Beverly Sills
Beverly Sills was an American operatic soprano whose career peak was between the 1950s and 1970s.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Brooklyn
- Educated at
- Erasmus Hall High SchoolProfessional Children's School
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 Kennedy Center Honors🏆 National Medal of Arts🏆 National Women's Hall of Fame🏆 Heinz Award
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"I needed to sing — desperately. My voice poured out more easily because I was no longer singing for anyone's approval; I was beyond caring about the public's reaction, I just wanted to enjoy myself. ……"
"I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin, I know some people find that disconcerting, but that doesn't matter."
"So long as it doesn't get to the point where you don't remember whose opera you're listening to, I'm willing to experiment."
"My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put to bed with quiet and dignity, not yanked out every once in a while to see if it can still do what it used to do. It can't."
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Timeline
1929
Born
Birth2007
Died
Death
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