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Beverly Sills

Beverly Sills was an American operatic soprano whose career peak was between the 1950s and 1970s. Although she sang a repertoire from Handel and Mozart to Puccini, Massenet and Verdi, she was especially renowned for her performances in coloratura soprano roles in live opera and recordings. Sills was largely associated with the operas of Donizetti, of which she performed and recorded many roles. Her signature roles include the title role in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, the title role in Massenet's Manon, Marie in Donizetti's La fille du régiment, the three heroines in Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann, Rosina in Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Violetta in Verdi's La traviata, and most notably Elisabetta in Donizetti's Roberto Devereux. The New York Times noted, In her prime her technique was exemplary. She could dispatch coloratura roulades and embellishments, capped by radiant high Ds and E-flats, with seemingly effortless agility. She sang with scrupulous musicianship, rhythmic incisiveness and a vivid sense of text. From Wikipedia (

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Bellini: I Puritani / Act 1: Son vergin vezzosa

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Linda Di Chamounix (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, May 4, 1969)

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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Part 2 / Act 1: "Chi mi frena in tal momento" / "Chi raffrena il mio furore?"

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Korngold: Die tote Stadt, Op. 12 / Act I: Glück, das mir verblieb (Mariettalied)

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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Part 1: "Regnava nel silenzio"

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The Barber of Seville

2026

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Händel: Julius Caesar, HWV 17

1989

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The Very Best Of Beverly Sills

2005

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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor, A. 46

2023

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Beverly Sills - Plaisir d'amour

1975

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Rossini: The Barber of Seville (feat. Fedora Barbieri, Renato Capecchi & Ruggero Raimondi)

2005

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Verdi: La Traviata

2018

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Bellini: Norma

1973

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Massenet: Manon

2004

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Donizetti: Don Pasquale

2005

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Linda Di Chamounix (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, May 4, 1969)

Single • 2021

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Brani Scelti Bellini: I Capuleti E I Montecchi & Verdi: Ernani

EP • 1994

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Son vergin vezzosa. I Puritani. V. Bellini. Julius Rudel.

José Navarro-Forcada • 621 views

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Beverly Sills - Una Voce Poco Fa!! (1976)

Beverly Sills • 340K views

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Beverly Sills - Ah vous dirai-je, maman

Beverly Sills • 163K views

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Beverly Sills "O luce di quest'anima" on The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show • 52K views

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Pilar Lorengar "Marietta's lied" Die tote Stadt

Onegin65 • 15K views

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Beverly Sills The Silver aria The Ballad of Baby Doe.wmv

willworkforwages • 45K views

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Beverly Sills - Regnava nel silenzio: Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor.

Raollo di Crequi • 22K views

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Beverly Sills - 1973- All The Things You Are

Beverly Sills • 119K views

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Beverly Sills as Queen Cleopatra

Julius Rudel, Beverly Sills & New York City Opera Chorus • 162K views

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Beverly Sills at Eight Years Old!

Beverly Sills • 323K views

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Playlist • YouTube Music

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