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interviews
These rare video selections come from a variety of broadcasts, none of which have been issued commercially. These video recordings do not have consistent sound and/or video quality, and cannot compare to commercially-released video (for commercially-released Sills DVD performances, click here).
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 Sills talks of her children's disabilities; how Julius Rudel tricked her into coming back to NYCO; the "overnight" discovery as Cleopatra in "Julius Caesar." Running time = 04:26 |
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 Sills talks about separating her husband's life from her musical one; still considers NYCO her home company; how the NYCO crew helped her with Roberto Devereux. Running time = 08:38 |
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 Sills talks about her affinity for the French repertoire. Running time = 01:28 |
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 Sills tells amusing story of her three performances of Lucia at La Scala with three different tenors. Running time = 03:28 |
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 Sills (and Peter) talks about her family, career and personal triumphs while at her Martha's Vineyard home in Massachusetts. Running time = 06:20 |
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The Dinah Shore 
Beverly Sills on The Dinah Shore Show, with Ella Fitzgerald and Lucille Ball |
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