Wichita Eagle review 2-24-58 |
58-02-24 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Wichita KS (East High School Auditorium) | John Druary, Hugh Thompson | James Robertson | concert version | NO | N/A | N/A | Wichita Eagle review 2-24-58 |
58-03-04 | Puccini | Boheme | Musetta | San Francisco CA (Cosmopolitan Opera - War Memoral Opera House) | Lucine Amara, Barry MorrellFrank Valentino, Norman Treigle | Carlo Moresco | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Strange Child of Chaos (Treigle biography); Opera News 2-10-58 U.S. Calendar |
58-03-07 | Bizet | Carmen | Micaela | San Francisco CA (Cosmopolitan Opera - War Memoral Opera House) | Jean Madeira, Robert Rounseville, Norman Treigle | Carlo Moresco | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Strange Child of Chaos (Treigle biography); Opera News 2-10-58 U.S. Calendar |
58-03-24 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY, City Center of Music and Drama | New York City Center Orchestra | Julius Rudel | a "showcase' evening featuring performers from the opera, ballet, theater and musical theater companies associated with City Center | NO | N/A | Sills sang The Willow Song from Baby Doe | performance program |
58-04-03 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Walter Cassel, Martha Lipton | Emerson Buckley | First Performance by the NYCO and Sills' first Baby Doe | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
58-04-05 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Walter Cassel, Martha Lipton | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
58-04-11 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Walter Cassel, Ruth Kobart (debut) | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
58-08-18 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Fort Worth TX, Casa Manana | Jim Hawthorne, Morgan Stewart, Joan Carroll | William Baer | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Fort Worth Star Telegram 8-20-58 review and ad-LC |
58-08-19 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Fort Worth TX, Casa Manana | Jim Hawthorne, Morgan Stewart, Joan Carroll | William Baer | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Fort Worth Star Telegram 8-20-58 review and ad-LC |
58-08-20 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Fort Worth TX, Casa Manana | Jim Hawthorne, Morgan Stewart, Joan Carroll | William Baer | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Fort Worth Star Telegram 8-20-58 review and ad-LC |
58-08-21 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Fort Worth TX, Casa Manana | Jim Hawthorne, Morgan Stewart, Joan Carroll | William Baer | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Fort Worth Star Telegram 8-20-58 review and ad-LC |
58-08-22 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Fort Worth TX, Casa Manana | Jim Hawthorne, Morgan Stewart, Joan Carroll | William Baer | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Fort Worth Star Telegram 8-20-58 review and ad-LC |
58-08-23 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Fort Worth TX, Casa Manana | Jim Hawthorne, Morgan Stewart, Joan Carroll | William Baer | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Fort Worth Star Telegram 8-20-58 review and ad-LC |
58-08-23 (M) | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Fort Worth TX, Casa Manana | Jim Hawthorne, Morgan Stewart, Joan Carroll | William Baer | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Fort Worth Star Telegram 8-20-58 review and ad-LC |
58-09-08 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | Cleveland Oh, Musicarnival | Walter Cassel, Margery Mayer, Mack, Kregs | Boris Kogan | n | YES | tape exist in the Cleveland Public Library | N/A | performance program |
58-09-09 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | Cleveland Oh, Musicarnival | Walter Cassel, Margery Mayer, Mack, Kregs | Boris Kogan | n | n | N/A | N/A | performance program |
58-09-10 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | Cleveland Oh, Musicarnival | Walter Cassel, Margery Mayer, Mack, Kregs | Boris Kogan | n | n | N/A | N/A | performance program |
58-09-11 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | Cleveland Oh, Musicarnival | Walter Cassel, Margery Mayer, Mack, Kregs | Boris Kogan | n | n | N/A | N/A | performance program |
58-09-12 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | Cleveland Oh, Musicarnival | Walter Cassel, Margery Mayer, Mack, Kregs | Boris Kogan | n | n | N/A | N/A | performance program |
58-09-13 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | Cleveland Oh, Musicarnival | Walter Cassel, Margery Mayer, Mack, Kregs | Boris Kogan | n | n | N/A | N/A | performance program |
58-09-14 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | Cleveland Oh, Musicarnival | Walter Cassel, Margery Mayer, Mack, Kregs | Boris Kogan | n | n | N/A | N/A | performance program |
58-10-09 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Walter Cassel, Frances Bible | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
58-10-12 (M) | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | New York City Opera | John Alexander, Walter Cassel | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
58-10-17 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Walter Cassel, Ruth Kobart | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
58-10-31 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | New York City Opera | Reardon, Scott, Alexander, Ludgin | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
58-11-04 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Philadephia (Academy of Music) | John Reardon, John Alexander, Jack Harrold, Helena Scott, Chester Ludgin | Julius Rudel | New York City Opera on tour - one night engagement | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Frank Hamilton's "Opera in Philadelphia" |
58-11-09 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera | Herbert, Moody, Crain, Driscoll, Reardon | Seymour Lipkin | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
59-04-03 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Walter Cassel, Frances Bible | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
59-04-26 | Weisgall | Six Characters in Search of an Author | Coloratura | New York City Opera | McChesney, Williams, Timberlake (debut), Macurdy, Voketaitis, Darian (debut) | Sylvain Levin | World premiere | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
59-04-30 | Weisgall | Six Characters in Search of an Author | Coloratura | New York City Opera | McChesney, Williams, Timberlake, Macurdy, Voketaitis, Darian | Sylvain Levin | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
59-05-02 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Walter Cassel, Ruth Kobart | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
60-02-14 (M) | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Walter Cassel, Frances Bible | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
60-02-18 | Weisgall | Six Characters in Search of an Author | Coloratura | New York City Opera | Howard Fried, Grant Williams, Craig Timberlake, John Macurdy, Arnold Voketaitis, Joy Clements, Regina Sarfaty, Beatrice Krebs | Julius Rudel | Sills had sung a student matinee of The Ballad of Baby Doe in the afternoon | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
60-02-18 (M) | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Walter Cassel, Frances Bible | Emerson Buckley | Student Matinee | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
60-02-28 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera (tour to Washington DC) - Lisner Auditorium | Walter Cassel, Frances Bible | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
60-02-29 | Weisgall | Six Characters in Search of an Author | Coloratura | New York City Opera (tour to Washington DC) - Lisner Auditorium | Howard Fried, Grant Williams, Craig Timberlake, John Macurdy, Arnold Voketaitis, Joy Clements, Regina Sarfaty, Beatrice Krebs | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Washington Evening Star review 3-1-60 |
60-03-05 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera (tour to Chicago IL) - Lyric Opera House | Walter Cassel, Frances Bible, Beatrice Krebs | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
60-06-25 | Verdi | Aida | Aida | Central City CO, Central City Opera | Eddy Ruhl (replacing William Olvis after the first performance), Rosalind Elias | Emerson Buckley | Sills alternated with Maria Ferriero as Aida in 18 performances between June 25 & July 23. Sills' actual dates have not been verified yet - for now, 9 performances altenating every other date have been chosen. | NO | N/A | sung in English | Opera in Central City- Allen Young p. 47; season program; Denver Post photo 6-27-60 |
60-06-28 | Verdi | Aida | Aida | Central City CO, Central City Opera | Eddy Ruhl (replacing William Olvis after the first performance), Rosalind Elias | Emerson Buckley | Sills alternated with Maria Ferriero as Aida in 18 performances between June 25 & July 23. Sills' actual dates have not been verified yet - for now, 9 performances altenating every other date have been chosen. | NO | N/A | sung in English | Opera in Central City- Allen Young p. 47; season program; Denver Post photo 6-27-60 |
60-06-30 | Verdi | Aida | Aida | Central City CO, Central City Opera | Eddy Ruhl (replacing William Olvis after the first performance), Rosalind Elias | Emerson Buckley | Sills alternated with Maria Ferriero as Aida in 18 performances between June 25 & July 23. Sills' actual dates have not been verified yet - for now, 9 performances altenating every other date have been chosen. | NO | N/A | sung in English | Opera in Central City- Allen Young p. 47; season program; Denver Post photo 6-27-60 |
60-07-05 | Verdi | Aida | Aida | Central City CO, Central City Opera | Eddy Ruhl (replacing William Olvis after the first performance), Rosalind Elias | Emerson Buckley | Sills alternated with Maria Ferriero as Aida in 18 performances between June 25 & July 23. Sills' actual dates have not been verified yet - for now, 9 performances altenating every other date have been chosen. | NO | N/A | sung in English | Opera in Central City- Allen Young p. 47; season program; Denver Post photo 6-27-60 |
60-07-09 | Verdi | Aida | Aida | Central City CO, Central City Opera | Eddy Ruhl (replacing William Olvis after the first performance), Rosalind Elias | Emerson Buckley | Sills alternated with Maria Ferriero as Aida in 18 performances between June 25 & July 23. Sills' actual dates have not been verified yet - for now, 9 performances altenating every other date have been chosen. | NO | N/A | sung in English | Opera in Central City- Allen Young p. 47; season program; Denver Post photo 6-27-60 |
60-07-12 | Verdi | Aida | Aida | Central City CO, Central City Opera | Eddy Ruhl (replacing William Olvis after the first performance), Rosalind Elias | Emerson Buckley | Sills alternated with Maria Ferriero as Aida in 18 performances between June 25 & July 23. Sills' actual dates have not been verified yet - for now, 9 performances altenating every other date have been chosen. | NO | N/A | sung in English | Opera in Central City- Allen Young p. 47; season program; Denver Post photo 6-27-60 |
60-07-15 | Verdi | Aida | Aida | Central City CO, Central City Opera | Eddy Ruhl (replacing William Olvis after the first performance), Rosalind Elias | Emerson Buckley | Sills alternated with Maria Ferriero as Aida in 18 performances between June 25 & July 23. Sills' actual dates have not been verified yet - for now, 9 performances altenating every other date have been chosen. | NO | N/A | sung in English | Opera in Central City- Allen Young p. 47; season program; Denver Post photo 6-27-60 |
60-07-19 | Verdi | Aida | Aida | Central City CO, Central City Opera | Eddy Ruhl (replacing William Olvis after the first performance), Rosalind Elias | Emerson Buckley | Sills alternated with Maria Ferriero as Aida in 18 performances between June 25 & July 23. Sills' actual dates have not been verified yet - for now, 9 performances altenating every other date have been chosen. | NO | N/A | sung in English | Opera in Central City- Allen Young p. 47; season program; Denver Post photo 6-27-60 |
60-07-21 | Verdi | Aida | Aida | Central City CO, Central City Opera | Eddy Ruhl (replacing William Olvis after the first performance), Rosalind Elias | Emerson Buckley | Sills alternated with Maria Ferriero as Aida in 18 performances between June 25 & July 23. Sills' actual dates have not been verified yet - for now, 9 performances altenating every other date have been chosen. | NO | N/A | sung in English | Opera in Central City- Allen Young p. 47; season program; Denver Post photo 6-27-60 |
60-11-21 | Puccini | Tosca | Tosca | Jackson MS, Opera Guild (Murrah HS Aud.) | Eddy Ruhl, Thomas Glennon, Brock Loper, Jack Davis, William Sanders, Samuel B. Johnson, Helen Cain, James Metts | Harold Avery | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program, Jackson Daily News review 11-22-60 |
60-11-22 | Puccini | Tosca | Tosca | Jackson MS, Opera Guild (Murrah HS Aud.) | Eddy Ruhl, Thomas Glennon, Brock Loper, Jack Davis, William Sanders, Samuel B. Johnson, Helen Cain, James Metts | Harold Avery | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program, Jackson Daily News review 11-22-60 |
60-12-31 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Houston TX , Symphony Hall | Houston Symphony | Andre Kostelanetz | New Year's Eve concert with Spanish theme | NO | N/A | Una Voce Poco Fa, Estrellita, Granada, Les Filles de Cadix | Houston Chronicle 1-1-61 |
61-02-04 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY, Carnegie Hall | New York Philharmonic | Andre Kostelanetz | N/A | NO | N/A | Granados, Ponce, Lara & Castellanos (includes all three she recorded with Kostelanetz at the same time) plus Una voce poco fa | New York Times review 2-6-61; printed program |
61-02-25 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Rutherford NJ, Fairleigh-Dickinson University | Richard Ames, Mjerial Bjerken, Elbert Aldridge, Joan Roberts, Ralph Blane, Sue Read | N/A | Concert for the dedication of the Estelle Liebling Little Theater | NO | N/A | Baby Doe-Willow Song & Una Voce Poco Fa | dedication program -LC |
61-08-18 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Chicago IL, Grant Park | John Alexander, Norman Treigle | Julius Rudel | "French Night" concert with GP Symphony | NO | N/A | Jewel Song | Chicago Tribune 8-19-61 review |
61-08-20 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Chicago IL, Grant Park | John Alexander, Norman Treigle | Julius Rudel | "French Night" concert with GP Symphony | NO | N/A | Jewel Song | Chicago Tribune 8-19-61 review |
62-02-28 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | Boston, Boston Opera Group (Donnelly Memorial Theatre | John Alexander, Norman Treigle, Robert Trehy | Osbourne McConathy | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program -LC |
62-03-02 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | Boston MA, Boston Opera Group (Donnelly Memorial Theatre | John Alexander, Norman Treigle, Robert Trehy | Osbourne McConathy | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program -LC |
62-03-04 | N/A | TV - American Musical Theatre Workshop-WCBS-TV | soloist | New York NY, WCBS Studios | Earl Wrightson, host, CBS Symphony Orchestra | Alfredo Antonini | Profile of composer Douglas Moore | YES | private collections -recording includes interview with Sills after the 3-19-01 showing at the Museum of TV & Radio; also DVD -private collections | Willow Song (Baby Doe) & When All is Still and Fair (Wings of the Dove) [Willow Song now reproduced on the DVD "Made in America"] | Museum of TV & Radio, New York City catalog |
62-03-23 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Chapman, Frances Bible | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
62-04-08 (M) | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Ludgin, Frances Bible | Kurt Saffir | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
62-04-30 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Hyannis MA | Cape Cod Symphony | Jennings Butterfield | debut concert of the CCS | NO | N/A | Depuis le jour, Un voce poco fa, Nightingale and the Rose | Christian Science Monitor 5-1-62 -LC |
62-06-30 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Cleveland OH, Cleveland Summer Orchestra Pops Concert | Robert Nagy, Edith Gordon, Charles Roe, Grace Reginald, Grant Williams, Dale Moore | Louis Lane | outdoor concert | NO | N/A | excerpts from Die Fledermaus and Merry Widow | Cleveland Plain Dealer review 7-2-62 LC |
62-07-21 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Los Angeles CA (Hollywood Bowl) | Hollywood Bowl Pops Orchestra | Andre Kostelanetz | "A Night of Spanish Music" | NO | N/A | Granados "Lady and the Nightingale," Rossini's "Una voce poco fa," Ponce-"Estrellita," De Lara- "Granada" & "La Morena" | printed program |
62-10-24 | Moore | Wings of the Dove | Milly Theale | New York City Opera | Sarfaty, Ukena, Kraft, Reardon, Foster | Emerson Buckley | Sills first performance as Milly Theale | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
62-10-27 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Tampa FL, Tampa Philharmonic | Earl Wrightson | Alfredo Antonini | Symphony Gala "Oriental Night" | NO | N/A | The Rose Enslaves The Nightingale, Hymn to the Sun, Liu's two arias from Turandot, Romance and duet from Desert Song | performance program -LC |
62-10-31 | Charpentier | Louise | Louise | New York City Opera | John Alexander (sub. for Crain), Norman Treigle, Turner | Jean Morel | In her autobiographies. Sills says a great performance, critic called it bland | NO | N/A | NYCO Annals | |
62-11-08 | Moore | Wings of the Dove | Milly Theale | New York City Opera | Sarfaty, Ukena, Kraft, Reardon, Foster | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | "Depuis le jour," "Una voce poco fa" and "The Nightingale and the Rose" | performance program -LC |
63-02-15 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | Boston MA, Boston Opera Group (Donnelly Memorial Theatre) | Thomas Hayward, Norman Treigle, Arthur Budney, Corinne Curry, Eunice Alberts, James Hurst | Osbourne McConathy | First Faust with Norman Treigle, Sarah Caldwell director | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program -LC |
63-02-23 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | Boston MA, Boston Opera Group (Donnelly Memorial Theatre) | Thomas Hayward, Norman Treigle, Arthur Budney, Corinne Curry, Eunice Alberts, James Hurst | Osbourne McConathy | First Faust with Norman Treigle, Sarah Caldwell director | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program -LC |
63-03-11 | Bach | St. Matthew's Passion | soloist | New York NY, Carnegie Hall | American Symphony Orchestra | Leopold Stokowski | with Louise Parker, Rudolf Petrak, William Wiederanders, Gene Boucher | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; NY Times review 3/12/63 |
63-04-28 (M) | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Walter Cassel, Ruth Kobart | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
63-05-12 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Walter Cassel, Ruth Kobart | Kurt Saffir | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
63-05-31 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York City, Philharmonic Hall | New York Philharmonic | Andre Kostelanetz | "Vienna Night" | NO | N/A | Martern aller Arten, Alleluia from Exsultate, Marietta's Lied, Yours is My Heart Alone, Fledermaus Czardas | performance program -LC |
63-06-01 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York City, Philharmonic Hall | New York Philharmonic | Andre Kostelanetz | "Vienna Night" | NO | N/A | Martern aller Arten, Alleluia from Exsultate, Marietta's Lied, Yours is My Heart Alone, Fledermaus Czardas | performance program -LC |
63-06-02 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York City, Philharmonic Hall | New York Philharmonic | Andre Kostelanetz | "Vienna Night" | NO | N/A | Martern aller Arten, Alleluia from Exsultate, Marietta's Lied, Yours is My Heart Alone, Fledermaus Czardas | performance program -LC |
63-07-27 | Puccini | Boheme | Musetta | New York City, Lewisohn Stadium | Teresa Stratas,Barry Morell,Ercole Bertolino,David Clatworthy,Arnold Voketaitis | Julius Rudel | concert version | NO | N/A | N/A | NYT 7-29-63 review; performance program |
63-07-29 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | Robin Hood Dell | Fredricks,Scovotti,Cunningham | Franz Allers | performance rained out after Act I | NO | N/A | N/A | Philadelphia Inquirer 7/30/63 review; performance program-LC |
63-08-17 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Honolulu HI, Honolulu Symphony Orchestra | N/A | Andre Kostelanetz | "Vienese Night" at Waikiki Shell | NO | N/A | Marietta's Lied,Alleluia from Exsultate,two arias from Fledermaus,Blue Danube, Yours Is My Heart Alone, Vienna City of My Dreams, My Hero | performance program -LC |
63-10-20 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | New York City Opera | John Craig, Igor Gorin | Franco Patan? | New production | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
63-10-25 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | New York City Opera | John Craig, Igor Gorin | Franco Patan? | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
63-11-02 (M) | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | New York City Opera | Metcalf, Harrold, Card, William McDonald, D. Smith | Felix Popper | Sills subs for Beverly Bower | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
63-11-13 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Fort Worth TX, Fort Worth Opera (Will Rogers Auditorium) | Brian Sullivan, William Pickett, Olyve Abbott | Rudolf Kruger | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Ft. Worth Star-Telegram 11/12/63 preview; Ft. Worth Press 11/14/63 review |
63-11-15 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Fort Worth TX, Fort Worth Opera (Will Rogers Auditorium) | Brian Sullivan, William Pickett, Baird | Rudolf Kruger | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Ft. Worth Star-Telegram 11/12/63 preview; Ft. Worth Press 11/14/63 review |
63-11-17 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | New York City Opera in Ann Arbor MI | Saunders, Brooks, Reardon, Malas, McCollum, Paul | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-16-63 |
63-11-25 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Hyannis MA | Cape Cod Symphony (Barnstable High School Auditorium0 | Jennings Butterfield | N/A | NO | N/A | O mio babino caro & Je Suis Titania | Cape Cod Standard-Times 11-11-63 preview -LC |
63-11-26 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | New York City Opera in East Lansing MI | LoMonaco, Reardon | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-16-63, US Calendar |
63-11-29 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | New York City Opera in Geneseo NY | Poretta, Ludgin | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-16-63, US Calendar |
63-12-03 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | New York City Opera in Geneseo NY | Willauer, Summers, Ludgin, Malas, Poretta, Bottcher | N/A | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-16-63 |
63-12-06 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | New York City Opera in Ithaca NY (Cornell U.-Bailey Hall) | Endich, Summers, Reardon, Malas, Poretta, Metcalf, Paul | N/A | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-16-63; performance program cutting |
63-12-09 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY, City Center of Music and Drama | performers from all the member companies of City Center | Julius Rudel | 20th anniversary celebration of City Center - excerpts from previous productions | NO | N/A | Willow Song from Baby Doe | performance program -LC |
64-01-29 | Mozart | Zauberflote | Queen of the Night | Boston, MA, Boston Opera Group | L?opold Simoneau, Martyn Green, Chester Watson, Netania Davrath | Sarah Caldwell | Sills' first Queen of the Night | NO | N/A | N/A | Boston Opera Group season flyer, Boston Herald 1-30-64 review |
64-02-10 | Stravinsky | Les Noces | soloist | Cambdridge MA - Harvard University Deparment of Music (Sanders Theater | Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, plus Eunice Alberts, James Miller, John Ring | Leon Kirchner | The concert also included 2 four-hand Schubert piano pieces & Leon Kirchner's Concerto for Violin, Cello, 10 Winds& Percussion | NO | N/A | N/A | Boston Globe 2-11-64 review; performance program |
64-02-27 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New Orleans LA, New Orleans Opera | Andre Turp, Norman Treigle, Michael Devlin, Edith Evans | Knud Andersson | N/A | YES | VAI 1121-2 - commercially released CDs | N/A | New Orleans Opera Annals, program in LC |
64-02-29 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New Orleans LA, New Orleans Opera | Andre Turp, Norman Treigle, Michael Devlin, Edith Evans | Knud Andersson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | New Orleans Opera Annals, program in LC |
64-03-11 | Donizetti | Elisir d'Amore | Adina | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston | Dino Formichini,Ercole Bertolino, Gimi Beni, Leyna Gabriele | Sarah Caldwell | Only performance of Adina in Sills' career | NO | N/A | N/A | Boston Globe 3-12-64 review; performance program |
64-04-07 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Fort Lauderdale FL (War Memorial Auditorium) | Fort Lauderdale Symphony | Emerson Buckley | concert of music set to works by Shakespeare | NO | N/A | Hamlet Mad Scene, I Capuleti, R&J Waltz Song, Macbeth Drinking Song, Otello Willow Song and Ave Maria | Ft. Lauderdale News 4-8-64 review |
64-04-08 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Palm Beach FL, Royal Poinciana Playhouse | Fort Lauderdale Symphony | Emerson Buckley | concert of music set to works by Shakespeare | NO | N/A | Hamlet Mad Scene, I Capuleti, R&J Waltz Song, Macbeth Drinking Song, Otello Willow Song and Ave Maria | Palm Beach Post 4-10-64 review |
64-08-08 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Chicago Il, Grant Park | John Alexander,Norman Treigle,Spiro Malas,Tatiana Troyanos | Julius Rudel | concert version | NO | N/A | N/A | Chicago American 8-10-64 review -LC |
64-10-11 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera | Reardon, Elgar (debut), Crain, Richard Fredricks, Cass (debut), D. Smith | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
64-10-16 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera | Reardon, Elgar, Crain, Richard Fredricks, Cass, D. Smith | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
64-10-25 (M) | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera | Stamford (debut), P. Welting, Citarelli, Metcalf, Cass, D. Smith | Felix Popper | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
64-10-31 (M) | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Donald Gramm, Newton (debut), Ara Berberian, McCollum, Metcalf, P. Brooks | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
64-11-06 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Donald Gramm, Newton (debut), Paul, Crader (debut), Krause, Metcalf, Bergy (sub. for P. Brooks) | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
64-11-07 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera | Stamford , Elgar, Crain, Ledbetter, Spiro Malas, D. Smith | Felix Popper | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
64-11-13 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Norman Treigle, Dominic Cossa, Ledbetter, Kleinman | Julius Rudel | Sills' first Marguerite with NYCO | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
64-11-15 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Spiro Malas, Wilauer, Ara Berberian, K rause, Metcalf, Bergey (sub. for P. Brooks) | Julius Rudel | in English (Sills subed for Juanita King who was not to sing with the NYCO that season) | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
64-11-17 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera in Syracuse NY | Welting, Citarelli, Stamford, Ledbetter, Spiro Malas | Felix Popper | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-14-64, US Calendar |
64-11-20 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera in Ann Arbor MI | Anne Elgar, Jon Crain, John Stamford, William Ledbetter, Spiro Malas, Beverly Evans, Kellis Miller, Coley Worth, David Smith | Felix Popper | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Performance Program; Opera News 11-14-64, US Calendar |
64-11-21 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera in Detroit MI | Welting, Crain, Stamford, Ledbetter, Spiro Malas | Felix Popper | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-14-64, US Calendar |
64-11-23 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | New York City Opera in East Lansing MI (Michigan State U. Auditorium) | Michele Molese, Ara Berberian, Ron Bottcher, Tatiana Troyanos, Beverly Evans, William Ledbetter | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Michigan State Journal 11-24-64 review; Opera News 11-14-64 US Calendar |
64-11-24 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera in East Lansing MI (Michigan State U. Auditorium) | Elgar, Crain, Stamford, Ledbetter, Spiro Malas | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-14-64, US Calendar |
64-11-25 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | New York City Opera at Indianapolis IN | Michele Molese, Ara Berberian, Sherill Milnes, Tatiana Troyanos, Beverly Evans, William Ledbetter | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-14-64 US Calendar |
64-11-27 (M) | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera in Indianapolis IN | Elgar, Crain, Stamford, Ledbetter, Spiro Malas | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-14-64, US Calendar |
64-11-29 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | New York City Opera in Chicago IL (Arie Crown Theater, McCormick Place) | John Reardon, Anne Elgar | Julius Rudel | Sills substituted for Nadja Witkowska | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-14-64, US Calendar; Chicago Tribune review 11-30-64 |
64-11-29 (M) | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera in Chicago IL (Arie Crown Theater, McCormick Place) | Anne Elgar, Jon Crain, John Stamford, William Ledbetter, Spiro Malas, Coley Worth | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-14-64, US Calendar; Chicago Sun-Times review 11-30-64 |
64-12-03 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera in Columbus OH | Elgar, Crain, Stamford, Ledbetter, Spiro Malas | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-14-64, US Calendar |
64-12-04 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera in Huntington WV | Welting Crain, Krause, Bottcher, Spiro Malas | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-14-64, US Calendar |
64-12-05 | Hanson | Merry Mount | Lady Marigold Sandys | San Antonio TX, San Antonio Symphony | Brian Sullivan, Chester Ludgin, Valfrido Patacchi | Howard Hanson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | San Antonio Light 12-06-64 review |
64-12-05 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera in Urbana IL | Elgar, Crain, Stamford, Ledbetter, Spiro Malas | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-14-64, US Calendar |
64-12-07 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | New York City Opera in Muncie IN | Welting, David Rae Smith, Emile Renan | Dean Ryan | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 12-5-64, US Calendar |
64-12-26 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | New York City Opera in Chicago IL (Arie Crown Theater, McCormick Place) | John Craig, Sherrill Milnes (sub. For Cossa),Marlena Kleinman, Richard Krause, David Smith, William Ledbetter, Lee Cass | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Chicago Tribune review 12-27-64 |
64-12-31 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera in Chicago IL (Arie Crown Theater, McCormick Place) | Anne Elgar, Beverly Evans, John Stamford, Jon Crain | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 12-5-64, US Calendar; Chicago Tribune cast listings 12-27-64 |
65-01-02 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Sonia | New York City Opera in Chicago IL (Arie Crown Theater, McCormick Place) | John Reardon, Jon Crain, Anne Elgar, David Rae Smith, Emile Renan | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 12-5-64, US Calendar; Chicago Tribune cast listings 12-27-64 |
65-01-11 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | Boston MA - Boston Opera Group | Lynn Blair, Donald Grobe, David Lloyd, Guus Hoekman, Karol Kostka | Sarah Caldwell | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Boston Globe 1-12-65 review, performance program |
65-01-13 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | Boston MA - Boston Opera Group | Lynn Blair, Donald Grobe, David Lloyd, Guus Hoekman, Karol Kostka | Sarah Caldwell | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Boston Globe 1-12-65 review, performance program |
65-01-20 | Leoncavallo | Pagliacci (in English) | Nedda | Fort Worth TX, Fort Worth Opera (Will Rogers Auditorium) | Chester Ludgin, Jean Deis, Howard Fried, William Pickett | Rudolf Kruger | Sills's only Neddas | NO | N/A | N/A | Ft. Worth Star-Telegram 1-21-65 review |
65-01-20 | Supp? | Sch?ne Galatea (in English) | Galatea | Fort Worth TX, Fort Worth Opera (Will Rogers Auditorium) | John McCollum, Gimi Beni, Howard Fried | Rudolf Kruger | Sills's on Galateas | NO | N/A | N/A | Ft. Worth Star-Telegram 1-21-65 review |
65-01-22 | Leoncavallo | Pagliacci (in English) | Nedda | Fort Worth TX, Fort Worth Opera (Will Rogers Auditorium) | Chester Ludgin, Jean Deis, Howard Fried, William Pickett | Rudolf Kruger | Sills's only Neddas | NO | N/A | N/A | Ft. Worth Star-Telegram 1-21-65 review |
65-01-22 | Supp? | Sch?ne Galatea (in English) | Galatea | Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Opera (Will Rogers Auditorium) | John McCollum, Gimi Beni, Howard Fried | Rudolf Kruger | Sills's on Galateas | NO | N/A | N/A | Ft. Worth Star-Telegram 1-21-65 review |
65-02-21 | Nono | Intolleranza | soloist | Boston MA, Opera Company of Boston | Lawrence White, Margaret Roggero, Ercole Bertolino, Guus Hoekman | Bruno Maderna | N/A | YES (actually the audio of the televised production, shown on WGBH a year later, made up of the best of the two live performances) | private collections | N/A | Opera News 5-1-65, p. 34 review; NYT 2-22-65 review |
65-02-21(M) | Nono | Intolleranza | soloist | Boston MA, Opera Company of Boston | Lawrence White, Margaret Roggero, Ercole Bertolino, Guus Hoekman | Bruno Maderna | The originally planned Friday night performance had to be cancelled because of a delay in Nono's visa approval and because of a sick tenor who had to be replaced. So two performances were given on Sunday, Feb. 21, 1965, one afternoon and one evening performance | YES (actually the audio of the televised production, shown on WGBH a year later, made up of the best of the two live performances) | private collections | N/A | Opera News 5-1-65, p. 34 review; NYT 2-22-65 review |
65-02-24 | N/A | Concert | soloist soloist | Boston MA (War Memorial Auditorium) | six Greater Boston choruses | G. Wallace Woodworth | concert for the dedication of the War Memorial Auditorium | NO | N/A | premiere of Daniel Pinkham's "Canticle of Praise" | Boston Globe preview article 2-14-65; Pinkham entry in "Boston Composers Project by L. S. Blotner (MIT Press, 1983) |
65-03-07 (M) | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Walter Cassel, Ruth Kobart, (sub. for Turner) | Robert Baustian | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
65-03-10 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Boston MA, Opera Company of Boston (Back Bay Theater) | Eunice Alberts, Edith Evans, Guus Hoekman, David Lloyd, John Reardon | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Boston Globe 3-7-65 preview, performance program |
65-03-12 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Boston MA, Opera Company of Boston (Back Bay Theater) | Eunice Alberts, Edith Evans, Guus Hoekman, David Lloyd, John Reardon | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Boston Globe 3-7-65 preview, performance program |
65-03-22 | Mozart | Nozze di Figaro (in English) | Countess | Miami FL, Miami Opera (Dade Co. Auditorium) | Donald Gramm, Frances Bible, Lorenzo Alvary, Chester Ludgin, Beverly Christiansen | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Miami Herald 3-23-65 |
65-03-24 | Mozart | Nozze di Figaro (in English) | Countess | Miami Beach FL, Opera (Miami Beach Auditorium) | Donald Gramm, Frances Bible, Lorenzo Alvary, Chester Ludgin, Beverly Christiansen | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Miami Beach Reporter 3-25-65 |
65-03-27 | Mozart | Nozze di Figaro (in English) | Countess | Miami FL, Miami Opera (Dade Co. Auditorium) | Donald Gramm, Frances Bible, Lorenzo Alvary, Chester Ludgin, Beverly Christiansen | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Miami Beach Reporter 3-25-65 |
65-04-06 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera in Philadelphia PA | Fredericks,Bible,Greenspon,Yule | Robert Baustian | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Philadelphia Enquirer review, 4-7-65 |
65-04-20 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Kansas City MO (Music Hall) | Kansas City Philharmonic | Hans Schwieger | N/A | NO | N/A | Martern aller Arten, Marietta's Lied, Czardas/Countess Maritza, Wien Wien, and Vilja | Kansas City Star review 4/21/65; concert ad -LC |
65-04-21 (M) | N/A | Concert | soloist | Kansas City MO (Plaza Theater) | Kansas City Philharmonic | Hans Schwieger | N/A | NO | N/A | Martern aller Arten, Marietta's Lied, Czardas/Countess Maritza, Wien Wien, and Vilja | Kansas City Star review 4/21/65; concert ad -LC |
65-05-30 | Mozart | Zauberflote | Queen of the Night | Lausanne, Switzerland, Theatre de Beaulieu | Horst Wilhelm, Pilar Lorengar, Heinz Blankenburg, Jose Van Dam | Reinhard Peters | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Gazette de Lausanne 5-31-65 -LC |
65-06-01 | Mozart | Zauberflote | Queen of the Night | Lausanne, Switzerland, Theatre de Beaulieu | Horst Wilhelm, Pilar Lorengar, Heinz Blankenburg, Jose Van Dam | Reinhard Peters | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Gazette de Lausanne 5-31-65 -LC |
65-07-12 | Hindemith | Hin Und Zuruck | Wife | Boston MA, WGBH studio | Davis Cunningham, Chester Ludgin, Raymond Michalski | Sarah Caldwell | part of a program called "Music in the 20's: new movements in opera" | YES | private collections (audio of TV broadcast); Kultur DVD issued Nov. 2011 | N/A | Televised Opera and Musical Comedy Database-Indiana Univ.; details in Kultur DVD |
65-07-21 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Cincinnati OH, Cincinnati Opera | Robert Moulson, Norman Treigle, Nancy Gibson, Schmorr Luther, David Hicks, Elaine Bonazzi, Jerry Helton, Ronald Combs, Samuel Jordan,Irwin Densen,Shirley Love | Anton Guadagno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
65-07-23 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Cincinnati OH, Cincinnati Opera | Robert Moulson, Norman Treigle, Nancy Gibson, Schmorr Luther, David Hicks, Elaine Bonazzi, Jerry Helton, Ronald Combs, Samuel Jordan,Irwin Densen,Shirley Love | Anton Guadagno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
65-07-25 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Cincinnati OH, Cincinnati Opera | Robert Moulson, Norman Treigle, Nancy Gibson, Schmorr Luther, David Hicks, Elaine Bonazzi, Jerry Helton, Ronald Combs, Samuel Jordan,Irwin Densen,Shirley Love | Anton Guadagno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
65-08-04 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | New York City Opera - tour to Stanford CA (Frost ampitheatre, Stanford U.) | Anne Elgar, William McAlpine, Robert Schmorr, Herbert Beattie, Albert Dekker | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | San Mateo Times review 8-6-65; perforamance program |
65-08-07 (M) | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | New York City Opera - tour to Stanford CA (Memorial Auditorium) | Norman Treigle, Herbert Beattie, Eileen Schauler, John McCollum, Patricia Brooks, William Metcalf, Malcolm Smith | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | San Francisco Examiner review 8-10-65 -LC; performance program |
65-08-08 (M) | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | New York City Opera - tour to Stanford CA (Memorial Auditorium) | Norman Treigle, Herbert Beattie, Eileen Schauler, John McCollum, Patricia Brooks, William Metcalf, Malcolm Smith | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | S. F. Examiner review 8-10-65 -LC; schedule in Oakland Tribune 6-13-65; performance program |
65-08-10 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | New York City Opera - tour to Stanford CA (Frost ampitheatre, Stanford U.) | Anne Elgar, William McAlpine, Robert Schmorr, Herbert Beattie, Albert Dekker | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | San Mateo Times review 8-6-65; performance program |
65-08-12 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | New York City Opera - tour to Stanford CA (Frost ampitheatre, Stanford U.) | Anne Elgar, William McAlpine, Robert Schmorr, Herbert Beattie, Albert Dekker | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | San Mateo Times review 8-6-65; performance program |
65-08-14 (M) | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | New York City Opera - tour to Stanford CA (Memorial Auditorium) | Norman Treigle, Herbert Beattie, Eileen Schauler, Davis Cunningham , Carol Bergey, William Metcalf, Thomas Paul | Julius Rudel (Felix Popper was scheduled but Rudel took over) | in English | YES | private collections | N/A | S. F. Examiner review 8-10-65 -LC; schedule in Oakland Tribune 6-13-65; performance program with insert stating Rudel as conductor |
65-09-16 | Puccini | Boheme | Mimi | Seattle WA, Seattle Opera Association | Luciano Saldari, William Wildermann, Salvatore Baccaloni | Milton Katims | Sills' only run as Mimi | NO | N/A | N/A | Bubbles, p. 101, 107; Opera News 12-18-65, p. 30; Seattle Intelligencer 12-16-65 |
65-09-18 | Puccini | Boheme | Mimi | Seattle WA, Seattle Opera Association | Luciano Saldari, William Wildermann, Salvatore Baccaloni | Milton Katims | Sills' only run as Mimi | NO | N/A | N/A | Bubbles, p. 101, 107; Opera News 12-18-65, p. 30; Seattle Intelligencer 12-16-65 |
65-09-20 | Puccini | Boheme | Mimi | Seattle WA, Seattle Opera Association | Luciano Saldari, William Wildermann, Salvatore Baccaloni | Milton Katims | Sills' only run as Mimi | NO | N/A | N/A | Bubbles, p. 101, 107; Opera News 12-18-65, p. 30; Seattle Intelligencer 12-16-65 |
65-09-25 (M) | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera | Stamford, Wentworth, D. Smith, Crain, Ledbetter, Elgar | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
65-09-26 (M) | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Norman Treigle, Dominic Cossa, William Beck, Beverly Wolff | Franco Patan? | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
65-10-03 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Beattie, Shane (debut), M. Smith, DuPree, Metcalf, Brooks | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
65-10-08 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Norman Treigle, Mosley, William Beck, Kay Creed | Franco Patan? | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
65-10-14 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Norman Treigle, Kleinman, Ara Berberian | Julius Rudel | New produstion (loaned by the Cincinnati Summer Opera Association) | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
65-10-23 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | New York City Opera | Stamford, Wentworth, D. Smith, Citarelli, Ledbetter, Christiansen (sub for Elgar) | Felix Popper | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
65-10-29 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Beattie, Shane, M. Smith, DuPree, Metcalf, Bergey | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
65-10-30 (M) | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Norman Treigle, Kleinman, Ara Berberian | Julius Rudel | Sills sang Donna Anna in the Don Giovanni performance the night before! | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
65-11-14 (M) | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Beattie, Shane, M. Smith, Dembaugh (debut), Metcalf, Bergey | Julius Rudel | in English (this was Sills' last complete opera at the New York City Center) | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
65-11-17 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York City NY, Plaza Hotel Grand Ballroom | Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, William Warfield | N/A | Benefit dinner and entertainment on behalf of the MacDowell Colony in Petersborough NH | NO | N/A | Sills was listed as a "guest who will perform at the dinner" but no selection listed | New York Times 10-24-65 preview article |
65-12-05 | Handel | Messiah | soloist | Worcester MA - Worcester Oratorio Society | Jean Kraft, Frank Porretta, Hebert Beattie | Alfred Nas Patterson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program -LC; Worcester Telegram review 12-6-65 LC |
65-12-14 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera in Philadelphia PA | Placido Domingo, Norman Treigle, Castel, Kleinman Ledbetter | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Opera News 11-6-65, US Calendar, ; Philadelphia Evening Bulletin 12/15/65 review |
66-01-21 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | Fort Worth TX, Fort Worth Opera (Will Rogers Auditorium) | John Alexander, Anne Elgar, Howard Fried, Miklos Bencze | Rudolf Kruger | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Ft. Worth Star-Telegram preview 1-21-66 |
66-01-23 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | Fort Worth TX, Fort Worth Opera (Will Rogers Auditorium) | John Alexander, Anne Elgar, Howard Fried, Miklos Bencze | Rudolf Kruger | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Ft. Worth Star-Telegram preview 1-21-66 |
66-02-04 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | Baltimore MD, Baltimore Civic Opera Co. (Lyric Theater) | Norman Treigle, Spiro Malas, Eileen Schauler, Ara Berberian, William Denbaugh, William Metcalf, Patricia Brooks | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Baltimore Sun 2-7-66 |
66-02-05 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | Baltimore MD, Baltimore Civic Opera Co. (Lyric Theater) | Norman Treigle, Spiro Malas, Eileen Schauler, Ara Berberian, William Denbaugh, William Metcalf, Patricia Brooks | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Baltimore Sun 2-7-66 |
66-02-07 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | Baltimore MD, Baltimore Civic Opera Co. (Lyric Theater) | Norman Treigle, Spiro Malas, Eileen Schauler, Ara Berberian, William Denbaugh, William Metcalf, Patricia Brooks | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Baltimore Sun 2-7-66 |
66-02-18 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | Boston MA, Opera Company of Boston | William Dooley, Donald Gramm, Lewis, Hurley | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | YES | private collections (same performance as the one issued as Feb. 21 - correct date cannot currently be verified) | N/A | Opera News 2-19-66, p. 5; performance program; |
66-02-21 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | Boston MA, Opera Company of Boston | William Dooley, Donald Gramm, Lewis, Hurley | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | YES | private collections; also issued on private label St. Laurent Studio YSL T-270 | N/A | Opera News 2-19-66, p. 5; performance program -LC |
66-02-25 | Schumann | Scenes from Goethe's Faust | Gretchen | Boston MA, Symphony Hall | Hermann Prey, Charles Bressler, Tatiana Troyanos, Veronica Tyler, Florence Kopleff, Batyah Godfrey, Thomas Paul | Erich Leinsdorf | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Boston Herald 2-26-66; performance program -LC |
66-02-26 | Schumann | Scenes from Goethe's Faust | Gretchen | Boston MA, Symphony Hall | Hermann Prey, Charles Bressler, Tatiana Troyanos | Erich Leinsdorf | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Boston Herald 2-26-66; performance program -LC |
66-02-27 (M) | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Walter Cassel, Frances Bible | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
66-03-02 | Schumann | Scenes from Goethe's Faust | Gretchen | New York NY, Philharmonic Hall | Hermann Prey, Charles Bressler, Tatiana Troyanos, Veronica Tyler, Florence Kopleff, Batyah Godfrey, Thomas Paul | Erich Leinsdorf | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | New York Herald Tribune 3-3-66 -LC |
66-03-04 | Schumann | Scenes from Goethe's Faust | Gretchen | New York NY, Philharmonic Hall | Hermann Prey, Charles Bressler, Tatiana Troyanos, Veronica Tyler, Florence Kopleff, Batyah Godfrey, Thomas Paul | Erich Leinsdorf | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | New York Herald Tribune 3-3-66 -LC |
66-03-12 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Walter Cassel, Ruth Kobart | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
66-03-23 | Mozart | Zauberflote | Queen of the Night | Toronto CA (CBC studios) | George Shirley, Mary Ellen Pracht, John Reardon, Eleanor Calbes, David Ward | N/A | Telecast on CBC TV- complete opera, sung in English | NO | (video held by CBC) -half of "Die H?lle Rache"is on DG DVD "Made in America" | N/A | CBC archives online - holding nos. D-005955, -008917, -068575 |
66-04-06 | Rameau | Hippolyte et Aricie | Aricie | Boston MA, Opera Company of Boston | Placido Domingo, Jeannine Crader, George Fourie, Boris Carmeli, Normal Kelley, Joseph Sopher, Maxine Makas | Osbourne McConathy | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | New York Times review 4-8-66 |
66-04-10 | Rameau | Hippolyte et Aricie | Aricie | Boston MA, Opera Company of Boston | Placido Domingo, Jeannine Crader, George Fourie, Boris Carmeli, Normal Kelley, Joseph Sopher, Maxine Makas | Osbourne McConathy | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | New York Times review 4-8-66 |
66-05-26 | Mendelssohn | Elijah | soloist | Puebla, Mexico | Aurora Woodrow, Placido Domingo, Norman Treigle (no other soloists) | Herrera de la Fuente | the date is incorrectly listed as June 26 on many private recordings | YES | private collections | N/A | Excelsior (Mexico City) 5-28-66 review -LC, Domingo: My First Forty Years-performance appendix |
66-06-22 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | Cincinnati OH, Cincinnati Opera | Robert Moulson, Norman Treigle, Dominic Cossa, Shirley Love, Charlotte Povia, William Ledbetter | Anton Guadagno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
66-06-25 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | Cincinnati OH, Cincinnati Opera | Robert Moulson, Norman Treigle, Dominic Cossa, Shirley Love, Charlotte Povia, William Ledbetter | Anton Guadagno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
66-07-06 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Cincinnati OH, Cincinnati Opera | Robert Moulson, Norman Treigle, Nancy Gibson, Schmorr Luther, David Hicks, Elaine Bonazzi, Jerry Helton, Ronald Combs, Samuel Jordan,Irwin Densen,Shirley Love | Anton Guadagno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
66-07-08 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | Metropolitan Opera in New York, Lewisohn Stadium | Justino Diaz, Andre Montal, Mary Ellen Pracht, Fernando Corena | Joseph Rosenstock | first appearance with the MET, but not considered her debut | YES | private collections | N/A | Met Annals online |
66-07-09 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Cincinnati OH, Cincinnati Opera | Robert Moulson, Norman Treigle, Nancy Gibson, Schmorr Luther, David Hicks, Elaine Bonazzi, Jerry Helton, Ronald Combs, Samuel Jordan,Irwin Densen,Shirley Love | Anton Guadagno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
66-08-06 | Mozart | Zauberflote | Queen of the Night | Lenox MA, Tanglewood | Boston Symphony & George Shirley, Judith Raskin, John Reardon, Ara Berberian, Ezio Flagello, Tyler, Castel, Jones, Morgan | Erich Leinsdorf | in German, with English narration instead of recitatives | YES | private collections; can be purchased as download from Boston Symphony website | N/A | performance program |
66-09-06 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | Mexico City, Mexico (Teatro Nacional de Bellas Artes) | Petri, Alva, Amara, Bruscantini,Ortega,Banuelas,Davia | Nicola Rescigno | production was part of the Opera Internacional festival | YES | private collections | N/A | Opera News 11-5-66, p. 27 review |
66-09-27 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Dominic Cossa, Forrester (debut), Beverly Wolff, Devlin, Spiro Malas | Julius Rudel | First performance by the New York City Opera and the role that launched Sills into superstardom | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
66-09-30 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Donald Gramm, Newton , M. Smith, Placido Domingo, Metcalf, P. Brooks | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
66-10-02 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Dominic Cossa, Forrester, Beverly Wolff, Devlin, Spiro Malas | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
66-10-07 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | New York City Opera | Elgar, John Alexander, Lankston (debut), Beattie, D. Smith | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
66-10-13 | Mozart | Zauberflote | Queen of the Night | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Reardon, Tyler, Mangin (debut), Summers | Julius Rudel | First performance of the opera by NYCO, sung in English | YES | private collections - Queen of the Night arias only | N/A | NYCO Annals |
66-10-18 | Mozart | Zauberflote | Queen of the Night | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Reardon, Tyler, Mangin (debut), Summers | Julius Rudel | in English | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
66-10-22 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | New York City Opera | Elgar, John Alexander, Lankston, Beattie, D. Smith | Julius Rudel | in English | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
66-10-28 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Norman Treigle, Kay Creed, M. Smith | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
66-10-30 (M) | Mozart | Zauberflote | Queen of the Night | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Reardon, Tyler (sub. for Newton), Mangin, Summers | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
66-11-06 (M) | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Norman Treigle, Kay Creed, M. Smith | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
66-11-08 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Dominic Cossa, Forrester, Beverly Wolff, Devlin, Spiro Malas | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
66-11-11 | Mozart | Zauberflote | Queen of the Night | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, D. Smith, M. Smith, Summers | Julius Rudel | Sills sang Donna Anna in the Don Giovanni performance the night before! (sung in English) | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
66-11-13 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Dominic Cossa, Forrester, Beverly Wolff, Devlin, Spiro Malas | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
66-12-06 | Mozart | Zauberflote | Queen of the Night | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera | William Blankenship, John West, Anne Elgar, Thomas palmer, Carol Toscano, Kuniaki Hata, Edward Baird, Joseph Blank, Elizabeth Mosher, Laurel Miller, Elaine Bonazzi, Paul Boehm, Edward Baird, Margaret Schwender, Bettye Gardner, Ruth Peck | Walter Herbert | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
66-12-09 | Mozart | Zauberflote | Queen of the Night | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera | William Blankenship, John West, Anne Elgar, Thomas palmer, Carol Toscano, Kuniaki Hata, Edward Baird, Joseph Blank, Elizabeth Mosher, Laurel Miller, Elaine Bonazzi, Paul Boehm, Edward Baird, Margaret Schwender, Bettye Gardner, Ruth Peck | Walter Herbert | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
66-12-11 | Mozart | Zauberflote | Queen of the Night | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera | William Blankenship, John West, Anne Elgar, Thomas palmer, Carol Toscano, Kuniaki Hata, Edward Baird, Joseph Blank, Elizabeth Mosher, Laurel Miller, Elaine Bonazzi, Paul Boehm, Edward Baird, Margaret Schwender, Bettye Gardner, Ruth Peck | Walter Herbert | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
67-01-03 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Ft. Lauderdale FL, War Memorial Aud. | Ft. Lauderdale Symphony Orchestra | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | Martern aller Arten, Der Holle Rache, Chausson -Poeme de l'amour et de la mer | Ft. Lauderdale News 4-1-67 review |
67-02-03 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Baltimore MD, Baltimore Civic Opera Company | Placido Domingo, Norman Treigle, Hankin | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Baltimore Sun 67-02-04; Domingo biography "My First Forty Years" |
67-02-04 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Baltimore MD, Baltimore Civic Opera Company | Placido Domingo, Hanklin, Norman Treigle | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Baltimore Sun 67-02-04; Domingo biography "My First Forty Years" |
67-02-06 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Baltimore MD, Baltimore Civic Opera Company | Placido Domingo, Hanklin, Norman Treigle | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Baltimore Sun 67-02-04; Domingo biography "My First Forty Years" |
67-02-11 (M) | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | New York City Opera | D. Smith, Elgar, McCollum, Lankston, Ara Berberian | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
67-02-19 (M) | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | New York City Opera | D. Smith, Elgar, McCollum, Lankston, Ara Berberian | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
67-02-23 | Haydn | Mass No. 13 in B flat ("Creation") -not the same as the full oratorio "The Creation" | soloist | Boston MA, Boston Symphony (Symphony Hall) | Beverly Wolff, Placido Domingo, Ara Berberian | Erich Leinsdorf | Rutgers University Choir (performance was part of Winterfest, Boston's mid-winter festival of the arts) | YES | private collections - complete concert | this special performance was only the Haydn Creation Mass (plus the Brahms Violin Conceto); succeeding concerts excluded the violin concerto but included a new work by Robert Moevs and Sills in the final scene from Strauss' Daphne | Christian Science Monitor preview 1-16-67; performance program |
67-02-24 | Haydn | Mass No. 13 in B flat ("Creation") -not the same as the full oratorio "The Creation" | soloist | Boston MA, Boston Symphony (Symphony Hall) | Beverly Wolff, Placido Domingo, Ara Berberian | Erich Leinsdorf | Rutgers University Choir | YES | private collections- Mass and Daphne finale | Sills also sang Strauss: Daphne--Final Scene | Boston Globe 2-25-67; Christian Science Monitor 1-16-67 |
67-02-25 | Haydn | Mass No. 13 in B flat ("Creation") -not the same as the full oratorio "The Creation" | soloist | Boston MA, Boston Symphony (Symphony Hall) | Beverly Wolff, Placido Domingo, Ara Berberian | Erich Leinsdorf | Rutgers University Choir | NO | N/A | Sills also sang Strauss: Daphne--Final Scene | performance program -LC, Christian Science Monitor 1-16-67 |
67-03-02 | Haydn | Mass No. 13 in B flat ("Creation") -not the same as the full oratorio "The Creation" | soloist | New Brunskwick NJ, Boston Symphony (Rutgers - State University Gymnasium) | Beverly Wolff, Placido Domingo, Ara Berberian | Erich Leinsdorf | Rutgers University Choir | NO | N/A | Sills also sang Strauss: Daphne--Final Scene | South Amboy Citizen preview 3-2-67, p. 4; Domingo: My First Forty Years-performance appendix |
67-03-04 | Haydn | Mass No. 13 in B flat ("Creation") -not the same as the full oratorio "The Creation" | soloist | New York City NY, Boston Symphony (Carnegie Hall) | Placido Domingo, Beverly Wolff, Ara Berberian, New England Conservatory Chorus | Erich Leinsdorf | Rutgers University Choir | NO | N/A | Sills also sang Strauss: Daphne--Final Scene | New York Times 3-6-67 review |
67-03-08 | Puccini | Gianni Schicchi | Lauretta | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, B. Evans, Novoa, Castel, Heimall, Puleo, D. Smith, M. Smith, Ledbetter | Franco Patan? | Part of Il Trittico; the only time Sills performed these roles together in one evening | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
67-03-08 | Puccini | Suor Angelica | Suor Angelica | New York City Opera | Frances Bible, Kay Creed, Summers, H. Owen, De Forest | Franco Patan? | Part of Il Trittico; the only time Sills performed these roles together in one evening | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
67-03-08 | Puccini | Tabarro | Giorgetta | New York City Opera | Schwartzman, Placido Domingo | Franco Patan? | Part of Il Trittico; the only time Sills performed these roles in one evening - also her only Giorgetta ever | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
67-03-16 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Tulsa OK, Tulsa Opera (Municipal Theater) | Fioravanti, Moresco, Merrill | Carlo Moresco | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Tulsa Tribune 3-17-67 -LC |
67-03-18 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Tulsa OK, Tulsa Opera (Municipal Theater) | Fioravanti, Moresco, Merrill | Carlo Moresco | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Tulsa Tribune 3-17-67 -LC |
67-03-29 | N/A | Concert | soloist soloist | Salt Lake City UT (Morman Tabernacle) | Utah Symphony | Maurice Abravanel | Mahler Symphony No. 2 | NO | N/A | Sills and contralto Florence Kopleff recorded the symphony for Vanguard with the same forces the day after this live performance | Salt Lake Tribune preview 3-19-67 p. 4C; performance program |
67-04-09 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Salzburg, Austria (Festspielhaus) | Mozarteum Orchestra | Ernst M?rzendorfer | N/A | NO | N/A | the finale scene of Strauss's "Daphne" | Demokratische Volksblatt 4-10-67 review-LC |
67-04-09/10 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Cologne, Germany | North German Radio Orchestra | Ernst Marzendorfer | pre-recorded radio broadcast | YES | private collections for 3 arias (Lucia, Sonnabula & Puritani); Arkadia GI 804.1 for 5 arias (Capuleti, L'Elisir, Dinorah, Ernani & Romeo et Juliette). The Arkadia booklet mistates the date as May 1968 (this might be the date of the broadcast instead of th | arias from Lucia, Sonnambula, Puritani, Capuleti, Ernani, Dinorah, Romeo et Juliette & Elisir | 1-29-67 New York Herald Tribune article by William Bender states that Sills was asked to tape eight arias in Cologne in April 1967 for a later German Radio broadcast; dates confirmed in an Edgar Vincent June 1967 press release |
67-04-13 | Mozart | Zauberflote | Queen of the Night | Vienna, Austria - Vienna State Opera (Mozart Festival) | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-1995, p. 616 |
67-04-21 | Mendelssohn | Elijah | soloist | Lima, Peru (Teatro Municipal) | Nelly Suarez, Placido Domingo, Norman Treigle | Herrera de la Fuente | Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional, Coro del Asociacion de Artistas Aficionados | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program -LC |
67-04-23 | Mendelssohn | Elijah | soloist | Lima, Peru (Teatro Municipal) | Nelly Suarez, Placido Domingo, Norman Treigle | Herrera de la Fuente | Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional, Coro del Asociacion de Artistas Aficionados | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program -LC |
67-04-25 | Mendelssohn | Elijah | soloist | Lima, Peru (Teatro Municipal) | Nelly Suarez, Placido Domingo, Norman Treigle | Herrera de la Fuente | Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional, Coro del Asociacion de Artistas Aficionados | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program -LC |
67-05-17 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | Lausanne, Switzerland, Theatre de Beaulieu | Souzay, A. Saunders, Senechal, Blankenburg | Reinhard Peters | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Tribune de Lausanne 5-18-67 review -LC |
67-05-19 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Donna Anna | Lausanne, Switzerland, Theatre de Beaulieu | Souzay, A. Saunders, Senechal, Blankenburg | Reinhard Peters | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Tribune de Lausanne 5-18-67 review -LC |
67-06-03 | Verdi | Requiem | soloist | Puebla, Mexico | Norman Treigle, Beverly Wolff, Joseph Sopher | Herrera de la Fuente | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Puebla Festival poster of performances -LC |
67-06-17 | NA | Concert | soloist | Katonah NY, Caramoor Festival | Stanley Kolk, William Metcalf | Julius Rudel | Poulenc's Gloria and Debussy's L'enfant prodigue | YES | private collections (Poulenc-complete; Debussy-excerpts) | N/A | New York Times 6-19-67, p. 39 |
67-07-12 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Cincinnati OH, Summer Opera (Music Hall) | Placido Domingo, Seymour Schwartzman, Eugene Green, Joan August,Ronald Combs, William Ledbetter, Jerry Helton, Charlotte Povia | Aldo Faldi | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
67-07-15 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Cincinnati OH, Summer Opera (Music Hall) | Placido Domingo, Seymour Schwartzman, Eugene Green, Joan August,Ronald Combs, William Ledbetter, Jerry Helton, Charlotte Povia | Aldo Faldi | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
67-07-19 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Cincinnati OH, Cincinnati Opera | Jon Crain, Anne Elgar, Joanna Simon, William Metcalf, Dominic Cossa,Samuel Jordan, Sylvia Cooper | Anton Guadagno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
67-07-21 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Cincinnati OH, Cincinnati Opera | Jon Crain, Anne Elgar, Joanna Simon, William Metcalf, Dominic Cossa,Samuel Jordan, Sylvia Cooper | Anton Guadagno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
67-07-23 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Cincinnati OH, Cincinnati Opera | Jon Crain, Anne Elgar, Joanna Simon, William Metcalf, Dominic Cossa,Samuel Jordan, Sylvia Cooper | Anton Guadagno | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
67-08-12 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | Chicago IL, Grant Park | John Alexander, Anne Elgar, Anastasio Vrenios, Herbert Beattie | Kenneth Schermerhorn | outdoor concert version in English | YES | private collections | N/A | Chicago Tribune review 8-15-67 -LC; schedule in 2/16/67 Blue Island IL Sun-Standard |
67-08-13 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | Chicago IL, Grant Park | John Alexander, Anne Elgar, Anastasio Vrenios, Herbert Beattie | Kenneth Schermerhorn | outdoor concert version in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Chicago Tribune review 8-15-67 -LC |
67-08-19 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Saratoga Springs NY | N/A | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | Martern Aller Arten, Saffi's Song from Gypsy Baron, Tales From The Vienna Woods | WorldCat entry for the audio transcription of the WFLN radio broadcast; North Adams Transcript preview 7-28-67 |
67-09-14 | Mozart | Zauberflote | Queen of the Night | New York City Opera | Schnapka, Michele Molese, Tyler, Metcalf, Heimal | Julius Rudel | sung in English - Opening Night, Fall 1967 Season | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
67-09-21 | Rimsky-Korsakov | Coq d'Or (in English) | Queen Shemakha | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Castel, Muriel Greenspon, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Julius Rudel | First performance by the New York City Opera | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
67-09-24 | Rimsky-Korsakov | Coq d'Or (in English) | Queen Shemakha | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Castel, Muriel Greenspon, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
67-10-01 (M) | Rimsky-Korsakov | Coq d'Or (in English) | Queen Shemakha | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Castel, Muriel Greenspon, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
67-10-07 (M) | Rimsky-Korsakov | Coq d'Or (in English) | Queen Shemakha | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Castel, Muriel Greenspon, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
67-10-12 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, William Beck, Frances Bible, Beverly Wolff, Spiro Malas, Dominic Cossa, Devlin | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
67-10-14 (M) | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, William Beck, Frances Bible, Beverly Wolff, Spiro Malas, Dominic Cossa, Devlin | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
67-10-19 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Mexico City | Placido Domingo, Norman Treigle | Carlo Felice Cillario | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera Magazine, January 1968 (review), Treigle performance annals in bio "Strange Child of Chaos" |
67-10-22 (M) | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, William Beck, Frances Bible, Beverly Wolff, Spiro Malas, Dominic Cossa, Devlin | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
67-10-27 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, William Beck, Frances Bible, Beverly Wolff, Spiro Malas, Dominic Cossa, Devlin | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
67-11-08 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, William Beck, Frances Bible, Beverly Wolff, Spiro Malas, Dominic Cossa, Devlin | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
67-11-20 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Molese, Bible, Treigle | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-25-67, US Calendar |
67-11-25 (M) | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Molese, Bible, Treigle | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-25-67, US Calendar |
67-11-27 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Frances Bible, Beverly Wolff, Norman Treigle, Spiro Malas, Dominic Cossa | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-25-67, US Calendar |
67-12-05 | Mozart | Zauberflote | Queen of the Night | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Veronica Tyler, Enrico Di Giuseppe, William Metcalf, Will Roy | Julius Rudel | Sills sang only the first QofN aria (missing the high Fs), cancelling the second aria as "indisposed" - her last QotN | NO | N/A | N/A | L.A. Times review 12-7-67, p.D20 |
67-12-06 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Frances Bible, Beverly Wolff, Norman Treigle, Spiro Malas, Dominic Cossa | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-25-67, US Calendar |
67-12-28 | Handel | Semele | Semele | Cleveland OH, Severance Hall | Bonazzi, Paul, McCoy, M. Deller, Helen Vanni, Ara Berberian | Robert Shaw | some recordings incorrectly dated 12-14-67 or 2-25-68, Sills was scheduled to do two more performances but got laryngitis and Phyllis Curtain flew in to do them | YES | Cleveland Orchestra "Robert Shaw Legacy" CDs MAA 40602; private collections from broadcast | N/A | Cleveland Orchestra website, Cleveland Plain Dealer 12-30-67 -LC |
68-01-25 | Honegger | Roi David (in English) | soloist | New York NY, Town Hall | Jane Gunter, Stafford Wing, Robert Puleo | Johannes Somary | Armor Aritis in "A Festival of French Choral Music" | NO | N/A | N/A | New York Times 1-26-68 review |
68-02-09 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | Orlando FL, Florida Symphony Orchestra Opera Gala | Placido Domingo, Norman Treigle, Kay Creed, Dominic Cossa, Jack Thompson, Lester Senter | Hermann Herz | Domingo and Sills were a last minute substitute for the ailing Jeannette Pilou and Richard Verreau | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Orlando Evening News preview 2-8-68 -LC |
68-02-11 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | Orlando FL, Florida Symphony Orchestra Opera Gala | Placido Domingo, Norman Treigle, Kay Creed, Dominic Cossa, Jack Thompson, Lester Senter | Hermann Herz | Domingo and Sills were a last minute substitute for the ailing Jeannette Pilou and Richard Verreau | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Orlando Evening News preview 2-8-68 -LC |
68-02-16 | Haydn | Creation (in English) | Gabriel/Eve | Boston MA, Boston Symphony (Symphony Hall) | John McCollum, Ara Berberian, New England Conservatory Chorus | Erich Leinsdorf | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | MIT Tech, 2-16-68, p.8 |
68-02-17 | Haydn | Creation (in English) | Gabriel/Eve | Boston MA, Boston Symphony (Symphony Hall) | John McCollum, Ara Berberian, New England Conservatory Chorus | Erich Leinsdorf | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | MIT Tech, 2-16-68, p.8 |
68-02-20 | Haydn | Creation (in English) | Gabriel/Eve | Boston MA, Boston Symphony (Symphony Hall) | John McCollum, Ara Berberian, New England Conservatory Chorus | Erich Leinsdorf | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | MIT Tech, 2-16-68, p.8 |
68-02-22 | Haydn | Creation (in English) | Gabriel/Eve | Boston MA, Boston Symphony (Symphony Hall) | John McCollum, Ara Berberian, New England Conservatory Chorus | Erich Leinsdorf | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | MIT Tech, 2-16-68, p.8 |
68-02-24 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | McAllen TX, San Antonio Symphony | Daniele Barioni, Morley Meredith | Victor Alessandro | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program -LC, San Antonio Symphony Archives |
68-03-02 | Haydn | Creation (in English) | Gabriel/Eve | New York City NY, Boston Symphony (Carnegie Hall) | John McCollum, Ara Berberian, New England Conservatory Chorus | Erich Leinsdorf | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | New York Times 3-4-68 review |
68-03-03 (M) | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | San Antonio TX, San Antonio Grand Opera | Placido Domingo, Norman Treigle, Elaine Bonazzi, Nico Castel, Val Patacchi | Victor Alessandro | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | San Antonio Express review 3-4-68; performance program |
68-03-21 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Smith | Julius Rudel | Premier of new production | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-03-23 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Shreveport LA (Civic Theater) | Placido Domingo, Norman Treigle,Elaine Bonazzi | Victor Alessandro | San Antonio Symphony tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 3/23/68; Strange Child of Chaos (Treigle biography) |
68-03-24 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Smith | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-03-27 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Ledbetter, Smith | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-03-30 (M) | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Sachs, Kay Creed (sub for Frances Bible), Spiro Malas, Dominic Cossa, Devlin | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-04-05 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Fort Worth TX, Fort Worth Opera (Will Rogers Auditorium) | Craig, Baird, Webb, Dominic Cossa | Rudolf Kruger | Sills' first Lucia | YES | private collections | N/A | performance program; Ft. Worth Star-Telegram review 4/6/68 LC |
68-04-07 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Fort Worth TX, Fort Worth Opera (Will Rogers Auditorium) | Craig, Baird, Webb, Dominic Cossa | Rudolf Kruger | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Ft. Worth Star-Telegram review 4/6/68 LC |
68-04-09 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Spiro Malas | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-04-14 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Sachs, Frances Bible, Spiro Malas, Dominic Cossa, Devlin | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-04-18 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Carlson (debut), Frances Bible, Smith, Dominic Cossa, Devlin | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-04-20 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Sachs, Frances Bible, Smith, Dominic Cossa, Devlin | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-04-25 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New Orleans LA, New Orleans Opera | John Alexander, Norman Treigle, Kay Creed | Knud Andersson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
68-04-27 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New Orleans LA, New Orleans Opera | John Alexander, Norman Treigle, Kay Creed | Knud Andersson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
68-05-29 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY, Avery Fisher Hall | New York Philharmonic | Andre Kostelanetz | N/A | NO | N/A | Martern Aller Arten, 2 Strauss Songs, Marietta's Lied, Countess Mariza,Tales from the Vienna Woods | New York Times 5-31-68, p. 24 |
68-05-30 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY, Avery Fisher Hall | New York Philharmonic | Andre Kostelanetz | N/A | NO | N/A | Martern Aller Arten, 2 Strauss Songs, Marietta's Lied, Countess Mariza,Tales from the Vienna Woods | New York Times 5-31-68, p. 24 |
68-05-31 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY, Avery Fisher Hall | New York Philharmonic | Andre Kostelanetz | N/A | YES | private collections | Martern Aller Arten, 2 Strauss Songs, Marietta's Lied, Countess Mariza, Tales from the Vienna Woods | New York Times 5-31-68, p. 24 |
68-06-01 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY, Avery Fisher Hall | New York Philharmonic | Andre Kostelanetz | N/A | NO | N/A | Martern Aller Arten, 2 Strauss Songs, Marietta's Lied, Countess Mariza, Tales from the Vienna Woods | New York Times 5-31-68, p. 24 |
68-07-06 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Lenox MA, Tanglewood | Boston Symphony | Erich Leinsdorf | All Mozart program | YES | private collections; can be purchased as download from Boston Symphony website | Zaide, Exsultante, Concert Aria "Ah se in ceil," Entfuhrung | Boston Herald 7-8-68 |
68-07-17 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Cincinnati OH, Summer Opera (Music Hall) | John Alexander, Dominic Cossa, Nico Castel, Nicola Moscona, Linda Matousek, Jerry Helton | Anton Guadagno | N/A | YES | listed in trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
68-07-20 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Cincinnati OH, Summer Opera (Music Hall) | John Alexander, Dominic Cossa, Nico Castel, Nicola Moscona, Linda Matousek, Jerry Helton | Anton Guadagno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
68-07-26 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Cincinnati OH, Cincinnati Opera | Placido Domingo, Norman Treigle, Nancy Williams | David Effron | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
68-07-28 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Cincinnati OH, Cincinnati Opera | Placido Domingo, Norman Treigle, Nancy Williams | David Effron | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
68-08-01 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Santiago, Chile, Teatro Municipal | Bernabe Marti, Norman Treigle, Kay Creed, Jorge Algorta | Anton Guadagno | Sills's scrapbooks note that the reviews had been lost | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News international summer calendar 3-30-68; performance program |
68-08-04 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Santiago, Chile, Teatro Municipal | Bernabe Marti, Norman Treigle, Kay Creed, Jorge Algorta | Anton Guadagno | Sills's scrapbooks note that the reviews had been lost | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News international summer calendar 3-30-68; performance program |
68-08-07 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Santiago, Chile, Teatro Municipal | Bernabe Marti, Norman Treigle, Kay Creed, Jorge Algorta | Anton Guadagno | Sills's scrapbooks note that the reviews had been lost | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News international summer calendar 3-30-68; performance program |
68-08-10 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Santiago, Chile, Teatro Municipal | Bernabe Marti, Norman Treigle, Kay Creed, Jorge Algorta | Anton Guadagno | Sills's scrapbooks note that the reviews had been lost | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News international summer calendar 3-30-68; performance program |
68-08-24 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Chicago IL, Grant Par kBandshell | Enrico di Giuseppe, Julian Patrick, Bernard Izzo, Hal Robinson | Irwin Hoffman | Lengthy fireworks displays in another part of the park disrupted much of the Saturday night performance | NO | N/A | N/A | Chicago Tribune 8-25-68 review |
68-08-25 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Chicago IL, Grant Par kBandshell | Enrico di Giuseppe, Julian Patrick, Bernard Izzo, Hal Robinson | Irwin Hoffman | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Chicago Tribune 8-25-68 review |
68-09-10 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Teatro Colon) | Norman Treigle, Maureen Forrester, Peter Schreier, Gui Gallardo, Franz Crass,Ricardo Yost, Angel Mattiello | Karl Richter | Richter demanded the performances be uncut-5 hours!! | NO | N/A | N/A | Teatro Colon online archives; La Razon (Buenos Aires) review 9-11-68 |
68-09-12 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Teatro Colon) | Norman Treigle, Maureen Forrester, Peter Schreier, Gui Gallardo, Franz Crass,Ricardo Yost, Angel Mattiello | Karl Richter | Richter demanded the performances be uncut-5 hours!! | NO | N/A | N/A | Teatro Colon online archives |
68-09-15 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Teatro Colon) | Norman Treigle, Maureen Forrester, Peter Schreier, Gui Gallardo, Franz Crass,Ricardo Yost, Angel Mattiello | Karl Richter | Richter demanded the performances be uncut-5 hours!! | NO | N/A | N/A | Teatro Colon online archives |
68-09-18 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Teatro Colon) | Norman Treigle, Maureen Forrester, Peter Schreier, Gui Gallardo, Franz Crass,Ricardo Yost, Angel Mattiello | Karl Richter | Richter demanded the performances be uncut-5 hours!! | NO | N/A | N/A | Teatro Colon online archives |
68-09-21 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Teatro Colon) | Norman Treigle, Maureen Forrester, Peter Schreier, Gui Gallardo, Franz Crass,Ricardo Yost, Angel Mattiello | Karl Richter | Richter demanded the performances be uncut-5 hours!! | YES | VAI 1184 (excerpts); private collections( complete) | N/A | Teatro Colon online archives (the VAI cd insert incorrectly identifies this as opening night) |
68-10-17 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Norman Treigle, Dominic Cossa | Julius Rudel | Premier of new production | YES | complete in private collections; last two scenes on Gala cds 675754665722 (filler for Mireille with Esposito) | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-10-20 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Norman Treigle, Dominic Cossa, Frances Bible, Muriel Greenspon, William Beck | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-10-23 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Carlson , Frances Bible, Smith, Dominic Cossa, Devlin, | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-10-26 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Norman Treigle, Dominic Cossa | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-11-01 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Devlin (sub for Norman Treigle), Piersin (sub for William Beck), Carlson , Frances Bible, Smith, Dominic Cossa, William Beck (sub for Devlin) | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-11-03 | Rimsky-Korsakov | Coq d'Or (in English) | Queen Shemakha | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-11-07 | Rimsky-Korsakov | Coq d'Or (in English) | Queen Shemakha | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-11-10 | Rimsky-Korsakov | Coq d'Or (in English) | Queen Shemakha | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-11-12 | Rimsky-Korsakov | Coq d'Or (in English) | Queen Shemakha | New York City Opera | Spiro Malas , Lankston (sub for Enrico Di Giuseppe), Muriel Greenspon | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-11-17 (M) | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Grillo , Kay Creed, Smith, Ledbetter, Devlin | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
68-11-22 | Rimsky-Korsakov | Coq d'Or (in English) | Queen Shemakha | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Enrico Di Giuseppe, Norman Treigle, Patricia Wise, Edward Pierson | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-23-68, US Calendar |
68-11-28 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Norman Treigle, Michele Molese, Smith, Frances Bible, | Samuel Krachmalnick | N/A | YES | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-23-68, US Calendar |
68-12-04 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Spiro Malas, Malcom Smith | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Opera News 12-7-68, US Calendar |
68-12-06 | Rimsky-Korsakov | Coq d'Or (in English) | Queen Shemakha | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Enrico Di Giuseppe, Spiro Malas, Patricia Wise | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 12-7-68, US Calendar |
68-12-08 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Spiro Malas, Malcom Smith | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 12-7-68, US Calendar |
68-12-26 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Cleveland OH, Severance Hall | Cleveland Orchestra | Louis Lane | N/A | YES | private collections | three arias from Julius Caesar; Sombre forets and Una voce poco fa | Cleveland Plain Dealer, 12-27-68 |
68-12-28 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Cleveland OH, Severance Hall | Cleveland Orchestra | Louis Lane | N/A | NO | N/A | three arias from Julius Caesar; Sombre forets and Una voce poco fa | Cleveland Plain Dealer, 12-27-68 |
68-12-29 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Cleveland OH, Severance Hall | Cleveland Orchestra | Louis Lane | N/A | NO | N/A | three arias from Julius Caesar; Sombre forets and Una voce poco fa | Cleveland Plain Dealer, 12-27-68 |
69-01-03 (M) | Strauss, R. | Ariadne auf Naxos | Zerbinetta | Boston Symphony, Symphony Hall | Claire Watson, Robert Nagy, Beverly Sills, John Reardon, James Billings, John Ferrante, Malcolm Smith, Benita Valente, Eunice Alberts, Carole Bogard | Erich Leinsdorf | 1912 version | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program - LC |
69-01-04 | Strauss, R. | Ariadne auf Naxos | Zerbinetta | Boston Symphony, Symphony Hall | Claire Watson, Robert Nagy, Beverly Sills, John Reardon, James Billings, John Ferrante, Malcolm Smith, Benita Valente, Eunice Alberts, Carole Bogard | Erich Leinsdorf | 1912 version | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program - LC |
69-01-07 | Strauss, R. | Ariadne auf Naxos | Zerbinetta | Boston MA, Symphony Hall | Claire Watson, Robert Nagy, Beverly Sills, John Reardon, James Billings, John Ferrante, Malcolm Smith, Benita Valente, Eunice Alberts, Carole Bogard | Erich Leinsdorf | 1912 version - simulcast on WGBH radio and TV | YES | private collections for audio - VAI DVD 4363 for video | North Adams (MA) Transcript, 1-4-69 | |
69-01-11 | N/A | Concert | soloist | San Antonio TX, San Antonio Symphony | Norman Treigle | Jussi Jalas | N/A | YES | private collections | Guilio Cesare, Linda di C., Rigoletto, Capuleti, Don Giovanni | San Antonio Express-News 1-12-69 review |
69-01-18 | Strauss, R. | Ariadne auf Naxos | Zerbinetta | Boston Symphony, Carnegie Hall | Claire Watson, Robert Nagy, Beverly Sills, John Reardon, James Billings, John Ferrante, Malcolm Smith, Benita Valente, Eunice Alberts, Carole Bogard | Erich Leinsdorf | 1912 version | NO | N/A | N/A | New York Times 1-20-69, p. 32 |
69-01-22 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton Opera Association, Jubilee Auditorium | Mauro, Opthof, Brown, Aikmann | John Crosby | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Edmonton Journal 1-23-69 review |
69-01-24 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton Opera Association, Jubilee Auditorium | Mauro, Opthof, Brown, Aikmann | John Crosby | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Edmonton Journal 1-23-69 review |
69-01-25 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton Opera Association, Jubilee Auditorium | Mauro, Opthof, Brown, Aikmann | John Crosby | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Edmonton Journal 1-23-69 review |
69-01-29 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston (Shubert Theater) | Kachel, Dutro | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 2-1-69, US Calendar |
69-01-31 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston (Shubert Theater) | Kachel, Dutro | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 2-1-69, US Calendar |
69-02-02 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston (Shubert Theater) | Kachel, Dutro | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 2-1-69, US Calendar |
69-02-20 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Placido Domingo, Richard Fredricks, Smith, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | IMC (Italian Music Co.) CDI 205008 2 CDs | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-02-22 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Alexander (sub for Placido Domingo), Richard Fredricks, Smith, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-03-01 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | San Antonio TX, San Antonio Grand Opera Festival (Theatre For The Performing Arts) | John Alexander (sub. For Domingo), Dominic Cossa, Norman Treigle, Elaine Bonazzi | Victor Alessandro | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 2-22-69, US Calendar; performance program; San Antonio Light 3-2-69 review |
69-03-06 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Cincinnati OH | Emil Schmachtenberg, clarinet | Roland Gagnon, acc. | conert on the Matinee Musicale Club series | NO | N/A | 3 arias from Guilio Cesare, O luce di quest'anima, Bellini & Rossini songs, Amor, Der Hirt, Rastlose Liebe | Cincinnati Post & Times-Star review 3-7-69 |
69-03-09 (M) | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Hecht | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-03-15 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | McAllen TX, San Antonio Symphony | Robert Moulson (sub. For Pierre Fleta), Norman Treigle, Elaine Bonazzi, Nico Castel, Richard Torigi, Val Patacchi | Victor Alessandro | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | San Antonio Symphony Archives; performance program |
69-03-19 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Austin TX, San Antonio Symphony tour (Municipal Auditorium) | Robert Moulson (sub. For Pierre Fleta), Norman Treigle,Elaine Bonazzi,Richard Torigi,Val Patacchi | Victor Alessandro | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Austin American-Statesman review 3-21-69 |
69-03-23 | Rimsky-Korsakov | Coq d'Or (in English) | Queen Shemakha | New York City Opera | Spiro Malas (sub for Norman Treigle), Enrico Di Giuseppe, Muriel Greenspon, | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-04-11 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Milan, Italy, La Scala Opera House | Justino Diaz, Marilyn Horne, Bonisolli, Washington, Folani, Paoli | Thomas Schippers | opening night, Sills' La Scala debut | YES | Melodram 27043 2CDs; private collections | N/A | performance program; Boston Globe preview 1-3-69 |
69-04-14 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Milan, Italy, La Scala Opera House | Justino Diaz, Marilyn Horne, Bonisolli, Washington, Folani, Paoli | Thomas Schippers | N/A | NO | all copies labelled for this date are actually the opening night broadcast 4/11/69 | N/A | Boston Globe preview 1-3-69 |
69-04-17 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Milan, Italy, La Scala Opera House | Justino Diaz, Marilyn Horne, Bonisolli, Washington, Folani, Paoli | Thomas Schippers | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Boston Globe preview 1-3-69 |
69-04-20 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Milan, Italy, La Scala Opera House | Justino Diaz, Marilyn Horne, Bonisolli, Washington, Folani, Paoli | Thomas Schippers | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Boston Globe preview 1-3-69 |
69-05-02 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Milan, Italy, La Scala Opera House | Justino Diaz, Marilyn Horne, Bonisolli, Washington, Folani, Paoli | Thomas Schippers | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Boston Globe preview 1-3-69 |
69-05-04 | N/A | TV - Ed Sullivan Show - CBS TV | soloist | New York NY, Ed Sullivan Theater | N/A | Ray Bloch | N/A | YES | Kultur DVD D2528, The Ed Sullivan Years: Opera Greats CD TVT 9449-2 | O luce di quest'anima | Boston Globe- "Night Watch" 5-12-69 |
69-05-06 | N/A | TV - First Tuesday (NBC TV) | guest | New York NY | Dr. Denton Cooley, heart surgeon | N/A | N/A | NO | Interviews with Sills about family and career; she sings briefly in rehearsal at home with Charles Wadsworth at the piano and is filmed working with Muffy on words and writing (much of the footage was used in the 1971 BBC profile) | New York Post 5-7-69 review; Boston Herald review 5-7-69 | |
69-05-11 | N/A | TV - Camera Three (CBS TV) | soloist | New York NY | CBS Orchestra | Alfredo Antonini | N/A | YES | private collections - audio (half of program only) | from Baby Doe, Abduction, Julius Caesar and Manon | Boston Globe- "Night Watch" 5-12-69 |
69-05-14 | Meyerbeer | Huguenots | Marguerite | New York NY, Carnegie Hall | Gulin, Kay Creed, Tony Poncet, Justino Diaz | Reynald Giovaninetti | Sills' first appearance in New York after her La Scala debut | YES | Della Voce Luna VL2016-2 CDs | N/A | New York Times 5-15-69, p. 42 |
69-06-16 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Philadelphia PA, Robin Hood Dell | Philadelphia Orchestra | Julius Rudel | All French concert | YES | private collections | Depuis le jour, Manon Gavotte, Je suis Titania & the soprano part in the Poulenc Gloria (with Philadelphia Chorale) | Philadelphia Inquirer review 6-17-69, p.12; Philadelphia Evening review 6-17-69 |
69-06-21 | Handel | Semele | Semele | Katonah NY, Caramoor Festival | L?opold Simoneau, Elaine Bonazzi, Michael Devlin, John Ferrante, Ara Berberian | Julius Rudel | concert version | YES | private collections | N/A | New York Times review 6-23-69 |
69-06-23 | N/A | TV - Dick Cavett Show | guest | New York NY, ABC-TV studio | Natalie Wood, Pat McCormick, Drew Pearson | N/A | Sills' first appearance on the show | YES | complete appearance on private audio and video; aria only on DVD "Made in America" | "Je suis Titania" | Dick Cavett website; Global Image Works website |
69-07-03 | Handel | Semele | Semele | Katonah NY, Caramoor Festival | L?opold Simoneau, Elaine Bonazzi, Michael Devlin, John Ferrante, Ara Berberian | Julius Rudel | concert version | NO | N/A | N/A | Village Voice review 7-17-69 |
69-07-04 | Handel | Semele | Semele | Stanhope NJ (Waterloo Village Music Festival) | L?opold Simoneau, Elaine Bonazzi, Michael Devlin, John Ferrante, Ara Berberian | Julius Rudel | concert version | NO | N/A | N/A | Village Voice review 7-17-69 |
69-07-12 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | Lenox MA, Tanglewood | Boston Symphony & Anne Elgar, George Shirley, Jerold Siena, Raymond Michalski, Mack Morgan | Erich Leinsdorf | in German with English narration instead of recitatives | YES | private collections | N/A | performance program |
69-08-18 | N/A | TV - Dick Cavett Show | guest | New York NY, ABC-TV studio | Shirley Chisolm | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | Baby Doe "Willow Song" and one unidentifed number | Dick Cavett website; Global Image Works website |
69-08-19 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Lenox MA, Tanglewood | Boston Symphony & Sam Levenson (narrator), Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Gunther Schuller (conductor) | Charles Wilson | Gala Concert with a variety of music and performers | NO | N/A | Vilja (Merry Widow) and Czardas (Fledermaus) | performance program |
69-08-22 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Lenox MA, Tanglewood | Martin Hoherman, cello & Gino Cioffi, clarinet | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | A short recital in the early evening on the series "Weekend Prelude" | NO | N/A | 2 Vivaldi cantatas, 3 Strauss songs and Schubert Hirt | performance program |
69-08-24 | Beethoven | Ninth Symphony | soloist | Lenox MA, Tanglewood | Boston Symphony & Florence Kopleff, John Alexander, Justino Diaz | Erich Leinsdorf | televised live | YES | private collections - audio only | N/A | New York Times 8-25-69, p. 41 |
69-08-30 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Rizal, Philippines (Meralco Theater) | Filipino Philharmonic Orchestra | Luis C. Valencia | sponsored by the Manilla Electric Company | NO | N/A | Sills sang 3 arias from Giulio Cesare, Martern aller Arten, Una voce poco fa, Ah fors' e lui?Sempre libera, Depuis le jour and O luce di quest'anima, plus encores Estrellita and a Tagalog song "Tag-araw" by Santiago Suarez | performance programs; Manilla Daily Mirror review 9-1-69 |
69-08-31 (m) | N/A | Concert | soloist | Rizal, Philippines (Meralco Theater) | Filipino Philharmonic Orchestra | Luis C. Valencia | sponsored by the Manilla Electric Company -matinee added to the announced 5 concerrts | NO | N/A | Sills sang 3 arias from Giulio Cesare, Martern aller Arten, Una voce poco fa, Ah fors' e lui?Sempre libera, Depuis le jour and O luce di quest'anima, plus encores Estrellita and a Tagalog song "Tag-araw" by Santiago Suarez | performance programs; Manilla Daily Mirror review 9-1-69 |
69-09-01 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Rizal, Philippines (Meralco Theater) | Filipino Philharmonic Orchestra | Luis C. Valencia | sponsored by the Manilla Electric Company | NO | N/A | Sills sang 3 arias from Giulio Cesare, Martern aller Arten, Una voce poco fa, Ah fors' e lui?Sempre libera, Depuis le jour and O luce di quest'anima, plus encores Estrellita and a Tagalog song "Tag-araw" by Santiago Suarez | performance programs; Manilla Daily Mirror review 9-1-69 |
69-09-03 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Rizal, Philippines (Meralco Theater) | Filipino Philharmonic Orchestra | Luis C. Valencia | sponsored by the Manilla Electric Company | NO | N/A | Sills sang 3 arias from Giulio Cesare, Martern aller Arten, Una voce poco fa, Ah fors' e lui?Sempre libera, Depuis le jour and O luce di quest'anima, plus encores Estrellita and a Tagalog song "Tag-araw" by Santiago Suarez | performance programs; Manilla Daily Mirror review 9-1-69 |
69-09-05 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Rizal, Philippines (Meralco Theater) | Filipino Philharmonic Orchestra | Luis C. Valencia | sponsored by the Manilla Electric Company | NO | N/A | Sills sang 3 arias from Giulio Cesare, Martern aller Arten, Una voce poco fa, Ah fors' e lui?Sempre libera, Depuis le jour and O luce di quest'anima, plus encores Estrellita and a Tagalog song "Tag-araw" by Santiago Suarez | performance programs; Manilla Daily Mirror review 9-1-69 |
69-09-07 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Rizal, Philippines (Meralco Theater) | Filipino Philharmonic Orchestra | Luis C. Valencia | sponsored by the Manilla Electric Company | NO | N/A | Sills sang 3 arias from Giulio Cesare, Martern aller Arten, Una voce poco fa, Ah fors' e lui?Sempre libera, Depuis le jour and O luce di quest'anima, plus encores Estrellita and a Tagalog song "Tag-araw" by Santiago Suarez | performance programs; Manilla Daily Mirror review 9-1-69 |
69-09-11 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Dominic Cossa | Gustav Meier | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-09-14 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Michele Molese, Jamerson | Gustav Meier | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-09-18 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | Mexico City, Teatro de Bellas Artes | Alain Vanzo, Roberto Banuelas, Joshua Hecht | Carlo Felice Cillario | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Excelsior (Mexico City) 9-21-69 review -LC |
69-10-01 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Smith | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-10-09 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Dominic Cossa, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | First performance by the NYCO, Sills' first with NYCO, Sills' sings with 103 degree fever!! | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-10-12 (M) | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Dominic Cossa, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-10-14 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Dominic Cossa, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-10-16 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | New York City Opera | Stewart, Beattie, Lankston, Robert Trehy, Elgar | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-10-19 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Di Virgilio, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-10-22 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-10-25 (M) | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Devlin | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-10-28 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Mexico City, Teatro de Bellas Artes | Luciano Pavarotti, Banuelas, Hecht | Anton Guadagno | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Grandissimo Pavarotti, p. 175 |
69-10-30 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Milton MA, Straus Library | N/A | Roland Gagnon, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections | 3 arias from Guilio Cesare, 4 Strauss songs, Linda di Chamounix, 2 arias from Entf?hrung, 2 arias from L'Assedio, Barbiere | Milton Bulletin 11-00-69, p. 12 (in LC) |
69-11-01 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Novoa, Richard Fredricks, Devlin | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-11-04 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | New York City Opera | Stewart, Beattie, Riegel, Robert Trehy, Smith, Armstrong | Julius Rudel | in English | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-11-08 (M) | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Pierre Duval, Richard Fredricks, Corbeil | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-11-11 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Chicago IL, Auditorium Theatre | N/A | Roland Gagnon, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections | 3 arias from Guilio Cesare, 4 Strauss songs, Linda di Chamounix, Louise, 2 arias from Entfuhrung, 2 arias from L'Assedio, Barbiere, Portuguese Folk Song, Manon | Chicago Daily News 11-12-69 review, program in LC |
69-11-13 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera | Walter Cassel, Muriel Greenspon | Gustav Meier | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-11-15 (M) | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | New York City Opera | Stewart, Beattie, Riegel, Robert Trehy, Smith, Armstrong | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
69-11-20 | N/A | Recital | soloist | New Orleans LA, Municipal Auditorium | N/A | Roland Gagnon, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections | 3 arias from Guilio Cesare, 4 Strauss songs, Linda di Chamounix, Louise, 2 arias from Entfuhrung, 2 arias from L'Assedio, Barbiere, Portuguese Folk Song, Louise | New Orleans States-Item 11-21-69 review, New Orleans Times-Picayune 11-21-69 review - LC; performance program |
69-11-23 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | John Alexander, Nico Castel, Richard Fredricks, Claude Corbeil | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-22-69, US Calendar |
69-11-29 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | John Alexander, Nico Castel, Richard Fredricks, Claude Corbeil | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-22-69, US Calendar |
69-12-01 | Moore | Ballad of Baby Doe | Baby Doe | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Walter Cassell, Frances Bible, Clements | Gustav Meier | N/A | YES | listed in trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | Opera News 12-6-69, US Calendar |
69-12-03 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Di Virgilio, Dominic Cossa, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 12-6-69, US Calendar |
69-12-07 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Di Virgilio, Dominic Cossa, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Opera News 12-6-69, US Calendar |
69-12-10 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Boston MA, New England Conservatory of Music | N/A | Roland Gagnon, acc. | WGHB radio broadcast | YES | private collections | 3 arias from Guilio Cesare, 4 Strauss songs, Linda di Chamounix, 2 arias from Entf?hrung, 2 arias from L'Assedio, Barbiere, Louise | performance program -LC |
69-12-29 | N/A | TV - Dick Cavett Show | guest | New York NY, ABC-TV studio | Woody Allen, Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Wexler | N/A | N/A | YES | private collections (audio and video) | "Una voce poco fa" | Variety 12-31-69; Dick Cavett website; Global Image Works website |
70-01-17 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Naples, Italy, Teatro San Carlo | Alfredo Kraus, Zanasi | Aldo Ceccato | Sills' debut at San Carlo | YES | Melodram CD 27063 2 CDs | N/A | Opera News 3-14-70, p. 34 review |
70-02-01 | N/A | Recital | soloist | New York NY, Philharmonic Hall | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections | 2 Vivaldi cantatas, Mozart Vorrei spiegarvi, 4 Strauss songs, 4 Faur? songs, 4 Schubert songs, Linda di Chamounix, Barbiere | Saturday Review 2-21-70, p. 50 - review |
70-02-06 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Orlando FL, Florida Symphony Opera Gala (Orlando Municipal Aud.) | Nicholas Di Virgilio, Norman Treigle, Kay Creed | Pavle Desaplj | sung in English | YES | private collections | N/A | Opera News review 3-21-70 |
70-02-08 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Orlando FL, Florida Symphony Opera Gala (Orlando Municipal Aud.) | Nicholas Di Virgilio, Norman Treigle, Kay Creed | Pavle Desaplj | sung in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News review 3-21-70 |
70-02-13 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | New York NY, Carnegie Hall | Grayson Hirst, Fernando Corena, Muriel Greenspon | Roland Gagnon | in French ( Sills ends the music scene with an E natural in alt) | YES | Legato Classics 238; Opera D'oro OPD-1275 2 cds | N/A | performance program; New York Times review 2-15-70, p.67 |
70-02-19 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-02-21 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Medford MA, Opera Co. of Boston (Tufts University Gymnasium) | Grayson Hirst, Donald Gramm, Muriel Greenspon | Roland Gagnon | in French | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera Co. of Boston Annals; Providence Sunday Journal 2-22-70 review |
70-02-22 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-02-23 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Medford MA, Opera Co. of Boston (Tufts University Gymnasium) | Grayson Hirst, Donald Gramm, Muriel Greenspon | Roland Gagnon | in French | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera Co. of Boston Annals; Providence Sunday Journal 2-22-70 review |
70-03-03 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Milan, Italy, La Scala Opera House | Bonisolli, Sereni, Ferrin | Nino Sanzogno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | La Scala Archives |
70-03-07 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Milan, Italy, La Scala Opera House | Jaia, Sereni, Ferrin | Nino Verchi | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | La Scala Archives |
70-03-09 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Milan, Italy, La Scala Opera House | Cioni, Sereni, Ferrin | Nino Sanzogno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | La Scala Archives |
70-03-13 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Dominic Cossa, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-03-15 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Dallas TX (Caruth Auditorium) | Dallas Symphony Orchestra | Donald Johanos | N/A | NO | N/A | Depuis le jour, Manon Gavotte, O luce di quest'anima, Martern aller Arten, Un voce poco fa, Oh, quante volte | performance program (annotated ) |
70-03-17 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Waco TX, Waco Hall | Waco Symphony Orchestra | Daniel Steinberg | N/A | YES | private collections | from Zaide, Abduction, Puritani, Linda di Chamounix and Barber of Seville | Waco News-Tribune review 3-18-70 |
70-03-21 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | McAllen TX, San Antonio Grand Opera Festival (Civic Center Theater) | Nicholas Di Virgilio, Richard Torigi, Arthur Graham, Arnold Voketaitis, Clare Alice Conner | Victor Alessandro | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 3-21-70, US Calendar; performance brochure; performance program |
70-03-24 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Shreveport LA, San Antonio Grand Opera Festival (Civic Center Theater) | DiVirgilio, Torigi, Graham, Voketaitis | Victor Alessandro | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 3-21-70, US Calendar; Shreveport Times 7-7-07, obituary |
70-03-25 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Norman Treigle | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-03-28 (M) | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-04-02 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | New York City Opera | Stewart, Beattie, Riegel, D.R. Smith, Wise. | Julius Rudel | in English | YES | listed in trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-04-04 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | New York City Opera | Stewart, Beattie, Riegel, D.R. Smith, Wise | Gustav Meier | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-04-06 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Cleveland OH (Park Synagogue - Kangesser Auditorium) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections | 3 arias from Giulio Cesare, 4 R. Strauss songs, O luce di quest'anima, Depuis le jour, Manon Gavotte, Martern aller Arten, Una voce poco fa, Portuguese folk song | performance program (annotated); Cleveland Plain Dealer review 4-7-70 |
70-04-08 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-04-11 (M) | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | New York City Opera | Jennings, Roy, Riegel, D.R. Smith, Wise | Julius Rudel | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-04-15 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY, Philharmonic Hall | Salute to Pablo Casals - American Symphony Orchestra | Leopold Stokowski, Roland Gagnon, Pablo Casals | Roland Gagnon condcucted Sills's portion of the program | NO | N/A | Bellini's "Oh, quante volte," Rossini's "Si ferite" & Donizetti's O luce di quest'anima" | Washington Post 4-16-70, p. D1; printed program |
70-04-15 | N/A | TV - David Frost Show | guest | New York NY, Little Theater (now the Helen Hayes) | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | not yet identified | David Frost Show - TV.Com |
70-04-23 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Jean Cox, Norman Treigle,Nancy Williamsus, Christina Krooskos, Nico Castel,Ron Nelem, Alan Pitt, Robert Caruso, Howard Fried | Walter Herbert | Sills' debut with San Diego Opera | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
70-04-25 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Jean Cox, Norman Treigle,Nancy Williamsus, Christina Krooskos, Nico Castel,Ron Nelem, Alan Pitt, Robert Caruso, Howard Fried | Walter Herbert | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
70-04-27 | N/A | Recital | soloist | San Francisco CA, War Memorial Opera House | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections | Giulio Cesare, 4 Strauss Songs, Entf?hrung, Louise, Mignon, L'Assedio, Capuleti, Linda di Chamounix, Manon, Portuguese Folk Song | San Francisco Chronicle 4-29-70 |
70-05-05 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera (Jones Hall) | Jean Cox, Norman Treigle, Nancy Williams, Nico Castel, Jon Enloe, Roderic Keating, Andrew Gauthier, Edgar Moore, James Jarvis, Earline Ballard | Walter Herbert | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
70-05-08 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera (Jones Hall) | Jean Cox, Norman Treigle, Nancy Williams, Nico Castel, Jon Enloe, Roderic Keating, Andrew Gauthier, Edgar Moore, James Jarvis, Earline Ballard | Walter Herbert | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
70-05-10 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera (Jones Hall) | Jean Cox, Norman Treigle, Nancy Williams, Nico Castel, Jon Enloe, Roderic Keating, Andrew Gauthier, Edgar Moore, James Jarvis, Earline Ballard | Walter Herbert | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
70-05-26 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Teatro Colon) | Nicolai Gedda, Renato Cesari, Victor De Narke, Ricardo Yost | Peter Maag | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | performance program; Teatro Colon online archives; Buenos Aires Herald 5-28-70 review -LC |
70-05-29 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Teatro Colon) | Nicolai Gedda, Cesari, Victor De Narke, Bacquier, Ricardo Yost | Peter Maag | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Teatro Colon online archives |
70-05-31 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Teatro Colon) | Nicolai Gedda, Cesari, Victor De Narke, Bacquier, Ricardo Yost | Peter Maag | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Teatro Colon online archives |
70-06-04 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Teatro Colon) | Nicolai Gedda, Cesari, Victor De Narke, Bacquier, Ricardo Yost | Peter Maag | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Teatro Colon online archives |
70-06-07 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Teatro Colon) | Nicolai Gedda, Cesari, Victor De Narke, Bacquier, Ricardo Yost | Peter Maag | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Teatro Colon online archives |
70-06-10 | N/A | TV - Dick Cavett Show | guest | New York NY, ABC -TV studio | Leonard Frey, Lee Van Cleef, Bennet Cerf | N/A | Sills offers a rebuttal to Rudolf Bing's remarks about opera singers stated on the previous night's show | NO | N/A | aria not yet identified | dated photo in Sills's scrapbook -LC; TV.Com database |
70-06-26 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Ambler PA, Temple University Music Festival | Pittsburgh Symphony | William Steinberg | concert was televised live and also recorded for later broadcast | YES | private collections - audio only | final scene from "Daphne" | New York Times, 6-28-70, p. 57 |
70-07-04 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Rochester MI (Oakland University) | Detroit Symphony | Sixten Ehrling | Meadow Brook Music Festival | YES | private collections | Sills sang "Ruhe sanft," "Martern aller Arten," "O luce di quest'anima" and Lucia Mad Scene | Detroit Free Press preview 7-3-70; Holland MI Evening Sentinel preview 7-3-70 |
70-07-23 | N/A | TV - David Frost Show | guest | New York NY, Little Theater (now the Helen Hayes) | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | not yet identified | David Frost Show - TV.Com |
70-08-06 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Highland Park IL, Ravinia Festival | John Alexander, Dominic Cossa, Vahan Khanzadian, Robert Hale, John Walker, Linda Matousek | Giuseppe Patan? | concert version | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program, Ravinia season flyer |
70-08-08 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Highland Park IL, Ravinia Festival | John Alexander, Dominic Cossa, Vahan Khanzadian, Robert Hale, John Walker, Linda Matousek | Giuseppe Patan? | concert version | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program, Ravinia season flyer |
70-08-29 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Los Angeles CA (Hollywood Bowl) | Los Angeles Philharmonic | Lawrence Foster | first appearance there since 1962 | NO | N/A | Chacun le sait, Depuis le jour, Manon Gavotte, Traviata end Act I, Lucia Mad Scene, O luce di quest'anima, Estrellita, Vilja | Long Beach Press-Telegram review 8-31-70 |
70-09-10 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Dominic Cossa, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-09-18 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | Duluth MN, Duluth Symphony Orchestra (Duluth Auditorium) | Kay Creed, Michele Molese, Dominic Cossa, Norman Treigle | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 9-5-70, US Calendar |
70-09-20 | Gounod | Faust | Marguerite | Duluth MN, Duluth Symphony Orchestra (Duluth Auditorium) | Kay Creed, Michele Molese, Dominic Cossa, Norman Treigle | Emerson Buckley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 9-5-70, US Calendar |
70-09-22 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-09-24 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Liberty, MO (William Jewell College - Gano Memorial Hall) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | 3 arias from Julius Caesar, 4 songs by R. Strauss, Gavotte from Manon, Chanson Ronsard by Milhaud, Una voce poco fa, arias from Assedio, O quante volte, O luce di quest'anima | Kansas City Star 9-25-70 review-LC; performance program |
70-09-25 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Darrenkamp | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-09-27 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Darrenkamp | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-10-03 | N/A | Recital | soloist | New York NY, Hunter College Auditorium | Alicia de Larrocha, Rosalyn Tureck, Raymond Lewenthal, Jorge Bolet | Roland Gagnon acc. | Gala Benefit for the International Piano Library, which had been vandalized | YES | Gala 100.576, Legato 226 | Sillsiana, an spoof pastiche with more than a dozen bits of arias stitched together | New York Times 10-5-70 |
70-10-04 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Di Virgilio, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-10-10 (M) | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-10-15 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Beverly Wolff, Placido Domingo, Louis Quilico | Julius Rudel | Sills' first Elizabeth I | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-10-18 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Beverly Wolff, Placido Domingo, Louis Quilico | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-10-19 | N/A | Recital | soloist | St. Paul MN (O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, College of St. Catherine) | N/A | undetermined | sponsored by the Schubert Club | NO | N/A | arias from Julius Caesar, Milhaud songs, arias by Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini & Massenet | 10-17-70 Minneapolis Star preview |
70-10-21 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Beverly Wolff, Placido Domingo, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-10-24 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Placido Domingo, Louis Quilico | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | Melodram CDM 270107 2 cds | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-10-26 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Chicago IL, Auditorium Theatre | N/A | Roland Gagnon, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections | Vivaldi, Milaud, Mozart, Faure, Saint-Saens, Rimsky-Korsakov, Granados, Meyerbeer, Thomas & Donizetti | performance program -LC; Chicago Tribune review 10-27-70 |
70-11-01 (M) | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-11-02 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor (rehearsal) | Lucia | Philadelphia PA, Philadelphia Lyric Opera (Academy of Music) | Alfredo Kraus, Vicente Sardinero, Robert Hale, Grace Brame, Perry Price, German Bustos | Anton Guadagno | rehearsal with piano accompaniment | YES | private collections - finale of Act II and Mad Scene Pt. 1 | N/A | audio of rehearsal |
70-11-03 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Philadelphia PA, Philadelphia Lyric Opera (Academy of Music) | Alfredo Kraus, Vicente Sardinero, Robert Hale, Grace Brame, Perry Price, German Bustos | Anton Guadagno | Debut | YES | CDs issued on GDS 21040 | N/A | Opera News 10-31-70, US Calendar; performance program |
70-11-06 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Malamood, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-11-08 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Malamood, Louis Quilico | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | listed in trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-11-11 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-11-14 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Novoa, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
70-11-17 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Hartford CT, Connecticut Opera Association (Bushnell Memorial) | Aldo Boittion, Chester Ludgin | Carlo Moresco | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-21-70, US Calendar; performance program |
70-11-20 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Beverly Wolff, Placido Domingo, Louis Quilico | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Opera News 11-21-70, US Calendar |
70-11-23 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Claremont CA, Pomona College | N/A | Charles Wilson, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections | 3 arias from Giulio Cesare, 4 Strauss songs, Manon, 4 Milhaud songs, Barbiere, Capuleti, Linda di Chamounix, Portuguese Folk Song | performance program -LC |
70-11-24 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 11-21-70, US Calendar; San Bernardino Sun preview 11-19-70 |
70-11-24 | N/A | TV - Merv Griffin Show | guest | Los Angeles CA | Rich Little, Trevor Howard | N/A | N/A | YES | private collections | Sills sings "Indian Love Call" duet with Griffin | audio of program; listing in TV.Com |
70-11-29 (M) | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 12-5-70, US Calendar; San Bernardino Sun preview 11-19-70 |
70-11-30 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Seattle WA, Seattle Opera House | Seattle Symphony Orchestra | Milton Katims | N/A | NO | N/A | Mozart's Vorrei spiegarvi" & "Martern aller Arten," Rossini's "Si ferite" & "Una voce poco fa," Bellini's "Oh quante volte" and Donizetti's "O luce di quest'anima." | Seattle Times 12-1-70 review |
70-12-01 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Seattle WA, Seattle Opera House | Seattle Symphony Orchestra | Milton Katims | repeat of the Nov. 30 concert | NO | N/A | Mozart's Vorrei spiegarvi" & "Martern aller Arten," Rossini's "Si ferite" & "Una voce poco fa," Bellini's "Oh quante volte" and Donizetti's "O luce di quest'anima." | Seattle Times 12-1-70 review; SeattleStage Magazine concert listings |
70-12-02 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Beverly Wolff, Malamood, Louis Quilico | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 12-05-70, US Calendar; San Bernardino Sun preview 11-19-70 |
70-12-06 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Nicholas Di Virgilio Dominic Cossa, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 12-05-70, US Calendar; San Bernardino Sun preview 11-19-70 |
70-12-09 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Hackensack NJ (Orrie De Nooyer Auditorium) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | Fairleigh Dickinson University Concerts series | NO | N/A | 3 arias from Giulio Cesare, 4 Strauss songs, Manon, 4 Milhaud songs, Barbiere, Capuleti, Linda di Chamounix, Portuguese Folk Song | Fairleigh Dickinson concert series brochure; Bergen NJ Record review 12-10-70 |
70-12-23 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | London, England, Covent Garden | Giacomo Aragall, Delme Bryn-Jones, Forbes Robinson, Heather Begg; Keith Erwen, Kenneth Collins (sub. For Robert Thomas) | John Pritchard | Debut at Covent Garden | NO | N/A | N/A | New York Times, 12-25-70, p. 37; performance program |
70-12-28 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | London, England, Covent Garden | Ermanno Mauro (sub. For Giacomo Aragall), Delme Bryn-Jones, Forbes Robinson, Heather Begg | John Pritchard | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Covent Garden schedule in opening night program -LC |
70-12-31 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | London, England, Covent Garden | Giacomo Aragall, Delme Bryn-Jones, Forbes Robinson, Heather Begg | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Covent Garden schedule in opening night program -LC |
71-01-06 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Berlin, Germany, Deutsche Oper | Carlo Cossutta, William Murray | Lorin Maazel | Debut at Deutsche Oper | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 3-6-71 review |
71-01-10 | N/A | Concert | soloist | London, England (London Coliseum) | Marcel Marceau, Gyorgy Cziffra, Ryland Davies | Charles Mackerras | Sadler's Wells Opera Gala (BBC recorded the program and televised it on Apr. 9, 1971) | NO | N/A | Sills sang "Vilja," "O luce di quest'anima" and"Ah, fors' e lui?Sempre libera" | performance program |
71-01-11 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | London, England, Covent Garden | Giacomo Aragall, Delme Bryn-Jones, Forbes Robinson, Heather Begg | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | London Illustrated News 1-2-71 -LC |
71-01-14 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | London, England, Covent Garden | Giacomo Aragall, Delme Bryn-Jones, Forbes Robinson, Heather Begg | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | London Illustrated News 1-2-71 -LC; performance program |
71-01-19 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | London, England, Covent Garden | Giacomo Aragall, Delme Bryn-Jones, Forbes Robinson, Heather Begg | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | London Illustrated News 1-2-71 -LC |
71-01-22 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Paris, France, Salle Pleyel | Orchestre National de France | John Pritchard | N/A | YES | Arkadia GI 804.1 | Mozart's "Ruhe sanft" & "Martern aller Arten," Donizetti's "O luce di quest'anima" & Mad Scene from Lucia; Charpentier's "Depuis le jour" | Le Figaro review, 29-71; Beverly, An Autobiography, p. 223 |
71-01-25 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | London, England, Covent Garden | Giacomo Aragall, Delme Bryn-Jones, Forbes Robinson, Heather Begg | John Pritchard | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | London Illustrated News 1-2-71 -LC; performance program |
71-01-28 | N/A | TV - Dick Cavett Show | guest | New York NY, ABC-TV studio | Bennett Cerf, Loretta Lynn, Dick Shawn | N/A | taped 1-27-71 | NO | N/A | not yet determined | Dick Cavett website, Global Image Works website |
71-01-31 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Ann Arbor MI (University of Michigan, Hill Auditorium) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth | N/A | NO | N/A | 3 arias from Julius Caesar, 4 R. Strauss songs; Manon Gavotte, Milhaud's Chansons de Ronsard; Una voce poco fa, O quante volte - Capuleti, O luce di quest'anima, Portuguese Folk Song | Toledo Blade 2-1-71 review |
71-02-01 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Washington DC, Constitution Hall | Unnamed Orchestra but mostly members of the National Symphony Orchestra | Roland Gagnon | concert included orchestral works also | NO | N/A | Chacun le sait, Depuis le jour, Fabliau from Manon, Una voce poco fa, O luce di quest'anima, and the Lucia mad scene. | New York Times 2-3-71; Washington Evening Star 2-2-71 review-LC; performance program |
71-02-02 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Washington DC (The White House) | N/A | Roland Gagnon, acc. | Sills sang before President & Mrs Nixon and 300 guests. The zipper on her gown broke and came down slowly during the early part of the recital; Sills excused herself and put her red velvet coat back on for the rest of the recital. also lost her voice on the last note of Una voce poco fa | YES | private collections | Chacun le sait, Lucia Mad Scene, Italian Street Song, Summertime, One Kiss, Kiss Me Again, Vilia, O luce di quest'anima, O quante volte, Una voce poco fa | performance program -LC |
71-02-21 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY (Philharmonic Hall) | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Cneter (11 musicians, inc. Charles Wadsworth | Sung Kwak, cond. | concert included non-vocal works by Brahms & Miyake | YES | private collections | Caldera La Rosa, Handel & Arne arias, Schubert Hirt | New York Times 2-23-71, p.29; performance program |
71-02-23 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY (Philharmonic Hall) | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Cneter (11 musicians, inc. Charles Wadsworth | Sung Kwak, cond. | concert included non-vocal works by Brahms & Miyake | NO | N/A | Caldera La Rosa, Handel & Arne arias, Schubert Hirt | New York Times 2-23-71, p.29; performance program |
71-03-02 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Malamood, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-03-05 | N/A | TV - David Frost Show | guest | New York NY, Little Theater (now the Helen Hayes) | N/A | N/A | N/A | YES | private collections | Willow Song (Baby Doe) | David Frost Show - TV.Com |
71-03-05 | N/A | TV - Mike Douglas Show | guest | Philadelphia PA | N/A | N/A | Sills was a guest on the tv talk show | NO | N/A | N/A | Mike Douglas Show website |
71-03-06 (M) | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Malamood, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-03-09 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Beverly Wolff, Malamood, Louis Quilico | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-03-11 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-03-13 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Clatworthy, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-03-18 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Tulsa OK, Tulsa Opera (Municipal Theater) | John Alexander, Schwartzman | Carlo Moresco | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 3-20-71 US Calendar; Tulsa World 1-14-71 preview-LC |
71-03-20 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Tulsa OK, Tulsa Opera (Municipal Theater) | John Alexander, Schwartzman | Carlo Moresco | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 3-20-71 US Calendar; Tulsa World 1-14-71 preview-LC |
71-03-22 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Sarasota FL (Van Wezel Performing Arts Center | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | three arias from Julius Caesar, four songs by R. Strauss, Gavotte from Manon, Chasons de Ronsard by Milhaud, arias from Barber, Capuleti and Chamounix | Sarasota (FL) Tribune review 3-24-71 |
71-03-30 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera (Jones Hall) | John Alexander, Richard Fredricks, Perry Price, Harold Enns, Dianne Tobola, | Charles Rosenkrans | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
71-04-02 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera (Jones Hall) | John Alexander, Richard Fredricks, Perry Price, Harold Enns, Dianne Tobola, | Charles Rosenkrans | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | HGO Annals |
71-04-04 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera (Jones Hall) | John Alexander, Richard Fredricks, Perry Price, Harold Enns, Dianne Tobola, | Charles Rosenkrans | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
71-04-07 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Kay Creed, Di Amorim, Louis Quilico | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-04-09 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Gonzalez, Nicholas Di Virgilio, Louis Quilico | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-04-11 (M) | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Gonzalez, Nicholas Di Virgilio (I), Di Amorim (II & III) Schwartzman | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-04-15 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Gonzalez, Di Amorim, Richard Fredricks | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-04-18 | N/A | Recital | soloist | New York NY, Philharmonic Hall | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center | Charles Wadsworth | N/A | YES | N/A | 3 Rodelina arias, Milhaud Ronsard songs, Zerbinetta's aria, Mozart Ruhe sanft, 2 Schumann & 2 Brahms songs, Mignon, Hamlet, Louise, Portuguese L.S. | New York Times 4-20-71, p. 50; performance program |
71-04-19 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Miami Beach FL, Municipal Auditorium | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | three arias from Julius Caesar, four songs by R. Strauss, Gavotte from Manon, Chasons de Ronsard by Milhaud, arias from Barber, Capuleti and Chamounix | performance program -LC |
71-04-20 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Jacksonville FL, Civic Auditorium | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | three arias from Julius Caesar, four songs by R. Strauss, Gavotte from Manon, Chasons de Ronsard by Milhaud, arias from Barber, Capuleti and Chamounix | performance program -LC; Florida Times-Union review 4-21-71 LC |
71-04-23 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Columbus OH (Ohio Theatre) | N/A | Evan Whallon | N/A | NO | N/A | three arias from Julius Caesar, Lucia Mad Scene | performance program; Columbus Dispatch 4-24-71 review |
71-04-24 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Columbus OH (Ohio Theatre) | 2nd nite | Evan Whallon | N/A | NO | N/A | three arias from Julius Caesar, Lucia Mad Scene | performance program; Columbus Dispatch 4-24-71 review |
71-04-27 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Jackson MS, Mississippi Opera Association | Michele Molese, John Darrenkamp, Clinton Nichols, Ralph Appelman, Evelyn King, Lester Clark | Richard Alderson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Jackson Clarion-Ledger review 4-28-71 |
71-04-29 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Jackson MS, Mississippi Opera Association | Michele Molese, John Darrenkamp, Clinton Nichols, Ralph Appelman, Evelyn King, Lester Clark | Richard Alderson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Jackson Clarion-Ledger review 4-28-71 |
71-04-30 | N/A | Recital | soloist | San Francisco CA, Masonic Auditorium | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections | 3XRodelinda, Milhaud, 2XDevereux, "Ruhe Sanft," Schumann,Brahms, "O Beau Pays," Hamlet Mad Scene | performance program -LC; S.F Examiner 5-1-71 review |
71-05-07 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Guelph, Ontario, Canada (War Memorial Hall) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | part of the Guelph Spring Festival | NO | N/A | three arias from Julius Caesar, four songs by R. Strauss, Gavotte from Manon, Chasons de Ronsard by Milhaud, O beau pays, Hamlet mad scene | performance program |
71-05-21 | Handel | Gulio Cesare | Cleopatra | Cincinnati OH, May Festival | Norman Treigle (according to Brian Morgan's biography "Child of Chaos," Treigle cancelled - further documetation is being investigaged), Beverly Wolff, Spiro Malas, Dominic Cossa | Julius Rudel | concert version | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 5-15-71, Names/Dates; May Festival flyer-LC |
71-05-30/31 | N/A | TV - BBC Profile | interviewee & performer | London, England, BBC-TV Studio 1, Television Centre, Wood Lane | inteviewed by Bernard Levin | N/A | 90-minute overview of career - broadcast in the US on PBS 3-15 1975 | YES | private collections - video | (in costume) Una voce poco fa, Baby Doe Willow Song, Da tempeste, Vivi ingrato, Je marche, Lucia Mad Scene | BBC printed schedule for rehearal-LC |
71-06-11 | Bellini | Norma | Norma | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston | Beverly Wolff, John Alexander, Donald Gramm | Sarah Caldwell | Sills' first Norma | YES | private collections | N/A | Opera News 6-12-71, US Calendar |
71-06-13 | Bellini | Norma | Norma | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston | Beverly Wolff, John Alexander, Donald Gramm | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Opera News 6-12-71, US Calendar |
71-06-30 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Cincinnati OH, Zoo Opera | Ion Buzea, Thomas Paul, Nico Castel, Dominic Cossa, Nancy Martin, Natale de Lazzari | Anton Guadagno | Last opera to be performed at the zoo. | NO | N/A | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
71-07-02 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Cincinnati OH, Summer Opera (Music Hall) | Ion Buzea, Thomas Paul, Nico Castel, Dominic Cossa, Nancy Martin, Natale de Lazzari | Anton Guadagno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
71-07-21 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Viena VA, Wolf Trap Farm Park | Michele Molese (indisposed for Act III - Di Giuseppe sang from pit), Castel, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale, Fitch | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program, Washington Post review 7-23-71 |
71-07-23 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Vienna VA, Wolf Trap Farm Park | Salvador Novoa (sub. for scheduled Michele Molese), Castel, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale, Fitch | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | performance program with attendee's handwritten change for Novoa; audio recording |
71-07-25 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Vienna VA, Wolf Trap Farm Park | Michele Molese, Castel, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale, Fitch | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
71-07-27 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Woodbridge NJ (Garden State Arts Center) | New Jersey Symphony Orchestra | Henry Lewis | N/A | NO | N/A | arias from Ariadne auf Naxos and La Traviata | performance program |
71-07-28 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Woodbridge NJ (Garden State Arts Center) | New Jersey Symphony Orchestra | Henry Lewis | N/A | NO | N/A | arias from Ariadne auf Naxos and La Traviata | performance program |
71-07-31 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Ambler PA, Temple University Music Festival | N/A | Lucas Foss | N/A | NO | N/A | Verdi, Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti | Opera News 6-12-71, Names/Dates; Philadelphia Evening Bulletin 8-2-71 |
71-08-05 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Highland Park IL, Ravinia Festival | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Aldo Ceccato | "Evening of Bel Canto" | NO | N/A | Rosmonda d'Inghilterra, Guillaume Tell, Barbiere, Roberto Devereux, I Capuleti, Linda di Chamounix | Chicago Tribune review 8-6-71; performance program -LC |
71-08-07 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Highland Park IL, Ravinia Festival | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Aldo Ceccato | "Classical Viennese" night | NO | N/A | Mozart arias, R. Strauss songs & Zerbinetta's aria from "Ariadne" | Opera News 3-20-71; Chicago Tribune preview 8-7-71 |
71-08-14 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Los Angeles CA Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl | Placido Domingo, Sherill Milnes, Bonnie Hurwood | James Levine | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | performance program -LC; Hollywood Reporter 8-17-71 review |
71-09-10 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Nicolai Gedda, Allan Monk, Ara Berberian, Ragnar Ulfung, Mark Howard, Carolyn Lewis, Gwen Jones, Sandra Bush, William Fleck, Joe Pinedo, Daniel Sullivan, Louise Corsale, William Tredway, John Miller | Jean Perisson | Opening Night | YES | private collections | N/A | SFO Annals online |
71-09-14 | Handel | Ariodante | Ginevra | Washington DC, Kennedy Center | Tatiana Troyanos, Philip Booth, Donald Gramm, Veronica Tyler | Julius Rudel | Opening week of the Kennedy Center, Sills faints at intermission | YES | private collections | N/A | performance program |
71-09-16 | Handel | Ariodante | Ginevra | Washington DC, Kennedy Center | Tatiana Troyanos, Philip Booth, Donald Gramm, Veronica Tyler | Julius Rudel | Opening week of the Kennedy Center | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
71-09-19 (M) | Massenet | Manon | Manon | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Nicolai Gedda, Allan Monk, Ara Berberian, Ragnar Ulfung, Mark Howard, Carolyn Lewis, Gwen Jones, Sandra Bush, William Fleck, Joe Pinedo, Daniel Sullivan, Louise Corsale, William Tredway, John Miller | Jean Perisson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
71-09-23 | N/A | TV - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | guest | New York NY, NBC Studios | Guests: Della Reese, Hans Conried and Bob Uecker | N/A | Sills' first appearance on the Tonight Show | YES | audio & video - private collections | Italian Street Song & The Rose and the Nightingale" | Official Carson Website; videotape |
71-09-25 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Nicolai Gedda, Allan Monk, Ara Berberian, Ragnar Ulfung, Mark Howard, Carolyn Lewis, Gwen Jones, Sandra Bush, William Fleck, Joe Pinedo, Daniel Sullivan, Louise Corsale, William Tredway, John Miller | Jean Perisson | N/A | YES | listed in former trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | SFO Annals online |
71-09-27 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Denver CO (Auditorium Theatre) | Denver Symphony Orchestra | Brian Priestman | N/A | NO | N/A | Una voce poco fa; Oh, quante volte; O luce di quest'anima; Chacun le sait; Depuis le jour; Manon-Gavotte | performance program; Rocky Mountain News review 9-28-71-LC |
71-09-29 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Nicolai Gedda, Allan Monk, Ara Berberian, Ragnar Ulfung, Mark Howard, Carolyn Lewis, Gwen Jones, Sandra Bush, William Fleck, Joe Pinedo, Daniel Sullivan, Louise Corsale, William Tredway, John Miller | Jean Perisson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
71-10-03 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Nicolai Gedda, Allan Monk, Ara Berberian, Ragnar Ulfung, Mark Howard, Carolyn Lewis, Gwen Jones, Sandra Bush, William Fleck, Joe Pinedo, Daniel Sullivan, Louise Corsale, William Tredway, John Miller | Jean Perisson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
71-10-05 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Chicago IL, Auditorium Theatre | Paula Robison (flute), Richard Sher (cello) Shmuel Ashkenasi (violin), Larry Combs (clarinet) | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Caldera: "La Rosa," Handel: Meine Seele hort im Sehen," Arne: "The Soldier Tir'd," 3 Shubert songs, 2 Schumann songs, 2 Brahms songs, Manon "Je marche," Mignon "Je suis Titania" | Chicago Tribune review 10-6-71; performance program |
71-10-08 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Nicolai Gedda, Allan Monk, Ara Berberian, Ragnar Ulfung, Mark Howard, Carolyn Lewis, Gwen Jones, Sandra Bush, William Fleck, Joe Pinedo, Daniel Sullivan, Louise Corsale, William Tredway, John Miller | Jean Perisson | Broadcast performance | YES | private collections | N/A | SFO Annals online |
71-10-13 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Smith, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-10-15 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Kay Creed (sub. For Marsee), Enrico Di Giuseppe, Richard Fredricks, Bernard Fitch, William Ledbetter, David Rae Smith, Don Yule | Julius Rudel | The published NYCO annals have Marsee as Sara but the performance program has a dated insert slip announcing Creed | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-10-16 | N/A | International Awards Program and Symposium | soloist | Washington DC, Kennedy Center Concert Hall | Lorin Hollander, Donovan, Joan Kennedy (piano) and David Frost, host | N/A | ceremony was by private invitation - Mother Teresa was honored | NO | N/A | Washington Post report did not identify what | Washington Post 10-18-71, pg. B1 |
71-10-17 (M) | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Kay Creed, Smith, Marini, Richard Fredricks | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-10-22 | Handel | Guilio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Robert Hale, Gerber, Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-10-24 | Handel | Guilio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Robert Hale, Gerber (Act I) Frances Bible (Acts II and III), Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-10-25 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New Orleans LA (Municipal Auditorium) | New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra | Werner Torkanowsky | "A Night at the Old French Opera" | NO | N/A | Chacun le sait, Manon Gavotte, Depuis le jour, Una voce poco fa, O quante volte, O luce di quest'anima | performance program; Times-Picayune review10-26-71 |
71-10-28 | Handel | Guilio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Robert Hale, Frances Bible , Kay Creed | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-10-30 (M) | Handel | Guilio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Devlin, Frances Bible , Kay Creed | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-11-04 | Handel | Guilio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Frances Bible, Susanne Marsee, Stilwell | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-11-07 (M) | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Smith, Schwartzman, Richard Fredricks | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-11-08 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Bloomington IN (Indiana University Auditorium) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | 3 arias from Giulio Cesare, 4 Strauss songs, Manon, 4 Milhaud songs, Barbiere, Capuleti, Linda di Chamounix, Portuguese Folk Song | performance program |
71-11-09 | Rimsky-Korsakov | Coq d'Or (in English) | Queen Shemakha | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Young | Julius Rudel | Telecast on Cable TV | YES | private collections - video & audio | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-11-11 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Smith, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
71-11-13 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Los Angeles CA (Music Center) | Los Angeles Philharmonic | Zubin Mehta | Celebrity Pops Concert | NO | N/A | 2 Abduction arias, Depuis le jour, O quante volte, Una voce poco fa, O luce di quest'anima | Los Angeles Times review 11-15-71 |
71-11-15 | N/A | TV - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | guest | Burbank CA, NBC Studios | Guests: Dog Follies, Suzanne Pleshette, Willie Shoemaker, Connie Stevens | N/A | N/A | YES | private collections - audio only | Una voce poco fa; Carson and Sills sing "Who Stole My Heart Away" duet in Eddy/MacDonald movie spoof | Official Carson Website; audio of show |
71-11-17 | Handel | Gulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Kay Creed, Frances Bible, Norman Treigle, Dominic Cossa | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
71-11-19 | Handel | Gulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Kay Creed, Frances Bible, Norman Treigle, Dominic Cossa | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
71-11-21 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Susanne Marsee, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
71-11-24 | Rimsky-Korsakov | Coq d'Or (in English) | Queen Shemakha | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Enrico Di Giuseppe, Norman Treigle | Walter Susskind | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News November 1971, US Calendar |
71-11-27 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Susanne Marsee, Louis Quilico | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
71-12-02 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New Orleans LA, New Orleans Opera (Municipal Auditorium) | John Alexander, Richard Torigi, Ara Berberian | N/A | N/A | YES | private collections - date not confirmed -could also be Dec. 4 | N/A | performance program |
71-12-04 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New Orleans LA, New Orleans Opera (Municipal Auditorium) | John Alexander, Richard Torigi, Ara Berberian | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
71-12-11 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | Tel Aviv, Israel - Mann Auditorium | George Shirley, Patricia Wise, Ara Berberian, David Hall | Julius Rudel | in English. There were 8 additional performances in Tel Aviv and one in Jersualem | NO | N/A | N/A | Jerusalem Post preview 12-10-71 -LC |
71-12-25 | N/A | Concert | soloist soloist | Tel Aviv, Israel - Mann Auditorium | George Shirley, Patricia Wise, Ara Berberian, David Hall | Julius Rudel | gala concert for 35th anniversary of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra | NO | N/A | Sills sang O luce di quest'anima and in the final trio from Faust, plus excerpts from Fledermaus | Jerusalem Post 12-30-71 review |
72-01-11 | Bellini | Norma | Norma | Newark NJ, Opera Theatre of New Jersey (Symphony Hall) | Antonia Kitsopoulos, Sergio Di Amorim, James Morris, Elinor Parker, Lando Bartolini | Alfredo Silipigni | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Opera News 1-15-72, US Calendar; performance program |
72-01-13 | N/A | TV - Dinah's Place | guest | Los Angeles CA (NBC Studios) | Dinah Shore | N/A | Jan. 13 is the telecast date - the show was taped earlier | y | private collections - audio | Sills sang Estrellita | TV guide listing for week of Jan. 9-14, 1972; audio recording |
72-01-13 | Bellini | Norma | Norma | Trenton NJ, Opera Theatre of New Jersey (War Memorial Auditorium) | Antonia Kitsopoulos, Sergio Di Amorim, James Morris, Elinor Parker, Lando Bartolini | Alfredo Silipigni | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 1-15-72, US Calendar; performance program |
72-01-15 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Brooklyn NY (Brooklyn College - Whitman Hall) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | two arias from Julius Caesar (Non disperar & Da tempeste), 4 Strauss songs, Recitative & Gavotte - Manon, 4 Chansons de Ronsard; Una voce poco fa; O luce di quest'anima | performance program |
72-01-17 | Bellini | Puritani (rehearsal) | Elvira | Philadelphia PA, Philadelphia Lyric Opera | Luciano Pavarotti, Louis Quilico, Paul Plishka, Ellen Shade, Thomas Paul, Natale De Lazzari | Anton Guadagno | full rehearsal with orchestra | YES | private collections | N/A | audio of rehearsal |
72-01-18 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | Philadelphia PA, Philadelphia Lyric Opera | Luciano Pavarotti, Louis Quilico, Paul Plishka, Ellen Shade, Thomas Paul, Natale De Lazzari | Anton Guadagno | First performancce of Elvira by Sills | YES | CD: Legato Classics 176-2 CDs | N/A | performance program |
72-01-22 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Philadelphia PA | Philadelphia Orchestra | Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos | in concert with James McCracken, radio broadcast | YES | private collections | Capuletti, LInda di Chamounix, Barber + Boheme Act I finale w/McCracken | Performance Program |
72-01-27 | Bellini | Norma | Norma | Hartford CT, Connecticut Opera Association (Bushnell Memorial) | Brooks, John Alexander, Michalski | Anton Guadagno | Patricia Brooks replaces Tatiana Troyanos and learns the role of Adalgisa in 10 days! | YES | private collections | N/A | Bushnell Program and Opera News review |
72-01-30 | N/A | Recital | soloist | New York NY, Philharmonic Hall | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | Great Peformers Series | NO | N/A | Venere belle (Julius Caesar discard), 3 Mozart songs, Bester Juengling (Schauspieldirektor), Manon Fabilau, 4 Schubert songs, 3 French songs (Hahn, Bachelet, Paladilhe), Oh Quante volte, Je suie Titania - encore: Una voce poco fa | New York Times review, 1-31-72 |
72-02-04 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Washington DC, Kennedy Center | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Venere belle (Julius Caesar discard), 3 Mozart songs, Bester Juengling (Schauspieldirektor), Manon Fabilau, 4 Schubert songs, 3 French songs (Hahn, Bachelet, Paladilhe), Oh Quante volte, Je suie Titania - encore: Una voce poco fa | Washington Post 2-5-72 review; performance program |
72-02-07 | N/A | Concert | soloist | West Palm Beach FL (West Palm Beach Auditorium) | Miami Philharmonic Orchestra (on tour) | Alain Lombard | N/A | NO | NA | Martern aller Arten, O luce di quest'anima (sub.for Qui la voce), Lucia Mad Scene, Depuis le jour (encore), Una voce poco fa (encore) | Palm Beach Post review 2-10-72 |
72-02-09 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Miami FL (Dade County Auditorium) | Miami Philharmonic Orchestra | Alain Lombard | N/A | NO | N/A | Martern aller Arten, O luce di quest'anima (sub.for Qui la voce), Lucia Mad Scene, Depuis le jour (encore) | Miami Beach Sun Reporter review 2-11-72 |
72-02-10 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Sarasota FL (Van Wezel Performing Arts Center) | Miami Philharmonic Orchestra (on tour) | Alain Lombard | N/A | YES | private collections | Martern aller Arten, O luce di quest'anima (sub.for Qui la voce), Lucia Mad Scene, Depuis le jour (encore) | performance program; Sarasota News preview 2-10-72 |
72-02-12 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Brookville NY, C.W. Post Center Auditorium, Long Island University | N/A | Roland Gagnon, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections | 2 arias from Guilio Cesare, 4 Strauss songs, Manon, 4 Milhaud songs, Barbiere, Linda di Chamounix, Portuguese Folk Song, Louise | Long Island Press 2-14-72 review-LC |
72-02-19 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | McAllen TX, San Antonio Grand Opera Festival (Civic Center Theater) | Muriel Greenspon, Donald Gramm, Grayson Hirst | Victor Alessandro | in French | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 2.12.72 U.S. Calendar; performance program |
72-02-21 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY, Carnegie Hall | Cleveland Orchestra | Erich Leinsdorf | orchestra played Mozart Linz Symphony and Brahms First | NO | N/A | Mozart's "Exsultate jubilate" & "Vorrei spiegarvi" | New York Times 2-23-72 |
72-02-23 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-02-25 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York City, Philharmonic Hall | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center | Charles Wadsworth | Sills was guest soloist - there were instrumental chamber works on the program as well as vocal selections | YES | private collections | Bach's "Sheep May Safely Graze," Handel's "tone sanft," Saint-Saen's "Le Bonheur," a Telemann cantata, Meyerbeer's "Hirtenlied," and Adam's "Ah, vous dirai-je maman." | NY Times 2-28-72 review, p. 37 |
72-02-26 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York City, Philharmonic Hall | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center | Charles Wadsworth | Sills was guest soloist - there were instrumental chamber works on the program as well as vocal selections | YES | private collections | Bach's "Sheep May Safely Graze," Handel's "tone sanft," Saint-Saen's "Le Bonheur," a Telemann cantata, Meyerbeer's "Hirtenlied," and Adam's "Ah, vous dirai-je maman." | NY Times 2-28-72 review, p. 37 |
72-02-27 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-03-02 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-03-07 | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera | Pauline Tinsley (debut), Richard Fredricks, Devlin, Stewart | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | City Opera premiere | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-03-12 (M) | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | San Antonio TX, San Antonio Opera | Muriel Greenspon, Donald Gramm, Grayson Hirst | Victor Alessandro | in French | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 1-22-72, p. 4; March 11, 1972 Opera News U.S. Calendar; performance program |
72-03-14 | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera | Pauline Tinsley , Richard Fredricks, Devlin, Stewart | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-03-16 | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera | Marisa Galvany, Richard Fredricks, Devlin, Rampasso | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-03-18 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Shreveport LA, San Antonio Grand Opera Festival (Civic Center Theater) | Muriel Greenspon, John Alexander (sub. for Grayson Hirst, Herbert Beattie | Victor Alessandro | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | March 11, 1972 Opera News U.S. Calendar; Shreveport Times 3-20-72 review |
72-03-21 | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera | Pauline Tinsley, Darrenkamp, J.B. Davis, Rampaso | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-03-23 | N/A | TV - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | guest | Burbank CA, NBC Studios | Guests: Ron Liebman, Joan Rivers, Dennis Smith | N/A | N/A | YES | private collections - audio only | Ah vous dirai-je maman | Official Carson Website; audio of show |
72-03-24 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Robert Hale, Susanne Marsee, Dominic Cossa, Smith | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-03-28 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Robert Hale, Susanne Marsee, Dominic Cossa, Smith | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-04-01 (M) | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Devlin, Greespon, Susanne Marsee, Kay Creed | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-04-06 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Pittsburgh PA, Pittsburgh Opera (Heinz Hall) | Pierre Duval, Robert Bickerstaff, Philip Cho, Earl Corwin, Theresa Vaporetti, John Myers | Ricard Karp | N/A | YES | private collections -only mad scene and final scene of Act III | N/A | Opera News June 1972 review; performance program |
72-04-08 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Pittsburgh PA, Pittsburgh Opera (Heinz Hall) | Pierre Duval, Robert Bickerstaff, Philip Cho, Earl Corwin, Theresa Vaporetti, John Myers | Ricard Karp | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News June 1972 review; performance program |
72-04-12 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Devlin, Gerber, Susanne Marsee, Jamerson | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-04-13 | N/A | TV - Dick Cavett Show | guest | New York NY, ABC-TV studio | Don Rickles,Phyllis Kirk, Earl Wilson | N/A | N/A | YES | private collections - audio | Bizet - "Ouvre ton coeur" | Dick Cavett website; Global Image Works website |
72-04-14 | Handel | Giulio Cesare | Cleopatra | New York City Opera | Robert Hale, Kay Creed, Jamerson, Smith | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-04-16 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Los Angeles CA (Royce Hall, UCLA) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Venere belle (Julius Caesar discard), 3 Mozart songs, Bester Juengling (Schauspieldirektor), Manon Fabilau, 4 Schubert songs, 4 French songs (Hahn, Bachelet, Paladilhe, Delibes), Oh Quante volte, Je suis Titania - encores: Manon Gavotte, Una voce poco fa, O luce di quest'anima, Portuguese Folksong | performance program; L.A. Herald-Examiner review 4-18-72 |
72-04-27 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Seattle WA, Seattle Opera Association | Nucci Saetta, Robert Petersen, Archie Drake, Theodore Turner | Milton Katims | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
72-04-29 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Seattle WA, Seattle Opera Association | Nucci Saetta, Robert Petersen, Archie Drake, Theodore Turner | Milton Katims | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
72-05-03 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Seattle WA, Seattle Opera Association | Nucci Saetta, Robert Petersen, Archie Drake, Theodore Turner | Milton Katims | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
72-05-04 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. | Enrico Di Giuseppe, Susanne Marsee, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Washington Post 5-6-72; performance program |
72-05-06 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Seattle WA, Seattle Opera Association | Nucci Saetta, Robert Petersen, Archie Drake, Theodore Turner | Milton Katims | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
72-05-10 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. | Di Amorim, Susanne Marsee, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
72-05-12 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Boston MA, Opera Company of Boston (Aquarius Theatre) | Burrows, Glossop | Sarah Caldwell | uncut performance | YES | private collections | N/A | April 15, 1972 Opera News U.S. Calendar |
72-05-14 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Boston MA, Opera Company of Boston (Aquarius Theatre) | Stuart Burrows, Peter Glossop | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | May, 1972 Opera News U.S. Calendar |
72-05-31 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Venice, Italy, Teatro La Fenice | Umberto Grilli, Gianluigi Colmagro,Anna Assandri | Thomas Schippers | Debut at La Fenice, directed by Giancarlo Menotti | YES | the first act scena, aria and cabaletta is currently on Youtube, uploaded from the complete performance | N/A | performance program; Opera News 1-22-72 Names/Dates; Opera News August 1972 review |
72-06-04 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Venice, Italy, Teatro La Fenice | Umberto Grilli, Gianluigi Colmagro,Anna Assandri | Thomas Schippers | Debut at La Fenice, directed by Giancarlo Menotti | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Opera News 1-22-72 Names/Dates; Opera News August 1972 review |
72-06-07 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Venice, Italy, Teatro La Fenice | Umberto Grilli, Gianluigi Colmagro,Anna Assandri | Thomas Schippers | Debut at La Fenice, directed by Giancarlo Menotti | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Opera News 1-22-72 Names/Dates; Opera News August 1972 review |
72-06-23 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Buenos Aires, Argentina, (Teatro Colon) | Alfredo Kraus, Mastromei, De Narke | Juan Emilio Martini | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program-LC; Teatro Colon online annals |
72-06-25 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Teatro Colon) | Alfredo Kraus, Mastromei, De Narke | Juan Emilio Martini | N/A | YES | Arkadia CDMP 474.2 CDs | N/A | Teatro Colon online annals |
72-06-28 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Teatro Colon) | Alfredo Kraus, Mastromei, De Narke | Juan Emilio Martini | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Teatro Colon online annals |
72-07-01 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Teatro Colon) | Alfredo Kraus, Mastromei, De Narke | Juan Emilio Martini | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Teatro Colon online annals |
72-07-04 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Buenos Aires, Argentina (Teatro Colon) | Alfredo Kraus, Mastromei, De Narke | Juan Emilio Martini | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Teatro Colon online annals |
72-07-08 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Highland Park IL, Ravinia Park | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Istavan Kertesz | All French program | NO | N/A | O beau pays, Depuis le jour, Manon-Gavotte, Mad Scene-Hamlet, Je suis Titania, Waltz Song-Romeo et Juliette | Chicago Sun Times 7-10-72 review-LC |
72-07-11 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Vienna VA, Wolf Trap Farm Park | Academy National Youth Orchestra | Izler Solomon | N/A | YES | private collections | Manon, Mignon, Capuleti, Linda di Chamounix, Estrellita | Washington Post 7-12-72 |
72-07-19 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Cincinnati OH, Summer Opera (Music Hall) | Veriano Luchetti, John Fiorito, Barbara Daniels,Ronald Combs,Harlan Jennings,Tom Fox, Robert Schmorr, Fredda Rakusin | Anton Guadagno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News July 1972, US Calendar; Cincinnati Opera Archives |
72-07-22 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Cincinnati OH, Summer Opera (Music Hall) | Veriano Luchetti, John Fiorito, Barbara Daniels,Ronald Combs,Harlan Jennings,Tom Fox, Robert Schmorr, Fredda Rakusin | Anton Guadagno | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Opera News July 1972, US Calendar; Cincinnati Opera Archives |
72-08-24 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Los Angeles CA (Hollywood Bowl) | Los Angeles Philharmonic | Aldo Ceccato | N/A | YES | private collections | Qui la voce, A vos yeux, Casta Diva, Je suis Titania, O luce di quest'anima and Willow song | LA Times review, 8-26-72 |
72-08-30 | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera | Pauline Tinsley , Richard Fredricks, Devlin, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-09-02 (M) | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera | Pauline Tinsley , Darrenkamp, Devlin, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-09-05 | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera | Pauline Tinsley , Richard Fredricks (sub for Darrenkamp), Devlin, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-09-07 | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera | Pauline Tinsley , Darrenkamp, Devlin, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-09-13 | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera | Marisa Galvany, Richard Fredricks, J.B. Davis, Riegel | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-09-17 (M) | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera | Marisa Galvany, Richard Fredricks, J.B. Davis, Riegel | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | An incredible performance, especially from the two queens! | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-09-19 | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera | Marisa Galvany, Darrenkamp, J.B. Davis, Riegel | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-09-22 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Clatworthy, Robert Hale | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-09-24 | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera | Marisa Galvany, Schwartzman, J.B. Davis, Riegel | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-09-27 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Michele Molese, Richard Fredricks, Devlin | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-10-04 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Michele Molese, Kay Creed | Julius Rudel | Premiere of new production | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-10-07 (M) | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Michele Molese, Kay Creed | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-10-10 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Michele Molese, Kay Creed | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-10-12 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Michele Molese, Kay Creed | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-10-17 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Michele Molese, Kay Creed | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-10-19 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera | Norman Treigle, Michele Molese, Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-10-21 | N/A | Recital | soloist | St. Paul MN (O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, College of St. Catherine) | N/A | undetermined | sponsored by the Schubert Club | NO | N/A | undetermined | poster for the recital with date and place only |
72-10-25 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera | Herbert Beattie, Michele Molese, Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
72-11-08 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Luciano Pavarotti, Clifford Grant, Raymond Wolansky, John Duykers, GwendolynJones, Vahan Khanzadian | Jesus Lopez-Cobos | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
72-11-09 | N/A | Concert | soloist soloist | San Francisco CA (Civic Center Auditorium) | San Francisco Opera orchestra | Richard Woitach | Annual San Francisco Opera Fol de Rol | YES | private collections | "O luce di quest'anima" | narration on live recording |
72-11-11 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Luciano Pavarotti, Clifford Grant, Raymond Wolansky, John Duykers, GwendolynJones, Vahan Khanzadian | Jesus Lopez-Cobos | N/A | YES | listed in trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | SFO Annals online |
72-11-14 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Luciano Pavarotti, Clifford Grant, Raymond Wolansky, John Duykers, GwendolynJones, Vahan Khanzadian | Jesus Lopez-Cobos | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
72-11-17 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Luciano Pavarotti, Simon Estes, Raymond Wolansky, John Duykers, GwendolynJones, Vahan Khanzadian | Jesus Lopez-Cobos | Broadcast performance | YES | private collections | N/A | SFO Annals online |
72-11-21 | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Marisa Galvany, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Richard Fredricks, Devlin | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | listed in trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | Opera News November 72, US Calendar |
72-11-23 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Luciano Pavarotti, Simon Estes, Raymond Wolansky, John Duykers, GwendolynJones, Vahan Khanzadian | Jesus Lopez-Cobos | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
72-11-26 (M) | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Luciano Pavarotti, Clifford Grant, Raymond Wolansky, John Duykers, GwendolynJones, Vahan Khanzadian | Jesus Lopez-Cobos | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
72-11-28 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera in LA (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) | Norman Treigle, Michele Molese, Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News Nov. 1972, US Calendar; San Bernardino Sun preview, 10-22-72 |
72-11-30 | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera in LA (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) | Marisa Galvany, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Darrenkamp, Davis | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | listed in trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | Opera News November 72, US Calendar |
72-12-03 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera in LA (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) | Norman Treigle, Michele Molese, Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News Nov. 1972, US Calendar; San Bernardino Sun preview, 10-22-72 |
72-12-09 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Tulsa OK (Tulsa Municipal Theatre | Tulsa Opera Orchestra & Chorus | Carlo Moresco | Scholarship-Benefit Gala | NO | N/A | Chacun le sait, Depuis le jour, Manon Gavotte, Una voce poco fa, Oh quante volte, O luce di quest'anima | performance program |
72-12-20 | N/A | TV - Merv Griffin Show | guest | Los Angeles CA | N/A | N/A | The show's theme was Cole Porter, with other guests Ethel Merman and Carmen MacRae | YES | private collections - audio | Wunderbar and So In Love | Syracuse Post Standard 12-20-72 TV listings |
73-01-09 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera (Jones Hall) | Spiro Malas, Grayson Hirst, Val Patacchi, Beverly Evans, Travis Franklin, Robert Raimondo, June Carter | Anton Guadagno | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
73-01-12 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera (Jones Hall) | Spiro Malas, William McDonald, Val Patacchi, Beverly Evans, Travis Franklin, Robert Raimondo, June Carter | Anton Guadagno | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
73-01-14 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera (Jones Hall) | Spiro Malas, William McDonald, Val Patacchi, Beverly Evans, Travis Franklin, Robert Raimondo, June Carter | Anton Guadagno | in English | YES | private collections | N/A | HGO Annals |
73-01-18 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Denver CO (Auditorium Theatre) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | 3 arias from "Julius Caesar," 4 R. Strauss songs, "Gavotte" from Manon,"Chansons de Ronsard" - Milhaud, "Una voce poco fa," "O quante volte" -I Capuleti, "O luce di quest'anima" - Linda di Chamounix, Portuguese Folk Song | review in 1-19-73 Denver Post; review in 1-19-73 Rocky Mt. News |
73-01-24 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Akron OH (Akron Civic Theater) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | sponsored by the Tuesday Musical Club | NO | N/A | 3 arias from "Julius Caesar," 4 R. Strauss songs, "Gavotte" from Manon,"Chansons de Ronsard" - Milhaud, "Una voce poco fa," "O quante volte" -I Capuleti, "O luce di quest'anima" - Linda di Chamounix, Portuguese Folk Song | Arkron Beacon Journal review 1-25-73 |
73-01-27 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Memphis TN, Memphis Opera Theatre (Auditorium Hall) | Shirley, Osborne, Carter | Kurt Klippstatter | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News |
73-02-03 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Washington DC, Kennedy Center | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Handel's Care selve, 2 Schumann songs, 2 Brahms songs, Martern aller Arten, 4 Faure songs, 2 Bellini & 2 Rossini songs, Casta Diva | Performance Program |
73-02-06 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Philadelphia PA, Phildelphia Lyric Opera | DiGiuseppe, Disantis, Fernando Corena, Muriel Greenspon | Anton Guadagno | in French | YES | private collections | N/A | Opera News 2-3-73, US Calendar |
73-02-16 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston (Orpheum Theater ) | Enrico Di Giuseppe, Spiro Malas, Muriel Costa-Greenspon, Kitty Carlisle | Sarah Caldwell | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | New York Times 2-18-73 review, p.77 |
73-02-18 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston (Orpheum Theater ) | Enrico Di Giuseppe, Spiro Malas, Muriel Costa-Greenspon, Kitty Carlisle | Sarah Caldwell | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | New York Times 2-18-73 review, p.77 |
73-02-22 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera | Robert Hale, Andr? Turp (debut), Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-02-25 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera | Robert Hale, Andr? Turp , Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-03-02 | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera | Pauline Tinsley , Darrenkamp, Richard Gill, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-03-04 | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera | Pauline Tinsley , Schwartzman (sub for Darrenkamp), Richard Gill, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-03-07 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-03-10 (M) | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Olivia Stapp (sub for Susanne Marsee), Terranova, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-03-13 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Olivia Stapp , Terranova, Schwartzman | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-03-21 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Spiro Malas, Grayson Hirst, Beverly Evans, Marion Strickler, Gerald Whitney, Don Watts, Thomas Simmons, Dmitri Bess, Arthur Sousa | Walter Herbert | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
73-03-23 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Spiro Malas, Grayson Hirst, Beverly Evans, Marion Strickler, Gerald Whitney, Don Watts, Thomas Simmons, Dmitri Bess, Arthur Sousa | Walter Herbert | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
73-03-23 | N/A | TV - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | guest | Burbank CA, NBC Studios | Guests: Mitzi Gaynor, Rodney Dangerfield, Bruno Vailati | N/A | N/A | YES | audio and video - private collections | Voices of Spring and All the Things You Are | Official Carson Website; video of show |
73-03-25 (M) | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Spiro Malas, Grayson Hirst, Beverly Evans, Marion Strickler, Gerald Whitney, Don Watts, Thomas Simmons, Dmitri Bess, Arthur Sousa | Walter Herbert | in English | YES | private collections | N/A | SDO Annals online |
73-03-30 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | San Antonio TX, San Antonio Grand Opera (Theatre For The Performing Arts) | John Stewart, William Walker, Joyce Castle | Victor Alessandro | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
73-04-03 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | John Alexander,Darrenkamp, Richard Gill | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-04-06 | Offenbach | Contes d'Hoffmann | the three heroines | New York City Opera | Robert Hale, Andr? Turp , Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-04-11 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | John Alexander, Darrenkamp, Richard Gill | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-04-17 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | John Alexander, Richard Fredricks, Devlin | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-04-20 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY, Alice Tully Hall | Eileen Farrell | Charles Wadsworth | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center | NO | N/A | 14 arias and duets by Handel, Mendelssohn, Schumann & Carissimi | New York Times 4-22-73 review |
73-04-22 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY, Alice Tully Hall | Eileen Farrell | Charles Wadsworth | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center program | YES | private collections | 14 arias and duets by Handel, Mendelssohn, Schumann & Carissimi | New York Times 4-22-73 review |
73-04-28 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Cincinnati OH, Adath Israel Synogogue | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections | Handel: Venere bella (alt. aria from Julius Caesar), 3 Mozart songs+Bester Jungling, Una voce poco fa, Je suis Titania, 3 French songs (Hahn, Bachelet Paladilhe), Hamlet Mad Scene, O luce di quest'anima, Portuguese Folk Song | private recording date |
73-05-03 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Seattle WA, Seattle Opera | Nicholas Di Virgilio, Dan Iordachescu, Barbara Coffin | Samuel Krachmalnick | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Seattle Times preview 5-1-73 |
73-05-05 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Seattle WA, Seattle Opera | Nicholas Di Virgilio, Dan Iordachescu, Barbara Coffin | Samuel Krachmalnick | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Seattle Times preview 5-1-73 |
73-05-07 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Claremont CA, Pomona College (Bridges Auditorium) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Handel: Venere bella (alt. aria from Julius Caesar), 4 Mozart songs + Martern aller Arten, 4 Schubert songs, 4 French songs, Una voce poco fa, Je suis Titania, O luce di quest'anima, Portuguese Folk Song | Pasadena Star-News review, 5-27-73 |
73-05-09 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Seattle WA, Seattle Opera | Nicholas Di Virgilio, Dan Iordachescu, Barbara Coffin | Samuel Krachmalnick | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Seattle Times preview 5-1-73 |
73-05-12 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Seattle WA, Seattle Opera | Nicholas Di Virgilio, Dan Iordachescu, Barbara Coffin | Samuel Krachmalnick | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Seattle Times preview 5-1-73 |
73-05-19 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Washington DC, Kennedy Center | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center | Charles Wadsworth | 70th birthday celebration for cellist Gregor Piatigorsky | NO | N/A | Villa-Lobos's "Bachinanas Brasileiras No. 5" | Washington Post 5-21-73, p. B4; performance program |
73-05-20 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New York NY, Alice Tully Hall | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center | Charles Wadsworth | 70th birthday celebration for cellist Gregor Piatigorsky | NO | N/A | Villa-Lobos's "Bachinanas Brasileiras No. 5" | Washington Post 5-21-73 |
73-05-24 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Roslyn Heights, NY (Island Concert Hall) | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
73-06-29 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Ambler PA, Temple University Music Festival | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Ling Tung | concert was televised live and also recorded for later broadcast | YES | private collections - audio only | Mignon, Traviata, Merry Widow, Tote Stadt, Voices of Spring | Philadelphia Inquirer 6/30/73 review, p. 4B |
73-07-03 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Vienna VA, Wolf Trap Farm Park | Filene Center Orchestra | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | 3 arias from Giulio Cesare, Schubert Hirt, Mozart Vorrei spiegarvi & Ah vous dirai-je Maman | Washington Post 7-4-73, p. D9; performance program |
73-07-06 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Vienna VA, Wolf Trap Farm Park | Filene Center Orchestra | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | Vocies of Spring, Im Chambre separ?e, Fledermaus Cs?rdas, Ombre l?g?re, Robert toi que j'aime, Sempre libera | Washington Post 7-4-73, p. D9; performance program |
73-07-11 | Bellini | Norma | Norma | Highland Park IL, Ravinia Park | Tatiana Troyanos, John Alexander, James Morris | James Levine | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | performance program; Chicago Tribune review 7-12-73 |
73-07-14 | Bellini | Norma | Norma | Highland Park IL, Ravinia Park | Tatiana Troyanos, John Alexander, James Morris | James Levine | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
73-07-17 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Los Angeles CA (Hollywood Bowl) | Los Angeles Philharmonic | James Levine | N/A | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, Adam Variations, Robert toi qui j'aime, Shadow Song, O beau pays. Una voce poco fa | L&F Schedule; Los Angeles Times review 7-19-73 |
73-07-19 | N/A | TV - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | guest | Burbank CA, NBC Studios | Guests: Buddy Hackete and David Carradine | N/A | N/A | YES | audio and video - private collections | Leh?r's "Vilja" | Official Carson Website; video of show |
73-07-25 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Cincinnati OH, Cincinnati Opera | Andrew Foldi, Ronald Combs, Stanley Kolk,Elaine Bonazzi,Joseph Galiano | Anton Guadagno | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
73-07-28 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Cincinnati OH, Cincinnati Opera | Andrew Foldi, Ronald Combs, Stanley Kolk,Elaine Bonazzi,Joseph Galiano | Anton Guadagno | in English | YES | listed in trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | Cincinnati Opera Annals |
73-08-29 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-10-03 | Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Anna | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | City Opera premiere | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-10-07 | Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Anna | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-10-10 | Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Anna | New York City Opera | Sylvia Anderson, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-10-13 (M) | Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Anna | New York City Opera | Piland, Terranova, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-10-18 | Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Anna | New York City Opera | Olivia Stapp, Terranova, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
73-10-20 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Washington DC, Kennedy Center | National Symphony | Antal Dorati | 13th annual U.N. Day Concert | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, Martern Aller Arten, Lucia Mad Scene | Washington Post, 10-22-73, p. B19 |
73-11-02 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Wieslaw Ochman, Gian Piero Mastromei, Ariel Bybee, Steven Kimbrough, Daniel Sullivan, Philip Steele, James Atherton, Donna Petersen, Gary Burgess, John Miller, Robert Klang, Rosa Montoya, Nemesio Paredes | Kurt Herbert Adler | uncut performance; Broadcast performance | YES | private collections | N/A | SFO Annals online |
73-11-04 | N/A | Concert | soloist | San Jose CA | San Jose Symphony Orchestra | George Cleve | N/A | NO | N/A | Ruhe Sanft, Martern Aller Arten, Ombra Leggiera, O Quante Volte, Lucia Mad Scene | San Jose Times review 11-5-73 |
73-11-07 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Wieslaw Ochman, Guillermo Sarabia, Ariel Bybee, Steven Kimbrough, Daniel Sullivan, Philip Steele, James Atherton, Donna Petersen, Gary Burgess, John Miller, Robert Klang, Rosa Montoya, Nemesio Paredes | Kurt Herbert Adler | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
73-11-10 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Wieslaw Ochman, Norman Mittelmann, Ariel Bybee, Steven Kimbrough, Daniel Sullivan, Philip Steele, James Atherton, Donna Petersen, Gary Burgess, John Miller, Robert Klang, Rosa Montoya, Nemesio Paredes | Kurt Herbert Adler | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
73-11-14 | Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Anna | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) | Robert Hale, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Samuel Ramey, Susanne Marsee, Jeanne Piland, John Langston | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News November 1973, US Calendar; performance program |
73-11-17 (M) | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) | Susanne Marsee, Vittorio Terranova, Richard Fredricks, Samuel Ramey, Don Yule, John Langston | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News November 1973, US Calendar; performance program |
73-11-20 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Wieslaw Ochman, Guillermo Sarabia, Ariel Bybee, Steven Kimbrough, Daniel Sullivan, Philip Steele, James Atherton, Donna Petersen, Gary Burgess, John Miller, Robert Klang, Rosa Montoya, Nemesio Paredes | Kurt Herbert Adler | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
73-11-25 (M) | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Wieslaw Ochman, Guillermo Sarabia, Ariel Bybee, Steven Kimbrough, Daniel Sullivan, Philip Steele, James Atherton, Donna Petersen, Gary Burgess, John Miller, Robert Klang, Rosa Montoya, Nemesio Paredes | Kurt Herbert Adler | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
73-11-28 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) | Enrico Di Giuseppe, Robert Hale, Richard Fredricks, Samuel Ramey, Margaret Yauger, Jerold Siena | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | listed in trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | Opera News, November 1973, US Calendar; performane program |
73-12-01 (M) | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) | Enrico Di Giuseppe, Robert Hale, Richard Fredricks, Samuel Ramey, Margaret Yauger, Jerold Siena | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News, November 1973, US Calendar; performance program |
73-12-05 | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) | Marissa Galvany, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Richard Fredricks | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 12-8-73, US Calendar |
73-12-07 | N/A | TV - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | guest | Burbank CA, NBC Studios | Guests: Mclean Stevenson, Vincent Gardenia, Larry Merchant | N/A | N/A | YES | audio and video - private collections | "Son vergin vezzosa" from I Puritani | Official Carson Website; video of show |
73-12-09 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) | Enrico Di Giuseppe, Robert Hale, Richard Fredricks, Samuel Ramey, Margaret Yauger, Jerold Siena | Giuseppe Morelli | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News November 1973, US Calendar; performance program |
74-01-08 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Pittsburgh PA (Heinz Hall) | N/A | N/A | March of Dimes Benefit | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, 3 Mozart songs +Martern aller Arten,Koechlin,Saint-Saens,Liszt,Bizet, 2 Bellini & 2 Rossini songs, Je suis Titania | LL&F Schedule, performance program |
74-01-11 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Hartford CT (Bushnell Memorial Hall) | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
74-01-15 | N/A | Recital | soloist | New Rochelle NY, Iona College (Loew's Theatre) | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
74-01-22 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera (Jones Hall) | Kenneth Riegel, Louis Quilico, Beverly Evans, Jon Enloe, Travis Franklin,Ralph Griffin, Joey Evans, Beverly Johnston | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
74-01-25 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera (Jones Hall) | Kenneth Riegel, Louis Quilico, Beverly Evans, Jon Enloe, Travis Franklin,Ralph Griffin, Joey Evans, Beverly Johnston | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | HGO Annals |
74-01-27 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera (Jones Hall) | Kenneth Riegel, Louis Quilico, Beverly Evans, Jon Enloe, Travis Franklin,Ralph Griffin, Joey Evans, Beverly Johnston | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
74-01-30 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Chicago IL, Auditorium Theatre | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | YES | N/A | Handel - Let the Bright Seraphim, 2 Mozart songs, Mignon, Koechlin, Liszt, Bellini song, 2 Rossini songs, Barbiere | Chicago Daily News review 1-31-74 LC; performance program LC |
74-02-03 | N/A | Recital | soloist | San Francisco CA, War Memorial Opera House | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
74-02-06 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Denver CO, Denver Convention Complex Theatre | Denver Symphony Orchestra | Brian Priestman | Benefit - Denver Symphony Guild | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, Martern aller Arten, Mad Scene from Lucia, Una voce poco fa (encore) | performance program - LC; Denver Post review 2-8-75 - LC |
74-02-09 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Albany NY (Palace Theatre) | N/A | not yet determined | benefit for the Lake George Opera Festival | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, 3 Mozart (Mota di gioia, Bester Jungling, Alleluia), Je suis Titania, Les Filles de Cadix, La Pastorella delle Alpi O luce di quest'anima, Portuguese folk song | LL&F Schedule; Troy NY Times Record review 2-11-74 |
74-02-12 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Columbus, OH, Ohio State University (Mershon Auditorium) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Tone sanft, Let the Bright Seraphim, 4 Mozart songs, Je suis Titania, 4 French songs, 2 Bellini & 2 Rossini songs, Una voce poco fa, O luce di quest'anima (encore), Portuguese folk song (encore) | Dayton Daliy News review 2-13-74;performance program |
74-02-16 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Milwaukee WI (Uihlein Hall, Performing Arts Center) | Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra | Kenneth Schermerhorn | N/A | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, Martern aller Arten, Una voce poco fa, O quante volte, O luce di quest'anima | performance program - LC; LL&F Schedule |
74-02-17 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Milwaukee WI (Uihlein Hall, Performing Arts Center) | Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra | Kenneth Schermerhorn | N/A | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, Martern aller Arten, Una voce poco fa, O quante volte, O luce di quest'anima | performance program - LC; LL&F Schedule |
74-02-21 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera | Richard Fredricks, Richard Gill, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-02-24 (M) | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera | Richard Fredricks, Richard Gill, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-02-27 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera | Richard Fredricks, Richard Gill, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-03-03 | Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Anna | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | [previously listed rec. has been identified as dup. of 10-3-73] | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-03-06 | Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Anna | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-03-10 (M) | Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Anna | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-03-13 | Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Anna | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-03-17 | Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Anna | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Bullard, Richard Gill | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-03-20 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | New York City Opera | Stewart, Dominic Cossa | Julius Rudel | The performance was a substitute for the scheduled Medea due to Maralin Niska's continued illness | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-03-21 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera | Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale, DuPree, | Julius Rudel | Sills just sang the night before in an emergency substitute La Traviata at City Opera! | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-03-24 (M) | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera | Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale, Pierre Duval (sub for DuPree) | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-03-31 | N/A | Recital | soloist | New York NY (Philharmonic Hall) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | New York Times 4-1-74 review; peformance program-LC |
74-04-03 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Via Torrence CA, El Camino College | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
74-04-06 | N/A | Concert | soloist | San Francisco CA (War Memorial Opera House) | San Francisco Symphony | Seiji Ozawa | N/A | YES | private collections | Bolena final scene, Depuis le jour | performance program-LC: S.F. Chronicle 4-8-74 review |
74-04-09 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Bullard, Fazah (sub for Dominic Cossa), Robert Hale | Ross Reimueller | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-04-12 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Bullard, Fazah , Robert Hale | Ross Reimueller | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-04-15 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera in Phoenix AZ | Spiro Malas, Grayson Hirst, Beverly Evans, Peggy Castle, Doug Burton, Don Watts, Thomas Simmons | Walter Herbert | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
74-04-17 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Santa Barbara CA (Westmont College, Murchison Gymnasium) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Handel - Tone sanft & Let the Bright Seraphim; 4 Mozart songs; Je suis Titania; Koechlin, Saint-Saens, Liszt, Delibes; 2 Rossini & 2 Bellini songs; O luce di quest'anima; Una voce poco fa; Portuguese Folk Song | performance program; Santa Barbara News-Press review 4-18-74 |
74-04-20 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Los Angeles CA (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Los Angeles Philharmonic | Zubin Mehta | N/A | YES | private collections | Esultante, Bester jungling, Una voce, Anna Bolena finale scene, Marietta's Lied | performance program |
74-04-22 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera in Phoenix AZ | Spiro Malas, Grayson Hirst, Beverly Evans, Peggy Castle, Doug Burton, Don Watts, Thomas Simmons | Walter Herbert | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
74-04-25 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Philadelphia PA (Academy of Music) | Philadelphia Orchestra | Eugene Ormandy | Pension Concert | YES | private collections | Exsultate, Depuis le jour, Anna Bolena finale scene | LL&F Schedule, Philadelphia Orchestra Centennial CD set |
74-04-30 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Hartford CT (Bushnell Memorial Hall) | Muriel Greenspon (sub for Rita DeCarlo), Spiro Malas, Pierre Duval, Robert Falk, David Hicks | Carl Suppa (sub. for Carlo Moresco) | in French | YES | N/A | N/A | performance program; Opera News 4-20-74 US Calendar |
74-05-02 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Providence RI (Temple Beth-El) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Handel - Tone sanft & Let the Bright Seraphim; 4 Mozart songs; Je suis Titania; Koechlin, Saint-Saens, Liszt, Delibes; 2 Rossini & 2 Bellini songs; Una voce poco fa; Portuguese Folk Song | performance program; Providence Journal review 5-3-74 |
74-05-04 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Ann Arbor MI, University of Michigan (Hill Auditorium) | Philadelphia Orchestra | Eugene Ormandy | Ann Arbor May Festival | NO | N/A | Exsultate, Depuis le jour, Anna Bolena finale scene | performance program; Detroit News review 5-6-74 |
74-05-07 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Shreveport LA, San Antonio Symphony (Civic Theater) | Barry Morell,John Darrenkamp, Beverly Evans, William Beck | Victor Alessandro | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 4-20-74 US Calendar; Shreveport Times review 5-8-74 |
74-05-10 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | San Antonio TX, San Antonio Symphony (Theater for the Performing Arts) | Barry Morell, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale, Arthur Graham, Beverly Evans | Victor Alessandro | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 4-20-74 US Calendar; San Antonio Symphony Archive, performance program |
74-05-12 (M) | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | San Antonio TX, San Antonio Symphony (Theater for the Performing Arts) | Barry Morell, Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale, Arthur Graham, Beverly Evans | Victor Alessandro | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | Opera News 4-20-74 US Calendar; San Antonio Symphony Archive |
74-05-15 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Washington DC, Kennedy Center | "a chamber orchestra" | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | Mozart Ah se in ciel, Vorrei spiegarvi & Exsultate Jubilate | performance program; Washington Post 5-16-74, p. B21 |
74-05-29 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Massny Hall | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
74-06-01 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | Boston, MA, Opera Co. of Boston | Alan Titus, Bruce Brewer, Donald Gramm, Fred Teschler | Sarah Caldwell | Sills' first Rosina | YES | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule; Opera News May 74 US Calendar |
74-06-03 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | Boston, MA, Opera Co. of Boston | Alan Titus, Bruce Brewer, Donald Gramm, Fred Teschler | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule; Opera News May74 US Calendar |
74-06-06 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | Boston, MA, Opera Co. of Boston | Alan Titus, Bruce Brewer, Donald Gramm, Fred Teschler | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News May74 US Calendar |
74-06-26 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | Cincinnati OH, Summer Opera (Music Hall) | John Alexander, Susanne Marsee, James Billings, William Powers, Abid Fazah | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
74-06-29 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | Cincinnati OH, Summer Opera (Music Hall) | John Alexander, Susanne Marsee, James Billings, William Powers, Abid Fazah | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
74-07-02 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Vienna VA, Wolf Trap Park Farm | William McDonald, Spiro Malas, Costa-Greenspon | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | in English - televison broadcast | YES | VAI DVD 4212 | N/A | Washington Post 7-3-74, p. B6; performance program |
74-07-05 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | Cincinnati OH, Summer Opera (Music Hall) | John Alexander, Susanne Marsee, James Billings, William Powers, Abid Fazah | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
74-07-07 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Vienna VA, Wolf Trap Park Farm | William McDonald, Spiro Malas, Costa-Greenspon | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Washington Post 7-3-74, p. B6; performance program |
74-07-10 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Highland Park IL, Ravinia Park | John Alexander, Cornell MacNeil | James Levine | concert version | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
74-07-13 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Highland Park IL, Ravinia Park | John Alexander, Cornell MacNeil | James Levine | concert version | YES | private collections | N/A | performance program |
74-07-18 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Philadelphia PA, Robin Hood Dell | Philadelphia Orchestra | Aldo Ceccato | N/A | NO | N/A | Adam-Variations, Barbiere-Una Voce, Traviata-Sempre Libera, Mignon-Titania | LL&F Schedule; Philadelphia Inquirer review 7-19-74, p. 7B |
74-08-28 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Jose Carreras, Pablo Elvira, Mazzieri | Luigi Martelli | One of only two performances with Carreras | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-08-31 (M) | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | New York City Opera | Jose Carreras, Pablo Elvira, Mazzieri | Luigi Martelli | Second of only two performances with Carreras | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-09-03 | Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Anna | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Robert Hale, William McDonald | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-09-06 | Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Anna | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Robert Hale, William McDonald | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-09-11 | Donizetti | Maria Stuarda | Maria | New York City Opera | Marisa Galvany, Darrenkamp, Densen, Pane | Luigi Martelli | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-09-19 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera | Pablo Elvira, Robert Hale, Pierre Duval (sub for Enrico Di Giuseppe) | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-09-22 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera | Pablo Elvira, Robert Hale, Pierre Duval (sub for Enrico Di Giuseppe) | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-09-29 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-10-02 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Philadelphia PA (Academy of Music) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections | Let the Bright Seraphim, 3 Mozart songs +Alleluia from Exsultate,Koechlin,Saint-Saens,Liszt,Delibes, 2 Bellini & 2 Rossini songs, Una voce poco fa, encore: Mignon-Titania | LL&F Schedule; performance program; Philadelphia Inquirer review 10-3-74, p. 7C |
74-10-05 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Brookville NY, C.W. Post Center Auditorium, Long Island University | N/A | N/A | N/A | YES | private collections | Handel - Let the Bright Seraphim, Schubert, 2 Mozart songs, Mignon, Koechlin, Liszt, Delibes, 2 Rossini songs, Bellini song, Barbiere, Portuguese Folk Song | LL&F Schedule |
74-10-08 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Syracuse NY, Loew's Theatre | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Syracuse Post-Standard review 10-9-74 |
74-10-12 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Evansville, IN | Evansville Philharmonic | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
74-10-18 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Minneapolis MN | Minnesota Orchestra | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
74-10-20 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera | Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale, William McDonald | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
74-11-20 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Claramae Turner, Spiro Malas, William Harness, Hermione Gingold | Anton Guadagno | in English (Sills' first appearance in an opera after cancer surgery). John Alexander was orginially scheduled for Tonio but canceled 3 weeks before the opening night. | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
74-11-23 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Claramae Turner, Spiro Malas, William Harness, Hermione Gingold | Anton Guadagno | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
74-11-26 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Claramae Turner, Spiro Malas, William Harness, Hermione Gingold | Anton Guadagno | in English | YES | private collections | N/A | SFO Annals online |
74-11-28 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Claramae Turner, Spiro Malas, William Harness, Hermione Gingold | Anton Guadagno | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
74-12-01 (M) | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Claramae Turner, Spiro Malas, William Harness, Hermione Gingold | Anton Guadagno | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
74-12-04 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Enrico Di Giuseppe, Richard Fredricks, Willard White | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
74-12-05 | N/A | TV - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | guest | Burbank CA, NBC Studios | Guests: John Byner, Billy Daniels and Carol Wayne | N/A | Sills speaks about her cancer operation | YES | audio & video - private collections | Vilja and Estrellita | Official Carson Website; video of show |
74-12-06 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Pierre Duval, Pablo Elvira, Willard White | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
75-01-02 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Columbia SC, Township Auditorium (Columbia Music Festival Association) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, 3 Mozart songs +Alleluia from Exsultate,Koechlin,Saint-Saens,Liszt,Delibes, 2 Bellini & 2 Rossini songs, Una voce poco fa | performance program |
75-01-04 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Birmingham AL (Civic Center Concert Hall) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, 3 Mozart songs +Alleluia from Exsultate,Je suis Titania, Koechlin,Saint-Saens,Liszt,Delibes, 2 Bellini & 2 Rossini songs, Una voce poco fa & Portuguese Folk Song | Performance program |
75-01-06 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Charleston, SC (Municipal Auditorium) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections | Let the Bright Seraphim, 4 Mozart songs +Alleluia from Exsultate,Je suis Titania, Koechlin,Saint-Saens,Liszt,Delibes, 1 Bellini & 3 Rossini songs, Una voce poco fa & Portuguese Folk Song | |
75-01-17 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Philadelphia PA (Chestnut Hill College) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | 50th anniversary celebration | YES | private collections - video (only Koechlin -"Si tu le veux" filmed for 60 Minutes) | Let the Bright Seraphim, two Mozart songs, Impresario, Alleluia, French songs group, songs by Bellini & Rossini, Una voce poco fa, Portuguese Folk Song | performance program; Philadelphia Inquirer 1/18/75 review, p. 4A; Evening Bulletin review 1-18-75 |
75-01-23 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Milwaukee WI, Florentine Opera Company | Pierre Duval, Richard Fredricks, Samuel Ramey, Sam Kashou, Emilie Miller, Daniel Nelson | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | performance program |
75-01-25 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Milwaukee WI, Florentine Opera Company | Pierre Duval, Richard Fredricks, Samuel Ramey, Sam Kashou, Emilie Miller, Daniel Nelson | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | performance program |
75-01-30 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Washington DC (White House) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | program in honor of UK Prime Minister Wilson and Mrs. Wilson. Performance at the White House with President and Mrs. Ford | NO | N/A | N/A | Bubbles, p. 202; Ford Library online catalog of events |
75-02-06 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Omaha NB, Omaha Opera (Orpheum Theater) | Salvatore Novoa, Samuel Ramey, Mark Madsen, Ruth Orr | Jonathan Dudley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Omaha Metro preview 2-12-75 |
75-02-08 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Omaha NB, Omaha Opera (Orpheum Theater) | Salvatore Novoa, Samuel Ramey, Mark Madsen, Ruth Orr | Jonathan Dudley | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Omaha Metro preview 2-12-75 |
75-02-20 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera | Pablo Elvira (sub for Richard Fredricks), Robert Hale, Pierre Duval (Act I), Patterson (ActIII) for Enrico Di Giuseppe | Julius Rudel | Opening Night dedicated to the memory of Norman Treigle | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
75-02-23 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera | Richard Fredricks, Robert Hale, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
75-02-26 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera | Richard Fredricks (sub. for Louis Quilico), Robert Hale, Pierre Duval, Julius Rudel cond. | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
75-03-01 (M) | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera | Pablo Elvira, Robert Hale, Patterson (sub for Pierre Duval) | Christopher Keene | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
75-03-04 | Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Anna | New York City Opera | Olivia Stapp, Samuel Ramey, Patterson | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
75-03-07 | Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Anna | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Samuel Ramey, Patterson | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
75-03-12 | Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Anna | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Richard Gill, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
75-04-07 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera | Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, Betsy Norden | Thomas Schippers | Sills' debut at the MET | YES | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-04-10 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera | Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, Betsy Norden | Thomas Schippers | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-04-10 (M) | N/A | TV - MET Look In Hosted By Danny Kaye | guest | Metropolitan Opera | Judith Blegen,Rosalind Elias,Enrico Di Giuseppe,Robert Merrill,James Morris, plus Jose Carreras and Adriana Maliponte in Act I Traviata | N/A | Telecast on CBS April 27 1975 (program made up of portions of both performances) | YES | private collections - video | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-04-11 (M) | N/A | TV - MET Look In Hosted By Danny Kaye | guest | Metropolitan Opera | Judith Blegen,Rosalind Elias,Enrico Di Giuseppe,Robert Merrill,James Morris, plus Jose Carreras and Adriana Maliponte in Act I Traviata | N/A | Telecast on CBS April 27 1975 (program made up of portions of both performances) | YES | private collections - video | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-04-12 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera | Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, Betsy Norden | Thomas Schippers | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-04-15 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera | Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, Betsy Norden | Thomas Schippers | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-04-19 (M) | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera | Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, Betsy Norden | Thomas Schippers | MET broadcast | YES | private collectons | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-04-21 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera in Boston Civic Auditorium | Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, Betsy Norden | Thomas Schippers | MET Spring Tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-04-28 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera in Detroit Masonic Temple | Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, Betsy Norden | Thomas Schippers | MET Spring Tour | YES | private collections | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-04-30 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera in Washington DC (Kennedy Center) | Fredericks, Siena,Curry,Samuel Ramey, Densen, Pierre Duval? | Christopher Keene | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Washington Post 5-1-75, p. B1 |
75-05-05 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera in Atlanta Civic Center | Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, Betsy Norden | Thomas Schippers | MET Spring Tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-05-09 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera in Washington DC (Kennedy Center) | Fredericks, Siena,Curry,Samuel Ramey, Densen, William McDonald (sub. for Pierre Duval) | Christopher Keene | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
75-05-12 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera in Memphis Municipal Auditorium | Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, Betsy Norden | Thomas Schippers | MET Spring Tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-05-15 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera in Dallas State Fair Park Auditorium | Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, Betsy Norden | Richard Woitach | MET Spring Tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-05-19 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera in Minneapolis, Northrop Memorial Auditorium | Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, Betsy Norden | Thomas Schippers | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-05-21 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Des Moines, IA (Holy Sherman Place Auditorium) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | Des Moines Civic Music Association | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, 4 Mozart songs, Je suis Titania, Si tu le veux, Oh, quand je dors, Les Filles de Cadix, 1 Bellini and 2 Rossini songs, Una voce poco fa | performance program; LL&F Schedule |
75-06-02 | Bellini | Capuleti ed i Montecchi | Guilietta | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston | Tatiana Troyanos, Joseph Evans, Robert Trehy, Herbert Beattle | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | May, 1975 Opera News -US Calendar |
75-06-05 | Bellini | Capuleti ed i Montecchi | Guilietta | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston | Tatiana Troyanos, Joseph Evans, Robert Trehy, Herbert Beattle | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | YES | VAI Audio 1221-2 | N/A | May, 1975 Opera News -US Calendar |
75-06-07 | Bellini | Capuleti ed i Montecchi | Guilietta | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston | Tatiana Troyanos, Joseph Evans, Robert Trehy, Herbert Beattle | William Fred Scott (replaced Sarah Caldwell) | VAI combines audio from June 5th and 7th | YES | VAI Audio 1221-2 | N/A | May, 1975 Opera News -US Calendar |
75-06-11 | N/A | Concert | soloist | San Juan PR (University of San Juan Theatre) | Casals Festival Orchestra | Jorge Mester | N/A | YES | private collections | Martern aller Arten, Alleluia, Depuis le jour, Anna Bolena finale scene | performance program; San Juan Star review 6-13-75 |
75-07-06 | N/A | TV - 60 Minutes profile | interviewee & performer | New York City (CBS-TV) | interviewed by Morely Safer | N/A | filmed in early 1975 | YES | private collections - video | Sills sings in rehearsal for NYCO Puritani and "Si tu le veux" in recital (Philadelphia 1-17-75) | |
75-07-08 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Los Angeles CA (Hollywood Bowl) | Los Angeles Philharmonic | Lawrence Foster | N/A | YES | private collections | Depuis le jour, Je marche, E strano?Follie, Lucia Mad Scene, Marietta's Lied | Pasedena Star-News review 7-10-75 |
75-07-09 | N/A | TV - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | guest | Burbank CA, NBC Studios | Rex Reed, Norman Fell and Larry Gatlin | N/A | N/A | YES | audio and video - private collections | "Italian Street Song" | Official Carson Website; video of show |
75-07-17 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanze | Highland Park IL, Ravinia Park | Welting, McCoy, Ahlstedt, Berberian | James Levine | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News July 1975 US Calendar; Ravinia, The Festival at its Half-Century, p. 152 |
75-07-19 | Mozart | Entfuhrung aus dem Serail | Konstanza | Highland Park IL, Ravinia Park | Welting, McCoy, Ahlstedt, Berberian | James Levine | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News July 1975 US Calendar; Ravinia, The Festival at its Half-Century, p. 152 |
75-07-27 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | Vienna VA, Wolf Trap Farm Park | John Alexander, Richard Fredricks, Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | television broadcast | YES | VAI DVD 4204 | N/A | Washington Post 7-28-75, p. B1 |
75-07-29 | Donizetti | Roberto Devereux | Elizabeth I | Vienna VA, Wolf Trap Farm Park | John Alexander, Richard Fredricks, Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Washington Post 7-28-75, p. B1 |
75-08-06 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Saratoga Springs NY (Performning Arts Center) | Philadelphia Orchestra | Eugene Ormandy | Opening of 10th anniversary season - benefit for March of Dimes | YES | private collections | Mozart Alleluja & Anna Bolena finale | Philadelphia Inquirer 8/08/75 review, p. 7C |
75-08-28 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera | Pablo Elvira, Curry, Robert Hale, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
75-08-31 (M) | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera | Pablo Elvira, Curry, Robert Hale, Enrico Di Giuseppe | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
75-09-07 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | New York City Opera | Costa-Greenspon, Spiro Malas, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Colt | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | in English (First performance by NYCO) | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
75-09-09 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | New York City Opera | Costa-Greenspon, Spiro Malas, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Colt | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
75-09-12 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | New York City Opera | Costa-Greenspon, Spiro Malas, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Colt | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
75-09-17 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | New York City Opera | Costa-Greenspon, Spiro Malas, William McDonald, Colt | Judith Somogi | in English | YES | listed in trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | NYCO Annals |
75-09-23 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | New York City Opera | Walker, McKee, William McDonald, Colt | Judith Somogi | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
75-10-13 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera | Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, Betsy Norden | Thomas Schippers | Opening Night of the Season | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-10-18 (M) | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera | Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, Betsy Norden | Thomas Schippers | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-10-25 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera | Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, Betsy Norden | Thomas Schippers | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-10-27 | N/A | Concert | soloist soloist | New York City Opera | NYCO Orchestra | Julius Rudel | Memorial Tribute to Norman Treigle. Sills narrated and 18 other singers performed. Sills sang "Depuis le jour" | YES | private collections | "Depuis le jour" | NYCO Annals |
75-10-28 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera | Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, Betsy Norden | Richard Woitach, Thomas Schippers | Richard Woitach - Acts I, II ; Thomas Schippers - Acts - III | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-11-03 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera | Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, Betsy Norden | Thomas Schippers | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
75-11-09 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | New York City Opera | Pablo Elvira, Diane Curry, Samuel Ramey, John Sandor (sub for Enrico Di Giuseppe) | Christopher Keene | broadcast performance | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
75-11-12 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | John Stewart, Pablo Elvira | Julius Rudel | NA | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News November 1975, US Calendar |
75-11-13 | N/A | TV - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | guest | Burbank CA, NBC Studios | Doug Herro, Earl Holliman, James Hampton, John Davidson | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | Sills sings "Italian Street Song" | Official Carson Website |
75-11-14 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Muriel Costa-Greenspon, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Spiro Malas | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News November 1975, US Calendar; performance program |
75-11-16 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Muriel Costa-Greenspon, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Spiro Malas | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News November 1975, US Calendar; performance program |
75-11-20 | Donizetti | Lucrezia Borgia | Lucrezia | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Susanne Marsee, Richard Fredricks, Gaetano Scano | Julius Rudel | Sills' first Lucrezia | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Opera News November 1975, US Calendar |
75-11-23 | Donizetti | Lucrezia Borgia | Lucrezia | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Susanne Marsee, Richard Fredricks, Gaetano Scano | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Opera News November 1975, US Calendar |
75-11-25 | Donizetti | Lucrezia Borgia | Lucrezia | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Susanne Marsee, Richard Fredricks, Gaetano Scano | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Opera News November 1975, US Calendar |
75-12-05 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Palm Beach FL, Civic Opera of the Palm Beaches | William Harness, Richard Fredricks, Adria Firestone, McCathy | Paul Csonka | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Palm Beach Opera archives |
75-12-07 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Palm Beach FL, Civic Opera of the Palm Beaches | William Harness, Richard Fredricks, Adria Firestone, McCathy | Paul Csonka | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Palm Beach Opera archives |
76-01-13 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Metropolitan Opera | Stuart Burrows, William Walker, Cynthia Munzer, Charles Anthony | Sarah Caldwell | Sills' first Traviata at the MET, debut of the first woman conductor at the MET,Sarah Caldwell | YES | listed in trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | Met Annals online |
76-01-17 (M) | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera | Shirley Verrett, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Justino Diaz, Richard Gill | Richard Woitach | radio broadcast | YES | private collections | N/A | Met Annals online |
76-01-21 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Metropolitan Opera | Stuart Burrows, William Walker, Cynthia Munzer, Charles Anthony | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
76-01-24 | Rossini | Assedio di Corinto | Pamira | Metropolitan Opera | Shirley Verrett, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Justino Diaz, Richard Gill | Thomas Schippers | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
76-01-27 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Metropolitan Opera | Stuart Burrows, Ingvar Wixell, Cynthia Munzer, Charles Anthony | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
76-01-30 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Metropolitan Opera | Stuart Burrows, Ingvar Wixell, Cynthia Munzer, Charles Anthony | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
76-02-02 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Metropolitan Opera | John Alexander, Ingvar Wixell, Cynthia Munzer, Charles Anthony | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
76-02-05 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Metropolitan Opera | Stuart Burrows, Ingvar Wixell, Cynthia Munzer, Charles Anthony | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
76-03-02 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | New York City Opera | Costa-Greenspon, Spiro Malas, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Colt | Judith Somogi | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
76-03-06 (M) | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | New York City Opera | Costa-Greenspon, Spiro Malas, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Colt | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
76-03-08 | N/A | TV - Sills & Burnett at the Met - CBS TV | host/singer | Metropolitan Opera | Carol Burnett | Peter Matz | telecast on Thanksgiving Day (11-25-76) | YES | private collections - color video | O luce di quest'anima, she & Carol do jazz/opera medley | Met Annals online |
76-03-09 | N/A | TV - Sills & Burnett at the Met - CBS TV | host/singer | Metropolitan Opera | Carol Burnett | Peter Matz | telecast on Thanksgiving Day (11-25-76) | YES | private collections - color video | O luce di quest'anima, she & Carol do jazz/opera medley | Met Annals online |
76-03-11 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | New York City Opera | Costa-Greenspon, Spiro Malas, Harness (debut), Colt | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
76-03-18 | Donizetti | Lucrezia Borgia | Lucrezia | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Scano, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | First performance by the New York City Opera in New York | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
76-03-21 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | New York City Opera | Walker, McKee, William McDonald, Colt | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
76-03-27 (M) | Donizetti | Lucrezia Borgia | Lucrezia | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Henry Price, Richard Fredricks, Pallo | Imre Pallo | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
76-03-31 | Donizetti | Lucrezia Borgia | Lucrezia | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, Henry Price, Fazah | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | Gala GL 100.576 (excerpts), full performance in private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
76-04-04 | Donizetti | Lucrezia Borgia | Lucrezia | New York City Opera | Harris, Scano, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
76-04-08 | Donizetti | Lucrezia Borgia | Lucrezia | New York City Opera | Piland, Henry Price, Fazah | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
76-04-10 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Harrisburg PA (The Forum) | N/A | Judith Somogi, acc. | 120th anniv. Of Ohev Sholom Temple | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, 4 Mozart songs, O luce di quest'anima, Si tu le veux, Oh, quand je dors, Les Filles de Cadix, 1 Bellini and 2 Rossini songs, Una voce poco fa | performance program |
76-04-13 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New Orleans (New Orleans Theatre of the Performing Arts) | New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra | Werner Torkanowsky | N/A | n | N/A | Adam Variations, Ah fors' e lui & Sempre libera; O luce di quest'anima. Lucia Mad Scene; Marietta's Lied (encore) | performance program; New Orleans States-Item review4-14-76 |
76-04-15 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New Orleans (New Orleans Theatre of the Performing Arts) | New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra | Werner Torkanowsky | N/A | n | N/A | Adam Variations, Ah fors' e lui & Sempre libera; O luce di quest'anima. Lucia Mad Scene; Marietta's Lied (encore) | performance program; New Orleans States-Item review4-14-76 |
76-04-20 | N/A | Recital | soloist | San Francisco CA, Opera House | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | 2 Mozart songs, 4 Schubert songs, Una voce poco fa, 5 Faur? songs, one song each by Poulenc, Koechlin, and Delibes, Ombra legere | Performance Program |
76-04-26 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Wilkes-Barre PA, Irem Temple | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | Community Concert Association presentation | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, 4 Mozart songs, O luce di quest'anima, Si tu le veux, Oh, quand je dors, Les Filles de Cadix, 1 Bellini and 2 Rossini songs, Una voce poco fa, Je suis Titania, Portugese Folk Song | Performance Program |
76-04-29 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Ames IA (C.Y. Stephens Auditorium - Iowa State Center) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, 4 Mozart songs, O luce di quest'anima, Si tu le veux, Oh, quand je dors, Les Filles de Cadix, 1 Bellini and 2 Rossini songs, Una voce poco fa | performance program; LL&F Schedule |
76-05-04 | Donizetti | Lucrezia Borgia | Lucrezia | New York City Opera at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. | ROBERT FISHER, DON YULE, HILDA HARRIS, RICHARD McKEE, HOWARD HENSEL, MELVIN LOWERY, GAETANO SCANO, RICHARD FREDRICKS, JEROLD SIENA, THOMAS JAMERSON, ROBERT VEGA, MARIE YOUNG and RAY MORRISON | Imre Pallo | NA | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
76-05-08 | Donizetti | Lucrezia Borgia | Lucrezia | New York City Opera at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. | ROBERT FISHER, DON YULE, HILDA HARRIS, RICHARD McKEE, HOWARD HENSEL, MELVIN LOWERY, GAETANO SCANO, RICHARD FREDRICKS, JEROLD SIENA, THOMAS JAMERSON, ROBERT VEGA, MARIE YOUNG and RAY MORRISON | Imre Pallo | NA | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
76-05-11 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | Shreveport LA, San Antonio Symphony tour (Civic Theater) | William Harness, Richard Fredricks, Herbert Beattie, Arnold Voketaitis, Beverly Evans | Victor Alessandro | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | San Antonio Symphony Archives |
76-05-14 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | San Antonio TX, San Antonio Symphony (Theater of Performing Arts) | William Harness, Richard Fredricks, Herbert Beattie, Arnold Voketaitis, Beverly Evans | Victor Alessandro | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | San Antonio Symphony Archives, performance program |
76-05-16 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | San Antonio TX, San Antonio Symphony (Theater of Performing Arts) | William Harness, Richard Fredricks, Herbert Beattie, Arnold Voketaitis, Beverly Evans | Victor Alessandro | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | San Antonio Symphony Archives, performance program |
76-05-20 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Charleston WV (Municipal Auditorium) | John Alexander | Donald Hassard | Alexander and Sills had sung together in Charleston 25 years earlier in Traviata - this was billed as a reunion concert | NO | N/A | Una Voce Poco fa, O luce di quest'anima & the duet from Lucia with Alexander (not a complete list) | Charleston Gazette 5-21-76 review |
76-05-24 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Brookville NY, C.W. Post Center Auditorium, Long Island University | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections | 2 Mozart songs, 3 Schubert songs, Linda di Chamounix, 4 Faur? songs, 2 Granados songs, Chapi, Dinorah, Mignon | LL&F Schedule; performance program |
76-05-27 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Philadelphia PA (Academy of Music) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | scheduled as replacement on "All Stars" series for previously cancelled Tebaldi/Corelli recital | NO | N/A | Mozart's Alleluia & Impresario, Je Suis Titania, Una voce poco fa, Schubert's Ave Maria & two others, Rossini & Bellini songs, French group, 3 Spanish incl. Granados "El Elegia", Bizet song | Philadelphia Inquirer 5/28/76 review, p. 8D; performance program |
76-06-07 | Bellini | Norma | Norma | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Tatiana Troyanos, John Alexander, Adrienne Leonetti, Robert Grayson, Robert Hale | Sir Charles MacKerras | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
76-06-10 | Bellini | Norma | Norma | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Tatiana Troyanos, John Alexander, Adrienne Leonetti, Robert Grayson, Robert Hale | Sir Charles MacKerras | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
76-06-13 (M) | Bellini | Norma | Norma | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Tatiana Troyanos, John Alexander, Adrienne Leonetti, Robert Grayson, Robert Hale | Sir Charles MacKerras | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | SDO Annals online |
76-06-15 | Bellini | Norma | Norma | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Tatiana Troyanos, John Alexander, Adrienne Leonetti, Robert Grayson, Robert Hale | Sir Charles MacKerras | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
76-07-17 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Vienna VA (Wolf Trap Farm Park) | Pick-up orchestra | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | A Kiss in the Dark, Thine Alone, Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life, Italian Street Song, Kiss Me Again, To the Land of My Own Romance, When You're Away, Art is Calling Me | performance program; Washington Star review 7-18-76 |
76-07-29 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Philadelphia PA - Robin Hood Dell West | Philadelphia orchestra | Andre Kostelanetz | season finale -rained heavily; selections altered from announced program | NO | N/A | Kiss in the Dark, Italian Street Song, Art is Calling Me, O luce di quest'anima, Una voce poco fa, Fille du R?giment aria, While You're Away | Philadelphia Inquirer 7/30/76 review, p. 8B; performance program |
76-08-07 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Cleveland OH, Blossom Music Festival | Cleveland Orchestra | Julius Rudel | radio broadcast | YES | private collections | Martern Aller Arten, Exsultate, Una Voce, Fille, Chamounix, Tote Stadt | LL&F Schedule |
76-08-12 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Vienna VA, Wolf Trap Farm Park | Henry Price, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | taped for TV on both nights | YES | VAI DVD 4207 | N/A | performance program; Washington Post 8-13-76 |
76-08-14 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Vienna VA, Wolf Trap Farm Park | Henry Price, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | taped for TV on both nights | YES | VAI DVD 4207 | N/A | performance program; Washington Post 8-13-76 |
76-08-25 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Los Angeles CA, Hollywood Bowl | Los Angeles and Israel Philharmonic | Zubin Mehta | N/A | NO | N/A | Sempre libera, Una voce poco fa, Lucia Mad Scene | LL&F Schedule; Los Angelese Times preview 8-13-76 |
76-09-10 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Sherrill Milnes, Alexander Malta, John Davies, Claes Ahnsjo, Pamela South, Shirley Lee Hamed, Claudia Cummings, Gwendolyn Jones | John Pritchard | Broadcast performance; Opening Night | YES | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
76-09-15 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Sherrill Milnes, Alexander Malta, John Davies, Claes Ahnsjo, Pamela South, Shirley Lee Hamed, Claudia Cummings, Gwendolyn Jones | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
76-09-16 | N/A | TV - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | guest | Burbank CA, NBC Studios | Guests: Tony Randall, George Miller and Carl Sagan | N/A | N/A | YES | audio and video (only last half of show) - private collections | All the Things You Are (not on the extant video) | Official Carson Website; video of show |
76-09-19 (M) | Massenet | Thais | Thais | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Sherrill Milnes, Alexander Malta, John Davies, Claes Ahnsjo, Pamela South, Shirley Lee Hamed, Claudia Cummings, Gwendolyn Jones | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
76-09-25 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Sherrill Milnes, Alexander Malta, John Davies, Claes Ahnsjo, Pamela South, Shirley Lee Hamed, Claudia Cummings, Gwendolyn Jones | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
76-09-28 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Sherrill Milnes, Alexander Malta, John Davies, Claes Ahnsjo, Pamela South, Shirley Lee Hamed, Claudia Cummings, Gwendolyn Jones | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
76-10-01 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Sherrill Milnes, Alexander Malta, John Davies, Claes Ahnsjo, Pamela South, Shirley Lee Hamed, Claudia Cummings, Gwendolyn Jones | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
76-10-24 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | New York City Opera | Harness, Titus, Donald Gramm, Samuel Ramey | Sarah Caldwell | new production premiere | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
76-10-27 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | New York City Opera | Harness, Titus, Donald Gramm, Samuel Ramey | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
76-10-30 (M) | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | New York City Opera | Harness, Titus, Donald Gramm, Samuel Ramey | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
76-11-03 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | New York City Opera | Henry Price, Titus, Donald Gramm, Samuel Ramey | Sarah Caldwell | Televised performance | YES | Bel Canto Video 12707 (videotape only); private collections on DVD | N/A | NYCO Annals |
76-11-06 (M) | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | New York City Opera | Harness, Richard Fredricks, Spiro Malas, Samuel Ramey | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
76-11-09 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | New York City Opera | Henry Price, Richard Fredricks, Spiro Malas, Samuel Ramey | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
76-11-16 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Dallas TX (Dallas Civic Opera) | Beniamino Prior, Kostas Paskalis, Janice Meyerson | Nicola Rescigno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
76-11-19 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Dallas TX (Dallas Civic Opera) | Beniamino Prior, Kostas Paskalis, Janice Meyerson | Nicola Rescigno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
76-11-21 (M) | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | Dallas TX (Dallas Civic Opera) | Beniamino Prior, Kostas Paskalis, Janice Meyerson | Nicola Rescigno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
76-12-01 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | New York City Opera in LA (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) | Diane Curry, Henry Price, Richard Fredricks, Spiro Malas, Samuel Ramey | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 12-4-76, US Calendar |
76-12-04 (M) | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | New York City Opera in LA (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) | Diane Curry, Henry Price, Richard Fredricks, Spiro Malas, Samuel Ramey | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 12-4-76, US Calendar |
76-12-07 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | New York City Opera in LA (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) | Diane Curry, Henry Price, Richard Fredricks, Spiro Malas, Samuel Ramey | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 12-4-76, US Calendar |
76-12-24 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Metropolitan Opera | John Alexander, Ryan Edwards,John Macurdy, Charles Anthony, Carlotta Ordassy, John Carpenter | Richard Woitach | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
76-12-28 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Metropolitan Opera | John Alexander, Ryan Edwards,John Macurdy, Andrea Velis,Carlotta Ordassy, John Carpenter | Richard Woitach | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
76-12-31 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Metropolitan Opera | John Alexander, Ryan Edwards,John Macurdy, Charles Anthony, Carlotta Ordassy, John Carpenter | Richard Woitach | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
77-01-03 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Metropolitan Opera | John Alexander, Ryan Edwards,John Macurdy, Charles Anthony, Carlotta Ordassy, John Carpenter | Richard Woitach | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
77-01-06 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Metropolitan Opera | Nicolai Gedda, Ryan Edwards,John Macurdy, Charles Anthony, Carlotta Ordassy, John Carpenter | Richard Woitach | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
77-01-11 | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Metropolitan Opera | Nicolai Gedda, Ryan Edwards,John Macurdy, Charles Anthony, Carlotta Ordassy, John Carpenter | Richard Woitach | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
77-01-15 (M) | Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | Lucia | Metropolitan Opera | Nicolai Gedda, Ryan Edwards,Ezio Flagello, Charles Anthony, Carlotta Ordassy, John Carpenter | Richard Woitach | radio broadcast | YES | MYTO 2 MCD 022.262 2 2002 CDs; private collections from broadcast | N/A | Met Annals online |
77-01-19 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Washington DC, Kennedy Center | National Symphony Orchestra | Robert Shaw | Pres. Carter's Inaugural concert; broadcast on CBS-TV | YES | LP pressed by Inaugural Committee | Una Voce Poco Fa | LP album notes |
77-01-19 | N/A | TV - President Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Concert | soloist | Washington DC, Kennedy Center | National Symphony Orchestra | Robert Shaw | N/A | YES | private collections (DVD) | "Una voce poco fa" | printed program; video of performance |
77-01-22 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Richmond VA (Mosque Theatre) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | City of Richmond Celebrity Concert series | NO | N/A | Handel - Samson, 3 Mozart songs, Mignon, Koechlin, Liszt, Delibes, 2 Rossini songs, Bellini song, Barbiere | performance program |
77-02-01 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Sacramento CA (Community Center Theater) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, 3 Mozart (Mota di gioia, Bester Jungling, Alleluia), Je suis Titania, Si tu le veux, Oh, quand je dors, Les Filles de Cadix, 1 Bellini and 2 Rossini songs, Una voce poco fa, Carceleras, Portuguese folk song | Performance Program; Sacramento Bee review 2-2-77 |
77-02-04 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Palm Springs CA (Palm Springs High School Auditorium) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, 4 Mozart songs, Je suis Titania, Si tu le veux, Oh, quand je dors, Les Filles de Cadix, 1 Bellini and 2 Rossini songs; Una voce poco fa | performance program; performance poster |
77-02-12 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Memphis TN, Memphis Opera Theatre (Auditorium Hall) | Overton, Harness, Malas | Bob Griffith | in English | YES | listed in trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
77-02-15 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Dayton OH (Memorial Hall) | Dayton Philharmonic | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | YES | private collections | Entf?hrung, Ah, Vous dirai-je, maman, Anna Bolena -finale scene, Art Is Calling for Me | performance program |
77-02-17 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Lima OH, Memorial Hall | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | Friends of Music of Northwest Ohio concert series | NO | N/A | Handel - Samson, 3 Mozart songs, Mignon, Koechlin, Liszt, Delibes, 2 Rossini songs, Bellini song, Barbiere | LL&F Schedule, performance program |
77-02-23 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | New York City Opera | Henry Price, Richard Fredricks, Spiro Malas, Samuel Ramey | Sarah Caldwell | Opening Night of the Spring 1977 Season | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-02-26 (M) | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | New York City Opera | Henry Price, Richard Fredricks, Spiro Malas, Samuel Ramey | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-03-01 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | New York City Opera | Henry Price, Richard Fredricks, Spiro Malas, Samuel Ramey | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-03-06 | Charpentier | Louise | Louise | New York City Opera | John Alexander, Frances Bible, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-03-08 | Charpentier | Louise | Louise | New York City Opera | John Alexander, Frances Bible, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-03-12 (M) | Charpentier | Louise | Louise | New York City Opera | John Alexander, Frances Bible, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-03-15 | Charpentier | Louise | Louise | New York City Opera | John Alexander, Frances Bible, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-03-18 | Charpentier | Louise | Louise | New York City Opera | John Alexander, Frances Bible, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-03-26 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | William McDonald,Ryan Edwards, Dora Walker, Adrienne Leonetti, Gary Fisher, Ryan Allen, Vincent Russo, Thomas Simmons, Gerald Whitney | Theo Alcantara | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
77-03-29 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | William McDonald,Ryan Edwards, Dora Walker, Adrienne Leonetti, Gary Fisher, Ryan Allen, Vincent Russo, Thomas Simmons, Gerald Whitney | Theo Alcantara | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
77-04-01 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | William McDonald,Ryan Edwards, Dora Walker, Adrienne Leonetti, Gary Fisher, Ryan Allen, Vincent Russo, Thomas Simmons, Gerald Whitney | Theo Alcantara | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
77-04-03 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | William McDonald,Ryan Edwards, Dora Walker, Adrienne Leonetti, Gary Fisher, Ryan Allen, Vincent Russo, Thomas Simmons, Gerald Whitney | Theo Alcantara | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
77-04-06 | Charpentier | Louise | Louise | New York City Opera | John Alexander, Frances Bible, Robert Hale | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-04-07 | N/A | TV - People's Command Perfomance -CBS TV | guest | N/A | N/A | N/A | Sills is interviewed by George Burns after her aria | YES | private collections ( audio and video) | "Je suis Titania" | Archive Television Audio website |
77-04-14 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera in Pasadena CA | Joseph Evans,Ryan Edwards, Dora Walker, Adrienne Leonetti, Gary Fisher, Ryan Allen, Vincent Russo, Thomas Simmons, Gerald Whitney | Theo Alcantara | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
77-04-16 | Verdi | Traviata | Violetta | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera in Pasadena CA | Joseph Evans,Ryan Edwards, Dora Walker, Adrienne Leonetti, Gary Fisher, Ryan Allen, Vincent Russo, Thomas Simmons, Gerald Whitney | Theo Alcantara | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
77-04-24 | Verdi | Rigoletto | Gilda | Boston MA, Opera Company of Boston (Orpheum Theatre) | Joseph Evans, Richard Fredricks, Susanne Marsee | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | performance program |
77-04-26 | Verdi | Rigoletto | Gilda | Boston MA, Opera Company of Boston (Orpheum Theatre) | Joseph Evans, Richard Fredricks, Jan Curtis | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
77-04-28 | Verdi | Rigoletto | Gilda | Boston MA, Opera Company of Boston (Orpheum Theatre) | Joseph Evans, Richard Fredricks, Susanne Marsee | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
77-04-30 | Verdi | Rigoletto | Gilda | Boston MA, Opera Company of Boston (Orpheum Theatre) | Joseph Evans, Richard Fredricks, Jan Curtis | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
77-05-05 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton Opera Association, Jubilee Auditorium | William Harness, Napoleon Bisson, Merla Aikman, Giulio Kukurugya, Ross Thompson, Brydon Paige, Lila McCormick | Charles Rosekrans | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Edmonton Journal review 5-8-77 |
77-05-07 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton Opera Association, Jubilee Auditorium | William Harness, Napoleon Bisson, Merla Aikman, Giulio Kukurugya, Ross Thompson, Brydon Paige, Lila McCormick | Charles Rosekrans | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Edmonton Journal review 5-8-77 |
77-05-09 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton Opera Association, Jubilee Auditorium | William Harness, Napoleon Bisson, Merla Aikman, Giulio Kukurugya, Ross Thompson, Brydon Paige, Lila McCormick | Charles Rosekrans | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Edmonton Journal review 5-8-77 |
77-05-11 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | Washington, DC, Kennedy Center | Donald Gramm, Richard Fredricks, Henry Price, Robert Hale | Sarah Caldwell | After the performance, Sills is congratulated by President and Mrs. Carter | NO | N/A | N/A | Washington Post 5-12-77, p. 54 |
77-05-12 | N/A | TV - Dinah! (Dinah Shore syndicated TV talk show) | guest | Los Angeles (CBS Televison City) | Flip Wilson, Jim Nabors, Johnny Mathis | N/A | N/A | yes | private collections - audio only | Sills sings "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" and a parody number with Shore, a country song combined with "Un bel di" [not on private recording: duet with Mathis, "Indian Summer"] | audio taped on the day of telecast |
77-05-20 | Bellini | Norma | Norma | San Antonio TX, San Antonio Opera | Tatiana Troyanos, Frank Little, Robert Hale, Roger Bryant, Dianne Claffey | Roger Melone | N/A | YES | listed in trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | LL&F Schedule, Opera News US Calendar May 1977 |
77-05-22 (M) | Bellini | Norma | Norma | San Antonio TX, San Antonio Opera | Tatiana Troyanos, Frank Little, Robert Hale, Roger Bryant, Dianne Claffey | Roger Melone | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | performance program; LL&F Schedule; Opera News US Calendar May 1977 |
77-05-24 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Salt Lake City UT (Salt Lake Tabernacle) | Utah Symphony | Maurice Abravanel | concert celebrating Abravanel's 30th season with the Utah Symphony | NO | N/A | Adam Variations,Martern aller Arten, Una voce poco fa, Chacun le sait, O luce di quest'anima, Marietta's Lied (encore) | Provo Daily Herald preview 5-22-77; Salt Lake Tribune review 5-25-77 |
77-06-01 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Bridgeport CT (Klein Memorial Aud.) | Greater Bridgeport Symphony | Gustav Meier | N/A | YES | private collections | Martern aller Arten, Ah vous dirai-je Maman, Una voce poco fa, Chacun le sait, O luce di quest'anima, Marietta's Lied | Bridgeport Sunday Post review, 6-5-77 |
77-06-04 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Hempstead NY, Hofstra University | N/A | Samuel Sanders, acc. | Sills only sang two numbers then cancelled the recital due to bad accoustics in gymnasium | YES | private collections | Handel - Let the Bright Seraphim, Rossini - La Promessa | LL&F Schedule |
77-09-02 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Adele | New York City Opera | Henry Price, Meier, Roe, Holloway, McKee, D.R. Smith | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-09-04 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Adele | New York City Opera | Henry Price, Meier, Roe, Holloway, McKee, D.R. Smith | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-09-07 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Adele | New York City Opera | Henry Price, Meier, Roe, Holloway, McKee, D.R. Smith | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-09-11 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Richard Fredricks, Michele Molese, Richard Gill | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-09-15 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Richard Fredricks, Michele Molese, Richard Gill | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-09-18 (M) | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Richard Fredricks, Michele Molese, Richard Gill | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-09-20 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Richard Fredricks, Henry Price, Richard Gill | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-09-23 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Ann Arbor MI (Hill Auditorium) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, 4 Mozart songs, Je suis Titania, Si tu le veux, Oh, quand je dors, Les Filles de Cadix, 2 Rossini songs, Una voce poco fa, Portuguese folk song | Ann Arbor News review 9-24-77; Michigan Daily review 9-25-77 |
77-10-02 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Alan Titus, Glenys Fowles, Nolan Van Way,Mara Baygulova, Jane Westbrook, Melanie Sonnenberg, Patricia Goodwin, Cary Shipman, Lizanne Maxfield, Andrew Foldi, Vincent Russo, Ryan Allen, William Mallory, Timothy Braden, Thomas Simmons, David Rae Smith | Theo Alcantara | televised - taped from three of the public performances, (acc. to Central Opera Service Bulletin, Vol. 19, No. 4([1977) | YES | private collections (audio of TV broadcast) | N/A | SDO Annals online |
77-10-04 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Alan Titus, Glenys Fowles, Nolan Van Way,Mara Baygulova, Jane Westbrook, Melanie Sonnenberg, Patricia Goodwin, Cary Shipman, Lizanne Maxfield, Andrew Foldi, Vincent Russo, Ryan Allen, William Mallory, Timothy Braden, Thomas Simmons, David Rae Smith | Theo Alcantara | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
77-10-07 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Alan Titus, Glenys Fowles, Nolan Van Way,Mara Baygulova, Jane Westbrook, Melanie Sonnenberg, Patricia Goodwin, Cary Shipman, Lizanne Maxfield, Andrew Foldi, Vincent Russo, Ryan Allen, William Mallory, Timothy Braden, Thomas Simmons, David Rae Smith | Theo Alcantara | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
77-10-09 (M) | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Alan Titus, Glenys Fowles, Nolan Van Way,Mara Baygulova, Jane Westbrook, Melanie Sonnenberg, Patricia Goodwin, Cary Shipman, Lizanne Maxfield, Andrew Foldi, Vincent Russo, Ryan Allen, William Mallory, Timothy Braden, Thomas Simmons, David Rae Smith | Theo Alcantara | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
77-10-18 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Richard Fredricks, Henry Price, Samuel Ramey | Julius Rudel | televison broadcast | YES | Bel Canto Video 12701 (videotape only); private collections on DVD | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-10-22 (M) | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera | Richard Fredricks, Richard Taylor, Richard Gill | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
77-11-02 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Robert Johnson, Giorgio Zancanaro, Carol Vaness, Bonaldo Giaiotti, David Carl Johnson, Cesare-Antonio Suarez | Paolo Pelso | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
77-11-05 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Robert Johnson, Giorgio Zancanaro, Carol Vaness, Bonaldo Giaiotti, David Carl Johnson, Cesare-Antonio Suarez | Paolo Pelso | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
77-11-08 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Robert Johnson, Giorgio Zancanaro, Carol Vaness, Bonaldo Giaiotti, David Carl Johnson, Cesare-Antonio Suarez | Paolo Pelso | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
77-11-11 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Robert Johnson, Giorgio Zancanaro, Carol Vaness, Bonaldo Giaiotti, David Carl Johnson, Cesare-Antonio Suarez | Paolo Pelso | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | SFO Annals online |
77-11-14 | N/A | Concert | soloist soloist | San Francisco CA (Civic Center Auditorium) | San Francisco Opera orchestra | Kurt Herbert Adler | Annual San Francisco Opera Fol de Rol - Sills was Mistress of Ceremonies | YES | private collections | "Art is Calling Me" & Traviata "Libiamo" with Pavarotti | |
77-11-16 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | TBA, Fredricks, Gill, Hale, Castel | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News Nov. 1977, US Calendar |
77-11-16 | N/A | TV - Dinah! (Dinah Shore syndicated TV talk show) | guest | Los Angeles (CBS Televison City) | Lucille Ball, Ella Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Tayor | N/A | a program devoted to "First Ladies" in each of their categories - the date refers to the telecast in the LA area | YES | private collections - video | Italian Street Song | Long Beach CA Independent Press-Telegram 11-13-77 TV listings for the week |
77-11-20 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Robert Johnson, Giorgio Zancanaro, Carol Vaness, Bonaldo Giaiotti, David Carl Johnson, Cesare-Antonio Suarez | Paolo Pelso | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
77-11-23 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera | Robert Johnson, Giorgio Zancanaro, Carol Vaness, Bonaldo Giaiotti, David Carl Johnson, Cesare-Antonio Suarez | Paolo Pelso | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SFO Annals online |
77-12-01 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Adele | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) | Henry Price, Johanna Meier, Charles Roe, Diana Kehrig, Dominic Cossa, Richard McKee, David Rae Smith, Coley Worth | Imre Pallo | N/A | YES | listed in trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | performance program |
77-12-02 | N/A | TV - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | guest | Burbank CA, NBC Studios | Elizabeth Ashley, Bob and Ray and Betty Leslie-Melville | N/A | N/A | YES | audio and video - private collections | "Let the Bright Seraphim" with Doc Serverinsen on trumpet | Official Carson Website; video of show |
77-12-04 (M) | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Adele | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) | Henry Price, Johanna Meier, Charles Roe, Diana Kehrig, Dominic Cossa, Richard McKee, David Rae Smith, Coley Worth | Imre Pallo | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
77-12-09 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Palm Beach FL, Civic Opera of the Palm Beaches | William McDonald, Beverly Evans, Daniel Green, Barry Lewis, Jonathan Anderson, King | Paul Csonka | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Palm Beach Opera archives |
77-12-11 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Palm Beach FL, Civic Opera of the Palm Beaches | William McDonald, Beverly Evans, Daniel Green, Barry Lewis, Jonathan Anderson, King | Paul Csonka | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Palm Beach Opera archives |
77-12-13 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Palm Beach FL, Civic Opera of the Palm Beaches | William McDonald, Beverly Evans, Daniel Green, Barry Lewis, Jonathan Anderson, King | Paul Csonka | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | Palm Beach Opera archives |
78-01-18 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera | Sherrill Milnes, Raymond Gibbs, James Morris, Betsy Norden, Isola Jones, Louise Wohlafka, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-01-21 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera | Sherrill Milnes, Raymond Gibbs, James Morris, Betsy Norden, Isola Jones, Louise Wohlafka, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-01-25 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera | Sherrill Milnes, Raymond Gibbs, James Morris, Betsy Norden, Isola Jones, Louise Wohlafka, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-01-28 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera | Sherrill Milnes, Raymond Gibbs, James Morris, Betsy Norden, Isola Jones, Louise Wohlafka, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | Broadcast | YES | private collections | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-01-31 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera | Sherrill Milnes, Raymond Gibbs, James Morris, Betsy Norden, Isola Jones, Louise Wohlafka, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-02-06 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera | Sherrill Milnes, Jean Van Ree, James Morris, Loretta Di Franco, Isola Jones, Louise Wohlafka, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-02-09 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera | Sherrill Milnes, Jean Van Ree, James Morris, Loretta Di Franco, Isola Jones, Louise Wohlafka, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-02-14 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera | Richard Fredricks, Jean Van Ree,James Morris,Betsy Norden, Isola Jones,Louise Wohlafka,Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-02-18 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera | Richard Fredricks, Jean Van Ree, James Morris, Betsy Norden, Isola Jones,Louise Wohlafka, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-02-23 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera | Sherrill Milnes, Jean Van Ree, James Morris, Betsy Norden, Isola Jones,Louise Wohlafka, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-02-28 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Washington DC (White House) | Alan Titus | NA | Sills and Titus entertained at a White House reception for the state governors who were in town for their Mid-Winter Conference | YES | private collections - DVD newscast snippet | selections from the Merry Widow | official daily diary for President Carter for Feb. 28, 1978; DC TV newscast with video of Sills and Titus performing |
78-03-03 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera | Sherrill Milnes, Jean Van Ree, James Morris, Betsy Norden, Isola Jones,Louise Wohlafka, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-03-09 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | Tulsa OK, Tulsa Opera (Municipal Theater) | Enrico di Giuseppe, Guillermo Sarabia, Samuel Ramey | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | changed from Anna Bolena only a few weeks before the opening | NO | N/A | N/A | Tulsa Opera Chronicles, p. 101 |
78-03-11 | Bellini | Puritani | Elvira | Tulsa OK, Tulsa Opera (Municipal Theater) | Enrico di Giuseppe, Guillermo Sarabia, Samuel Ramey | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | changed from Anna Bolena only a few weeks before the opening | NO | N/A | N/A | Tulsa Opera Chronicles, p. 101 |
78-03-17 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera | Alan Titus, William McDonald, Travis Franklin, Edgar Moore, Graydon Vaught, Constance Fee, Eric Halfvarson, Sunny Joy Langton, Alberto Garcia, Christine Donahue, James Billings, David Rae Smith, Diana Soviero | John L. DeMain | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
78-03-19 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera | Alan Titus, William McDonald, Travis Franklin, Edgar Moore, Graydon Vaught, Constance Fee, Eric Halfvarson, Sunny Joy Langton, Alberto Garcia, Christine Donahue, James Billings, David Rae Smith, Diana Soviero | John L. DeMain | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
78-03-21 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera | Alan Titus, William McDonald, Travis Franklin, Edgar Moore, Graydon Vaught, Constance Fee, Eric Halfvarson, Sunny Joy Langton, Alberto Garcia, Christine Donahue, James Billings, David Rae Smith, Diana Soviero | John L. DeMain | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
78-03-24 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera | Alan Titus, William McDonald, Travis Franklin, Edgar Moore, Graydon Vaught, Constance Fee, Eric Halfvarson, Sunny Joy Langton, Alberto Garcia, Christine Donahue, James Billings, David Rae Smith, Diana Soviero | John L. DeMain | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
78-04-02 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | New York City Opera | D.R. Smith, Fowles,Titus, Reed | Julius Rudel | New production shared with the San Diego Opera | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
78-04-05 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | New York City Opera | D.R. Smith, Fowles,Titus, Reed | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
78-04-07 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | New York City Opera | D.R. Smith, Fowles,Titus, Reed | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
78-04-09 (M) | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | New York City Opera | D.R. Smith, Fowles, Hensel (sub. for Titus), Reed | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
78-04-12 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | New York City Opera | D.R. Smith, Fowles,Titus, Reed | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
78-04-14 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | New York City Opera | D.R. Smith, Fowles,Titus, Reed | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
78-04-17 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera in Cleveland | Sherrill Milnes, Jean Van Ree, Justino Diaz, Betsy Norden, Isola Jones, Louise Wohlafka, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-04-20 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Philadelphia PA (Academy of Music) | Philadelphia Orchestra | Eugene Ormandy | N/A | NO | N/A | Let the Bright Seraphim, Shadow Song, Je suis Titania, Chacun le sait | Philadelphia Inquirer review 4-22-78, p. 4B |
78-04-24 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera in Boston | Sherrill Milnes, Jean Van Ree, Justino Diaz, Betsy Norden, Isola Jones, Louise Wohlafka, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-05-01 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera in Atlanta | Sherrill Milnes, Jean Van Ree, Justino Diaz, Betsy Norden, Isola Jones, Louise Wohlafka, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-05-04 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | New York City Opera in DC (Kennedy Center Opera House) | Soviero, Titus, Price | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News May 1978, US Calendar |
78-05-08 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera in Memphis | Sherrill Milnes, Raymond Gibbs, Justino Diaz, Betsy Norden, Isola Jones, Louise Wohlafka, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-05-15 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera in Minneapolis | Sherrill Milnes, Raymond Gibbs, Justino Diaz, Betsy Norden, Isola Jones, Louise Wohlafka, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-05-18 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Milwaukee WI | William McDonald, Spiro Malas, Costa-Greenspon | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
78-05-20 | Donizetti | Fille du Regiment | Marie | Milwaukee WI | William McDonald, Spiro Malas, Costa-Greenspon | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | in English | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
78-05-22 | Massenet | Thais | Thais | Metropolitan Opera in Detroit | Sherrill Milnes, Raymond Gibbs, Justino Diaz, Betsy Norden, Isola Jones, Louise Wohlafka, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David, Kent Cottam | John Pritchard | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-05-31 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston (Orpheum Theater ) | Donald Gramm, Alan Titus, J. Evans | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 5/78 US Calendar, LL&F Schedule |
78-06-02 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston (Orpheum Theater ) | Donald Gramm, Alan Titus, J. Evans | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 5/78 US Calendar, LL&F Schedule |
78-06-04 (M) | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston (Orpheum Theater ) | Donald Gramm, Alan Titus, J. Evans | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 5/78 US Calendar, LL&F Schedule |
78-06-08 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston (Orpheum Theater ) | Donald Gramm, Alan Titus, J. Evans | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 5/78 US Calendar, LL&F Schedule |
78-09-24 | Rossini | Turco in Italia (in English) | Fiorilla | New York City Opera | Donald Gramm, Billings, Henry Price, Titus, Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | First performance by the New York City Opera | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
78-09-26 | Rossini | Turco in Italia (in English) | Fiorilla | New York City Opera | Donald Gramm, Billings, Henry Price, Titus, Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
78-09-29 | Rossini | Turco in Italia (in English) | Fiorilla | New York City Opera | Donald Gramm, Billings, Alan Kays (sub. for Henry Price), Titus, Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | N/A | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
78-10-01 | Rossini | Turco in Italia (in English) | Fiorilla | New York City Opera | Donald Gramm, Billings, Henry Price, Titus, Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | local radio broadcast performance | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
78-10-04 | Rossini | Turco in Italia (in English) | Fiorilla | New York City Opera | Donald Gramm, Billings, Henry Price, Titus, Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | Telecast performance | YES | private collections - video | N/A | NYCO Annals |
78-10-08 (M) | Rossini | Turco in Italia (in English) | Fiorilla | New York City Opera | Donald Gramm, Billings, Henry Price, Titus, Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
78-10-09 | N/A | TV - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | host/singer | Burbank CA, NBC Studios | Carol Burnett, Eydie Gorme, Fernando Lamas, Charles Nelson Reilly | N/A | N/A | YES | audio & video - private collections (aria performance only) | "Art is Calling Me" | Official Carson Website; video of aria |
78-10-12 | Rossini | Turco in Italia (in English) | Fiorilla | New York City Opera | Donald Gramm, Billings, Henry Price, Titus, Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
78-10-17 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Elmira NY, Clemens Performing Arts Center | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
78-10-20 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Newark NJ, Symphony Hall | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | sponsored by the Alumni Assoc. of the College of St. Elizabeth | YES | private collections | Let the Bright Seraphim, 2 Mozart songs +Alleluia from Exsultate, Je Suis Titania, Koechlin,Liszt, Delibes, 1 Bellini & 2 Rossini songs, Una voce poco fa, Portuguese Folk Song | Performance Program |
78-10-24 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | Philadelphia PA, Opera Co. of Philadelphia | Henry Price, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | Sills' second to last Manon | YES | private collections | N/A | Frank Hamilton Philadelphia Annals; Opera News October 1978, US Calendar |
78-10-25 | N/A | TV - Merv Griffin Show | guest | Los Angeles CA | Madeline Kahn, Jimmy Breslin, Fran Lebowitz, Dick Cavett | N/A | Sills mentioned singing Manon "last night" (program was videotaped and not shown until November on various dates in syndication, 11/15 being the most common) | YES | private collections | Sills sang "A Kiss in the Dark" ; "Close as Pages in a Book" duet with Griffin | audio of program; TV program listings from various papers |
78-10-27 | Massenet | Manon | Manon | Philadelphia PA, Opera Co. of Philadelphia | Henry Price, Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | Sills' last Manon!! | NO | N/A | N/A | Frank Hamilton Philadelphia Annals; Opera News October 1978, US Calendar |
78-10-29 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Daytona FL, Community Concerts | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule; Daytona Beach News-Journal article 12-08-07 with description of the concert |
78-11-01 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Tallahasse FL, Florida State University School of Music (Ruby Diamond Auditorium) | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
78-11-04 (M) | Rossini | Turco in Italia (in English) | Fiorilla | New York City Opera | Spiro Malas, Billings, Alan Kays, Alan Titus, Kathleen Hegierski | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
78-11-15 | Rossini | Turco in Italia (in English) | Fiorilla | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Susanne Marsee, Alan Kays, Alan Titus, Spiro Malas, James Billings | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Opera News November 1978 |
78-11-19 (M) | Rossini | Turco in Italia (in English) | Fiorilla | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Susanne Marsee, Alan Kays, Alan Titus, Spiro Malas, James Billings | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Opera News November 1978 |
78-12-07 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera | Gabriel Bacquier, NIcolai Gedda, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-12-10 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Cleveland OH, Severance Hall | Cleveland Orchestra | Lorin Maazel | Sills sings "Happy Birthday" parody with Isaac Stern and Maazel | YES | private collections | N/A | The Cleveland Orchestra Story by Donald Rosenberg, p. 470 |
78-12-12 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera | Gabriel Bacquier, Nicolai Gedda, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | N/A | YES | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-12-14 | N/A | TV - Rockette: A Holiday Tribute to Radio City Music Hall | guest | New York NY (Radio City Music Hall) | Ann-Margret, Gregory Peck, Diahann Carroll, Greer Garson, Jack Jones, Alan King & Ben Vereen | N/A | NBC-TV special, filmed in Sept. 78 | YES | private collections (DVD) | an 11-minute medley with Ann-Margret of songs from famous movies shown at Radio City; also Mozart's "Alleluia" | DVD video; NYT article 12-14-78 |
78-12-15 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera | Gabriel Bacquier, Nicolai Gedda, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-12-18 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera | Gabriel Bacquier, Nicolai Gedda, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-12-21 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera | Gabriel Bacquier, Nicolai Gedda, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
78-12-30 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera | Fernando Corena, Alfredo Kraus, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
79-01-04 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera | Gabriel Bacquier, Alfredo Kraus, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
79-01-06 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera | Gabriel Bacquier, Alfredo Kraus, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
79-01-09 | N/A | Recital | soloist | New York NY, Alice Tully Hall | Paula Robison, flute | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; final NYC recital | NO | N/A | Handel's "Meine Seele h?rt im Sehen", 3 Bizet songs, Vivaldi motet- "O qui coeli terraeque" , "Lo, Here the Gentle Lark," "La la la air ch?ri" from Meyerbeer's "L'Etoile du Nord" | New York Times review 1-10-1979; performance program |
79-01-11 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera | Gabriel Bacquier, Alfredo Kraus, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | telecast | YES | private collections | N/A | Met Annals online |
79-01-15 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera | Gabriel Bacquier, Alfredo Kraus, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
79-01-17 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Stratford CT, American Shakespeare Theater | Paula Robison, flute | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center | NO | N/A | Handel's "Meine Seele h?rt im Sehen", 3 Bizet songs, Vivaldi motet- "O qui coeli terraeque" , "Lo, Here the Gentle Lark," "La la la air ch?ri" from Meyerbeer's "L'Etoile du Nord" | New York Times preview article 1-14-1979 |
79-01-20 (M) | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera | Gabriel Bacquier, Alfredo Kraus, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | Final performance on stage at the MET in New York in a singing role | YES | private collections | N/A | Met Annals online |
79-01-29 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Honolulu, HI | Honalulu Symphony | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
79-02-01 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Durham NC, Duke University (Cameron Indoor Stadium) | N/A | Samuel Sanders, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | 3 Mozart arias, 3 Schubert songs, Linda di Chamounix, 2 Granados songs, Chapi, 3 Rossini songs, Mignon | LL&F Schedule, performance program |
79-02-04 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Miami FL (Theatre for the Performing Arts) | Fort Lauderdale Symphony | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule, performance program |
79-02-06 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Miami Beach FL, Temple Beth Sholom | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
79-02-08 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Huntsville AL | Huntsville Symphony Orchestra | Marx Pales | N/A | NO | N/A | Ah, Vous dirai-je maman, Let the Bright Seraphim, O luce di quest'anima, Chacun le sait, Je suis Titania | performance program |
79-02-13 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Raleigh NC, NC State University (Reynolds Coliseum) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections - 1st half only | 3 Mozart arias, 3 Schubert songs, Linda di Chamounix, 2 Granados songs, Chapi, 2 Rossini songs, 1 Bellini song, Mignon, Barbiere, Portuguese Folk Song | LL&F Schedule, performance program |
79-02-15 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Raleigh NC, NC State University (Reynolds Coliseum) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections | 3 Mozart arias, 3 Schubert songs, Linda di Chamounix, 2 Granados songs, Chapi, 2 Rossini songs, 1 Bellini song, Mignon, Barbiere, Portuguese Folk Song | LL&F Schedule, performance program |
79-03-02 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | Fort Worth TX, Fort Worth Opera Association (Convention Center Theater) | Rockwell Blake, David Holoway, Spiro Malas, Claude Corbeil | Rudolf Kruger | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Opera News 2-24-79, US Calendar |
79-03-04 (M) | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | Fort Worth TX, Fort Worth Opera Association (Convention Center Theater) | Rockwell Blake, David Holoway, Spiro Malas, Claude Corbeil | Rudolf Kruger | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Opera News 2-24-79, US Calendar |
79-03-27 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Springfield MA | Springfield Symphony Orchestra | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
79-03-30 | N/A | Recital | soloist | West Point NY, West Point Academy (Eisenhower Hall Auditorium) | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
79-04-01 | Rossini | Turco in Italia (in English) | Fiorilla | New York City Opera | Spiro Malas, Billings, Alan Kays, Titus, Hegierski (sub. forSusanne Marsee) | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
79-04-06 | N/A | Recital | soloist | University Park PA, Pennsylvania State University (Schwab Auditorium) | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
79-04-08 (M) | Rossini | Turco in Italia (in English) | Fiorilla | New York City Opera | Spiro Malas, Billings, Alan Kays, Titus, Susanne Marsee | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
79-04-12 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | Boston MA - Opera Company of Boston (Savoy Theatre) | Donald Gramm | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 4-7-79, US Calendar |
79-04-14 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | Boston MA - Opera Company of Boston (Savoy Theatre) | Donald Gramm | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 4-7-79, US Calendar |
79-04-16 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera in Cleveland | Donald Gramm, Nicolai Gedda, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | MET Spring Tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
79-04-19 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Buffalo NY, Kleinhaus Music Hall | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
79-04-23 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera in Boston | Donald Gramm, Nicolai Gedda, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | MET Spring Tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
79-04-26 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Worchester MA, Mechanics Hall | N/A | N/A | Recital for the March of Dimes National Foundation, Worchester County Chapter | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
79-05-03 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera in Atlanta | Donald Gramm, Nicolai Gedda, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | MET Spring Tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
79-05-05 | Rossini | Turco in Italia (in English) | Fiorilla | New York City Opera in Washington DC (Kennedy Center) | Susanne Marsee, Alan Kays, Alan Titus, Spiro Malas, James Billings | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News May 1979, US Calendar |
79-05-07 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera in Memphis | Donald Gramm, Nicolai Gedda, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | MET Spring Tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
79-05-10 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera in Dallas | Donald Gramm, Nicolai Gedda, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | MET Spring Tour | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
79-05-14 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera in Minneapolis | Italo Tajo, Nicolai Gedda, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
79-05-18 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Claremont CA, The Claremont Colleges (Bridges Auditorium) | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
79-05-21 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Metropolitan Opera in Detroit | Italo Tajo, Nicolai Gedda, Hakan Hagegard, Nico Castel | Nicola Rescigno | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Met Annals online |
79-05-23 | N/A | TV - Merv Griffin Show | guest | Los Angeles CA | David Brenner, Henny Youngman, Donna Pescow, Martin Von Hammel, John Meehan | N/A | N/A | YES | private collections | Sills sings "Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine" | audio of program; TV.Com list of Merv Griffin programs |
79-06-03 | Menotti | La Loca | Juana La Loca | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Susanne Marsee, John Br?cheler, Robert Hale, Joseph Evans | Calvin Simmons | World premiere; broadcast | YES | private collections | N/A | SDO Annals online |
79-06-04 | N/A | TV - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | host/singer | Burbank CA, NBC Studios | Sills Hosts Guests: Jack Klugman, George Hamilton, Charles Nelson Reilly and Joe Williams | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | 'Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark' | Official Carson Website |
79-06-05 | Menotti | La Loca | Juana La Loca | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Susanne Marsee, John Brocheler, Robert Hale, Joseph Evans | Calvin Simmons | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
79-06-08 | Menotti | La Loca | Juana La Loca | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Susanne Marsee, John Brocheler, Robert Hale, Joseph Evans | Calvin Simmons | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
79-06-10 (M) | Menotti | La Loca | Juana La Loca | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Susanne Marsee, John Brocheler, Robert Hale, Joseph Evans | Calvin Simmons | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
79-09-16 | Menotti | La Loca | Juana La Loca | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, John Brocheler, Robert Hale, Joseph Evans | John Mauceri | First performance by NYCO | YES | private collections | N/A | NYCO Annals |
79-09-19 | Menotti | La Loca | Juana La Loca | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, John Brocheler, Robert Hale, Joseph Evans | John Mauceri | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
79-09-23 (M) | Menotti | La Loca | Juana La Loca | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, John Brocheler, Robert Hale, Joseph Evans | John Mauceri | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
79-09-26 | Menotti | La Loca | Juana La Loca | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, John Brocheler, Robert Hale, Joseph Evans | John Mauceri | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
79-09-29 (M) | Menotti | La Loca | Juana La Loca | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, John Brocheler, Robert Hale, Joseph Evans | John Mauceri | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
79-10-09 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Charleston SC, Medical University of South Carolina | N/A | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
79-10-12 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Saint Paul MN, The Schubert Club | N/A | Samuel Sanders, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
79-10-14 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Indianapolis IN, Clowes Memorial Hall | Indianapolis Symphony | John Nelson | PBS telecast on 6-29-80 | YES | private collections - video | N/A | LL&F Schedule; Madison WI State Journal TV listing 6-29-80 |
79-10-17 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Cedar Rapids IA, Dows Building | Cedar Rapids Symphony | Richard Williams | N/A | NO | N/A | O Luce di quest'anima, Chacun le sait; Una voce poco fa, Je suis Titania, and Ah, vous dirai-je maman | performance program |
79-10-20 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Lincoln NB (Community Concerts) | N/A | Samuel Sanders, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | LL&F Schedule |
79-10-23 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Grand Rapids MI (Civic Auditorium) | Grand Rapids Symphony | Theo Alcantara | N/A | NO | N/A | O luce di quest'anima, Chacun le sait, Una voce poco fa, Je suis Titania, Ah vous dirai-je Maman, Vilja | LL&F Schedule |
79-10-28 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Metropolitan Opera | Frank Sinatra main performer - joined by Sills, Shirley Verrett, Robert Merrill, Itzhak Perlman | Zubin Metha (with "New York Cultural Symphony" | Benefit Concert for Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | YES | private collections | "Guys and Dolls" with Sinatra and Merrill | New York Times, 9-8-79, p. 26 |
79-10-30 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Buffalo NY, Kleinhans Music Hall | Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra | Julius Rudel | N/A | NO | N/A | Exsultate Jubilate, Adam Mozart Variations, Una voce poco fa, Fledermaus Adele audition aria, Je suis Titania | performance program |
79-11-01 | Menotti | La Loca | Juana La Loca | New York City Opera | Susanne Marsee, John Br?cheler, Robert Hale, Joseph Evans | John Mauceri | Sills' last complete operatic performance at NYCO. Scheduled October 4, 1978 but musicians strike caused performance to be sub. for scheduled Clemenza di Tito | NO | N/A | N/A | NYCO Annals |
79-11-07 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Richmond VA, Mosque Theatre | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | 3 Mozart arias, 3 Schubert songs, Linda di Chamounix, 2 Granados songs, Chapi, 2 Rossini songs, 1 Bellini song; Je suis Titania | performance program |
79-11-08 | N/A | TV - Muppet Show, The | guest | Borehamwood, England, ATV Studios | N/A | N/A | Sills takes part in a skit with Miss Piggy about casting "Pigoletto" and does a tap dance during a country & western spoof called "Sage" | YES | DVD Time-Life V837-13 | opera spoof "Pigoletto" which is mostly Sempre Libera but with other operatic phrases thrown in | episode guide www.tv.com |
79-11-10 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Norfolk VA (Chrysler Hall) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | 3 Mozart arias, 3 Schubert songs, Linda di Chamounix, 2 Granados songs, Chapi, 2 Rossini songs, 1 Bellini song; Je suis Titania | performance program |
79-11-14 | Menotti | La Loca | Juana La Loca | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Marsee, Krueger, Br?cheler, Hale, Evans Seabury | John Mauceri | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance programg; Opera News Nov. 1979, US Calendar |
79-11-17 | Menotti | La Loca | Juana La Loca | New York City Opera in Los Angeles | Marsee, Krueger, Br?cheler, Hale, Evans Seabury | John Mauceri | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Opera News Nov. 1979, US Calendar |
79-11-25 (M) | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Soviero, Titus, Reed | Judith Somogi | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News Nov. 1979, US Calendar |
79-11-27 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Soviero, Titus, Reed | Judith Somogi | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News Nov. 1979, US Calendar |
79-11-29 | Lehar | Merry Widow (in English) | Anna | New York City Opera in Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion) | Soviero, Titus, Price | Judith Somogi | Sills's farewell to LA, they sing farewell at the end | YES | listed in trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | Opera News Nov. 1979, US Calendar |
79-11-30 | N/A | TV - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | guest | Burbank CA, NBC Studios | Guests: Erma Bombeck, James Woods and Monti Rock | N/A | N/A | YES | audio and video - private collections | Rossini's La Pastorella Delle Alpi | Official Carson Website; video of show |
79-12-04 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Birmingham AL (Civic Center Concert Hall) | Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Amerigo Marino | N/A | NO | N/A | O luce di quest'anima, Chacun le sait, Una voce poco fa, Je suis Titania, Ah vous dirai-je Maman | performance program |
79-12-07 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Atlanta GA (Fablous Fox Theatre) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | 3 Mozart arias, 3 Schubert songs, Una voce poco fa, 2 Granados songs, Chapi, 2 Rossini songs, 1 Bellini song, Je suis Titania | performance program |
79-12-10 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Pensacola FL (Municipal Auditorium) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | 3 Mozart arias, 3 Schubert songs, Una voce poco fa, 2 Granados songs, Chapi, 2 Rossini songs, 1 Bellini song, Je suis Titania | performance program |
79-12-14 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | Palm Beach FL, Civic Opera of the Palm Beaches | Alan Titus, Diane Curry, Henry Price | Paul Csonka | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Palm Beach Opera archives |
79-12-16 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | Palm Beach FL, Civic Opera of the Palm Beaches | Alan Titus, Diane Curry, Henry Price | Paul Csonka | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Palm Beach Opera archives |
79-12-18 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | Palm Beach FL, Civic Opera of the Palm Beaches | Alan Titus, Diane Curry, Henry Price | Paul Csonka | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Palm Beach Opera archives |
80-01-07 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Baltimore MD (Engineering Society) | benefit for March of Dimes | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Italian Street Song, Art is Calling Me, El tra la la, Carceleras, Una voce poco fa | performance program |
80-01-12 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Wilmington DE (Grand Opera House) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. (not S. Sanders as program stated) | N/A | NO | N/A | 3 Mozart arias, 3 Schubert songs, Linda di Chamounix, 2 Granados songs, Chapi, 2 Rossini songs, 1 Bellini song; Je suis Titania, Una voce poco fa | performance program; Wilmington Sunday News review 1-13-80 |
80-01-25 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston | J. Evans, Titus, Gramm, V. Borge | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Opera News 1-19-80, US Calendar |
80-01-27 (M) | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston | J. Evans, Titus, Gramm, V. Borge | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Opera News 1-19-80, US Calendar |
80-01-31 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston | J. Evans, Titus, Gramm, V. Borge | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Opera News 1-19-80, US Calendar |
80-02-03 (M) | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Boston MA, Opera Co. of Boston | J. Evans, Titus, Gramm, V. Borge | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | YES | listed in trader catalog- exisitence uncomfirmed | N/A | performance program; Opera News 1-19-80, US Calendar |
80-02-15 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera | Donald Gramm, Alan Titus, David Kuebler, Van B. Russell, III | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
80-02-17 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera | Donald Gramm, Alan Titus, David Kuebler, Van B. Russell, III | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
80-02-19 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera | Donald Gramm, Alan Titus, David Kuebler, Van B. Russell, III | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | HGO Annals |
80-02-22 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | Houston TX, Houston Grand Opera | Donald Gramm, Alan Titus, David Kuebler, Van B. Russell, III | Sarah Caldwell | recording missdated as 28th, not sure which date recording was made | YES | private collections | N/A | HGO Annals |
80-02-24 | N/A | Concert | host/singer | Metropolitan Opera | Leontyne Price, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Renata Scotto & others | various | Gala of Stars | YES | private collections - PBS telecast | Sills leads the audience in singing Happy Birthday to Renata Scotto | Met Annals online |
80-03-10 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Miami FL (Dade Co. Auditorium) | Boky, Theyard, Titus, Sinclair, Carlson | Franz Allers | Greater Miami Opera | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 3-15-80, US Calendar |
80-03-12 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Miami FL (Dade Co. Auditorium) | Boky, Theyard, Titus, Sinclair, Carlson | Franz Allers | Greater Miami Opera | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 3-15-80, US Calendar |
80-03-15 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Miami Beach FL (Miami Beach Theater) | Boky, Theyard, Titus, Sinclair, Carlson | Franz Allers | Greater Miami Opera | NO | N/A | N/A | Opera News 3-15-80, US Calendar |
80-03-27 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Columbia SC, Township Auditorium (Columbia Music Festival Association) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Vivaldi cantata, 3 Schubert songs, Hamlet Mad Scene, Auber, Delibes, Polish & Swedish Folk Songs, Chapi, Herbert, J. Strauss | |
80-03-29 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Chattanooga TN (Tivoli Theatre) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Vivaldi cantata, 3 Schubert songs, Barbiere, Auber, Delibes, Lillijebjorn, Chapi, Herbert, J. Strauss, Portuguese Folk Song | performance program |
80-04-07 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Sarasota FL (Van Wezel Performing Arts Center) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Vivaldi cantata, 3 Schubert songs, Hamlet Mad Scene, Auber, Delibes, Polish & Swedish Folk Songs, Chapi, Herbert, J. Strauss | Performance program |
80-04-10 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Spartanburg SC (Twichell Auditorium) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Vivaldi cantata, 3 Schubert songs, Hamlet Mad Scene, Auber, Delibes, Polish & Swedish Folk Songs, Chapi, Herbert, J. Strauss | performance program |
80-04-12 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Shreveport LA (Civic Theater) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Vivaldi cantata, 3 Schubert songs, Hamlet Mad Scene, Auber, Delibes, Polish & Swedish Folk Songs, Chapi, Herbert, J. Strauss | performance program; Shreveport Times 7-7-07 obituary |
80-04-26 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Memphis TN (The Auditorium, Dixon-Myers Hall) | Christensen, Titus, Della Vecchia, D. R. Smith | Evan Whallon | Opera Memphis | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Memphis Commerical Appeal preview 4-26-80 |
80-04-30 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Columbus OH (Ohio Theatre) | Christensen, Titus, Della Vecchia, D. R. Smith | Evan Whallon | Columbus Symphony Orchesta | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Opera News 4-19-80, US Calendar; L&F Schedule |
80-05-01 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | Guanajuato, Mexico (Teatro Ju?rez) - 8th Cervantes Intl. Festival | Pablo Elvira, Henry Price, Justino Diaz | Imre Pallo | NYCO tour to Mexico - 5 performances of Barber: 2 in Guanajuato & 3 in Mexico City (Sills sang only the May 1 performance, which was televised in Mexico) | YES | private collections - video | N/A | New York Times announcement 4-13-80; flutist John Wion's book of memoirs |
80-05-03 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Rosalinda | Columbus OH (Ohio Theatre) | Christensen, Titus, Della Vecchia, D. R. Smith | Evan Whallon | Columbus Symphony Orchesta | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program; Opera News 4-19-80, US Calendar; L&F Schedule |
80-05-07 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Dayton OH (Memorial Hall) | Dayton Philharmonic | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | Una voce poco fa, Chacun le sait, O luce di quest'anima, Je suis Titania & Ah, vous dirai-je Maman | performance program; LL&F Schedule |
80-05-08 | N/A | Concert | soloist | Dayton OH (Memorial Hall) | Dayton Philharmonic | Charles Wendelken-Wilson | N/A | NO | N/A | O luce di quest'anima, Chacun le sait, Una voce poco fa, Je suis Titania & Ah, vous dirai-je Maman | performance program; LL&F Schedule |
80-05-10 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Altoona PA (Roosevelt Junior High School Auditorium) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | N/A | NO | N/A | Vivaldi cantata, 3 Schubert songs, Barbiere, Auber, Delibes, Lillijebjorn, Chapi, Herbert, J. Strauss | performance program |
80-05-13 | N/A | Recital | soloist | Garden Grove, CA (Crystal Palace) | N/A | Charles Wadsworth, acc. | Sills's final recital | YES | private collections | Vivaldi cantata, 3 Schubert songs, Hamlet Mad Scene, Auber, Delibes, Polish & Swedish Folk Songs, Chapi, Herbert, J. Strauss | performance program; LL&F Schedule |
80-05-24 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Giorgio Tozzi, Rico Serbo, Richard Fredricks, Melvin Lowery | Theo Alcantara | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
80-05-27 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Giorgio Tozzi, Rico Serbo, Richard Fredricks, Melvin Lowery | Theo Alcantara | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
80-05-29 | N/A | TV - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | guest | Burbank CA, NBC Studios | Guests: David Brinkley and Buddy Rich | N/A | N/A | YES | audio and video - private collections | Mother Dear | Official Carson Website; video of show |
80-05-30 | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Giorgio Tozzi, Rico Serbo, Richard Fredricks, Melvin Lowery | Theo Alcantara | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
80-06-01 (M) | Donizetti | Don Pasquale | Norina | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Giorgio Tozzi, Rico Serbo, Richard Fredricks, Melvin Lowery | Theo Alcantara | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
80-06-09 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | Philadelphia PA, Mann Music Center [formerly Robin Hood Dell] (NYCO tour) | Henry Price, Richard Fredricks, Spiro Malas, Donnie Rae Albert | William Fred Scott | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | Frank Hamilton Philadelphia annals; performance program |
80-07-23 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | Vienna VA (Wolf Trap Farm Park) | Henry Price, Richard Fredricks, Spiro Malas, Robert Hale, Diane Curry, William Ledbetter | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
80-07-25 | Rossini | Barbiere di Siviglia | Rosina | Vienna VA (Wolf Trap Farm Park) | Henry Price, Richard Fredricks, Spiro Malas, Robert Hale, Diane Curry, William Ledbetter | Sarah Caldwell | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | performance program |
80-09-16 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New Orleans (New Orleans Theatre of the Performing Arts) | New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra | Philippe Entremont | N/A | NO | N/A | O luce di quest'anima, Chacun le sait, Una voce poco fa, Je suis Titania, Ah vous dirai-je Maman, Voices of Spring (encore) | performance program; Times-Picayune review 9-16-80 |
80-09-17 | N/A | Concert | soloist | New Orleans (New Orleans Theatre of the Performing Arts) | New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra | Philippe Entremont | N/A | NO | N/A | O luce di quest'anima, Chacun le sait, Una voce poco fa, Je suis Titania, Ah vous dirai-je Maman, Voices of Spring (encore) | performance program; Times-Picayune review 9-16-80 |
80-10-05 (M) | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Adele | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Joan Sutherland, Regina Resnik, Alan Titus, Giuseppe Campora, Joseph Frank, Spiro Malas, Jake Gardner, Leonard Frey | Richard Bonynge | originally Sills was to alternate the roles of Rosalinda and Adele; Milnes sings in the party scene (Oct. 5 was a Gala benefit | YES | private collections | N/A | SDO Annals online |
80-10-08 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Adele | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Joan Sutherland, Regina Resnik, Alan Titus, Giuseppe Campora, Joseph Frank, Spiro Malas, Jake Gardner, Leonard Frey | Richard Bonynge | Oct. 8 was designated as the official opening | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
80-10-11 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Adele | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Joan Sutherland, Regina Resnik, Alan Titus, Giuseppe Campora, Joseph Frank, Spiro Malas, Jake Gardner, Leonard Frey | Richard Bonynge | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
80-10-16 | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Adele | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Joan Sutherland, Regina Resnik, Alan Titus, Giuseppe Campora, Joseph Frank, Spiro Malas, Jake Gardner, Leonard Frey | Richard Bonynge | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
80-10-19 (M) | Strauss, J. | Fledermaus (in English) | Adele | San Diego CA, San Diego Opera | Joan Sutherland, Regina Resnik, Alan Titus, Giuseppe Campora, Joseph Frank, Spiro Malas, Jake Gardner, Leonard Frey | Richard Bonynge | N/A | NO | N/A | N/A | SDO Annals online |
80-10-20 | N/A | TV - Merv Griffin Show | guest | Los Angeles CA | N/A | Merv Griffin, acc. | N/A | YES | private collections (DVD) | Kern's "Why Do I Love You?" in duet with Griffin | TV Guide, 10-20-80 |
80-10-27 | N/A | Farewell Gala - New York City Opera | honoree and performer | New York City Opera | Gianna Rolandi, Alan Titus,Richard Fredricks | Julius Rudel | Second act of Die Fledermaus, with many guest performers in the gala sequence | YES | video in private collections | Sills sang Rosalinda in the Act II Fledermaus, sang a duet with Carol Burnett, and finished the evening with the Portuguese Folk Song | performance program |
81-04-25 | N/A | TV - John Denver Special ("Music and the Mountains") | guest | Aspen CO (film location) | James Galway, Itzhak Perlman | N/A | entry date is the telecast date; filmed from Sept. 8-10, 1980 | YES | commerical video available at johndenverspecials.com | Let the Bright Seraphim and Follow Me (duet with John Denver) | commerical video; Sills' script in LC |
81-12-20 | N/A | TV - In Performance at the White House -PBS | unannounced soloist | Washington DC (White House) | President & Mrs. Reagan, eight singers from NYCO | Donald Hassard, acc. | Sills was the host of this TV broadcast featuring eight young singers from the NY City Opera. Even though she was retired, Reagan asked her if she would sing for him. | YES | private collections (audio only) | two verses of Jingle Bells | NY Times review 12-21-81 |
82-12-05 | N/A | TV - All Star Party for Carol Burnett | guest presenter | Burbank CA, CBS Studios | Sills was one of 12 guest presenters | N/A | sponsored by Variety Clubs International which dedicates children's wings in hospitals to a star name | YES | private collections - video | Sills joins Carol in singing Carol's sign off song, using new, occasion-specific lyrics | performance video; Nelson Riddle web site; newspaper TV listings for 12-05-82 |