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I think having a singing voice is a unique talent. It's kind of like a diamond. You can't manufacture a diamond - if you do it's a fake. But, it does have to be polished and put in its proper setting in order to be appreciated. - Sills interviewed in "Reverberations" by Robert Jacobson

recital performances

1960s
October 30, 1969 Milton MA, Strauss Library Roland Gagnon, acc. Aria Listings - Click here
November 11, 1969 Chicago, Auditorium Theatre Roland Gagnon, acc. Aria Listings - Click here
November 20, 1969 New Orleans LA, Municipal Auditorium Roland Gagnon, acc. Aria Listings - Click here
December 10, 1969 Boston, New England Conservatory of Music (Jordon Hall) Roland Gagnon, acc. Aria Listings - Click here WGHB radio broadcast - recording includes intermission interview with Sills
1970 - 74
February 01, 1970 New York City, Philharmonic Hall Charles Wadsworth, acc. Aria Listings - Click here
April 6, 1970 Park Synagogue, Cleveland Ohio Charles Wadsworth, acc. Aria Listings - Click here
April 27, 1970 San Francisco, War Memorial Opera House Charles Wadsworth, acc. Aria Listings - Click here
October 03, 1970 New York City, Hunter College Auditorium Roland Gagnon acc. Gala Benefit for the International Piano Library, which was vandalized Sills sings Sillsiana, a spoof pastiche with more than a dozen bits of arias stitched together
October 26, 1970 Chicago, Auditorium Theater Roland Gagnon, acc. Aria Listings - Click here
November 23, 1970 Claremont, CA, Pomona College Charles Wilson, acc. Aria Listings - Click here
April 18, 1971 New York City, Philharmonic Hall Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center - Charles Wadsworth, director Aria Listings - Click here
April 30, 1971 San Francisco, Masonic Auditorium Charles Wadsworth, acc. Aria Listings - Click here
February 12, 1972 Brookville NY, C. W. Post Center Auditorium, Long Island University Roland Gagnon, acc. Aria Listings - Click here March of Dimes Benefit Performance
April 28, 1973 Cincinnati OH - Adath Israel Synagogue Charles Wadsworth, acc. Aria Listings - Click here
January 30, 1974 Chicago, Auditorium Theatre Accompanist not yet verified Aria Listings - Click here
October 02, 1974 Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA Charles Wadsworth, acc. Aria Listings - Click here
October 05, 1974 Brookville NY, C.W. Post Center Auditorium, Long Island University Accompanist not yet verified Aria Listings - Click here
1975- 80
January 6, 1975 Municipal Auditorium, Charleston SC Charles Wadsworth, acc Aria Listings - Click here
May 24, 1976 Brookville NY, C.W. Post Center Auditorium, Long Island University Charles Wadsworth, acc. Aria Listings - Click here
June 04, 1977 Hofstra University, Hempstead NY Samuel Sanders, acc. Aria Listings - Click here Sills sings only two numbers, then cancels the recital due to bad accoustics in the gymnasium -recording includes her apologies to the audience and announcement of the cancellation
October 20, 1978 Newark NJ - Symphony Hall Charles Wadsworth, acc. Aria Listings - Click here
February 13, 1979 Raleigh NC, NC State University (Reynolds Coliseum) Charles Wadsworth, acc. Aria Listings - Click here only the first half of this performance was recorded
February 15, 1979 Raleigh NC, NC State University (Reynolds Coliseum) Charles Wadsworth, acc. Aria Listings - Click here
May 13, 1980 Garden Grove, CA (Crystal Palace) Charles Wadsworth, acc. Aria Listings - Click here Sills's last recital