Beverly Sills - From First note to last

what's new 2008


Special Announcement


May: We recently spoke with Stanley Sills, Bubbles older brother, to shed more information on the controversy surrounding his sister's actual birthdate. More information can be read here


Video Room -
NewJuly 4 - Recently discovered television appearance by Sills in late 1971 singing Herbert's "Italian Street Song" can now be viewed here

NewJune 16 - Recently discovered television appearance by Sills in late 1974 singing Lehár's "Vilja" from The Merry Widow can now be viewed here

January 15 - Rare video of Bubbles rehearsing for Bellini's "l Puritani" with Robert Hale as Giorgio and Richard Fredricks as Riccardo. Excerpts: the end of "Qui la voce" and the beginning of "Vien diletto." Video clip can be viewed here
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Photo Galleries -
March 4 - Two rare photographs of Sills with the Liebling Singers and baritone Garfield Swift is available for viewing in the colleagues gallery.

March 2 - Shirley Verrett joins Sills backstage during the Met's debut of Rossini's "The Siege of Corinth", April 9, 1975.

January 16 - Two new subcategories can be viewed in the "MET Tribute Photos" collection. "The fans and the lines outside" section is courtesy of Nancy Guy and "The speakers and performers inside" section is courtesy of Caroline Digonis
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Discography & Videography -
NewApril 2 - Four previously unknown recordings of Sills in Donzietti's Lucia di Lammermoor are now in the public domain. These recordings ranges from 1969 to 1975.


NewApril 2 - Several recently discovered audio recordings of Donizetti's "Anna Bolena" and "Roberto Devereux", Gounod's "Faust" and Massenet's "Manon" are listed in the Music Room.

January 21 - Newly discovered recordings from the 72 & 75 Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl performances.
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Performance Annals -
NewApril 4 - revised edition uploaded
January 18 - revised edition uploaded
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