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opera performances
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, Beverly |
 Portuguese Folk Song , titled "Tell Me Why" (with special lyrics written for the Farewell Gala)
Sills talks to the audience about finishing her singing career and going on to direct the NYC Opera, then explains about the folk song before singing it as her final public vocal performance. -
Performed in New York- X-27-80
Running time = 07:19
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Adam, Adolphe (1803 - 1856) |
| Le Toreador |
Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, maman"
Running time = 07:26
Performed in 1976 |
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Bellini, Vincenzo (1801 - 1835) |
| I Puritani |
Elvira's "Mad Scenes" Rehearsals
Running time = 02:32
Performed in 1975 |
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Donizetti, Gaetano (1797 - 1848) |
 La Fille du
Régiment |
Linda Di
Chamounix |
"Chacun le sait"
Running time = 03:20
Performed in 1979
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"O luce di quest'anima"
Running time = 05:40
Performed in 1979
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| Lucia di Lammermoor |
Roberto Devereux |
Mad Scene: "Il dolce suono
...Spargi d'amaro pianto"
Running time = 17:44
Performed in 1971
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"E Sara,in questi orribili momenti"
Running time = 09:52
Performed in 1971
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Handel, George Frederic (1685 - 1759) |
| Giulio Cesare |
"Da tempeste il legno infranto"
Running time = 04:29
Performed in 1971
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Herbert, Victor (1859 - 1924) |
"Italian Street Song"
Running time = 01:29
Performed in 1971
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Lehar, Franz (1870 - 1948) |
| The Merry Widow |
"Hanna Glawari's Entrance"
Running time = 03:37
Performed in 1977
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"Vilja"
Running time = 03:47
Performed in 1974
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"Vilja"
Running time = 09:48
Performed in 1977
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"Hanna's Engagement"
Running time = 07:07
Performed in 1977 |
"Love Unspoken... Finale "
Running time = 07:09
Performed in 1977 |
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