Beverly Sills as Elvira & Luciano Pavarotti as Arturo, in Bellini's "I Puritani". 1972 Philadelphia

Beverly Sills as Elvira & Luciano Pavarotti as Arturo, , in Bellini's "I Puritani". 1972 Philadelphia

Beverly Sills as Elvira, in Bellini's "I Puritani"

Beverly Sills as Elvira, in Bellini's "I Puritani"

Beverly Sills as Elvira, in Bellini's "I Puritani"

Beverly Sills as Norma, in Bellini's "Norma"

Beverly Sills as Norma, in Bellini's "Norma"

Beverly Sills as Micaela, in Bizet's "Carmen"

Leonard Bernstein conducts the orchestra as Beverly Sills sings in Carmen

Beverly Sills as Micaela, in Bizet's "Carmen"

Beverly Sills as Louise, in Charpentier's "Louise"

Beverly Sills as Anna Bolena, in Donzietti's "Anna Bolena"

Beverly Sills as Norina, curtain calls in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale"

Beverly Sills as Norina , in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale"

Beverly Sills as Marie, in Donizetti's "La Fille Du Regiment"

Beverly Sills as Marie, in Donizetti's "La Fille Du Regiment"

Beverly Sills as Marie and Spiro Malas as Sulpice, in Donizetti's "La Fille Du Regiment"

Beverly Sills as Lucia, in Donizetti's "Lucia Di Lammermoor"

Beverly Sills as Lucia, in Donizetti's "Lucia Di Lammermoor". 1969 Mexico City

Beverly Sills as Lucia, in Donizetti's "Lucia Di Lammermoor". 1969 Mexico City

Beverly Sills as Lucia, in Donizetti's "Lucia Di Lammermoor". 1970 La Scala

Beverly Sills as Lucia, in Donizetti's "Lucia Di Lammermoor". 1970 La Scala

Beverly Sills as Lucia, in Donizetti's "Lucia Di Lammermoor". 1970 La Scala

Beverly Sills as Lucia, in Donizetti's "Lucia Di Lammermoor"

Beverly Sills as Lucia and Ryan Edwards as Enrico , in Donizetti's "Lucia Di Lammermoor"

Beverly Sills as Lucia, in Donizetti's "Lucia Di Lammermoor"

Beverly Sills as Lucia and Heather Begg as Alisa, in Donizetti's "Lucia Di Lammermoor". 1970 Covent Garden

Beverly Sills as Lucia, Delme Bryn-Jones as Enrico and Heather Begg as Alisa, in Donizetti's "Lucia Di Lammermoor". 1970 Covent Garden

Beverly Sills as Lucia and Robert Bickerstaff as Enrico, in Donizetti's "Lucia Di Lammermoor". April 1972, Pittsburgh

Beverly Sills as Lucia and Robert Bickerstaff as Enrico, in Donizetti's "Lucia Di Lammermoor". April 1972, Pittsburgh

Sills in costume for the Boston Opera Group's "Elixir of Love" in 1964

Beverly Sills as Queen Elizabeth, in Donizetti's "Roberto Devereux". 1970 NYCO

Beverly Sills as Queen Elizabeth, in Donizetti's "Roberto Devereux". 1970 NYCO

Beverly Sills as Queen Elizabeth and Placido Domingo as Roberto, in Donizetti's "Roberto Devereux". 1970 NYCO

Beverly Sills as Queen Elizabeth and Placido Domingo as Roberto, in Donizetti's "Roberto Devereux". 1970 NYCO