#26
Posted: 6/28/07 at 9:59pm
Wishing you the best, Bubbles. The very best.
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#27
Posted: 6/28/07 at 10:54pm
That is two bad. It is really nice to know that a nice jewish girl from Brooklyn could become such a legend in the opera world.
Fortunately, she's not dead yet, so we shouldn't speak about her in the past tense.
Fortunately, she's not dead yet, so we shouldn't speak about her in the past tense.
#28
Posted: 6/29/07 at 9:29am
I hope she can feel the good vibes and love being sent to her from all around the world.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#29
Posted: 6/29/07 at 9:34am
The Beverly Sills iris - cultivated in 1978.
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Updated On: 6/29/07 at 09:34 AM
#30
Posted: 6/29/07 at 9:41am
"There are plenty of interesting artists around with interesting stories to tell. It's going to take a couple of talk-show hosts to have enough courage to say, "Okay, I'll risk seven minutes of this." When Carson came to me to host on a fairly regular basis, I said, "You're out of your mind. I don't know how to do this!" And he said, "That's why you should do it. People are going to say, 'Is he nuts? What's this woman going to do?'" And it worked, and that's when Carol Burnett phoned, and we got this whole special [the Emmy-nominated "Sills and Burnett at the Met" in 1976]. She was the one who said, "I want you to do an aria somewhere in the middle of the show. We're going to stop everything cold. We're going to strip the stage and put you in a beautiful Bob Mackie gown, and you're going to stand up and sing an aria, and then we'll go back and tap dance.""
Playbillarts.com Interview from 2006
Playbillarts.com Interview from 2006
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#31
Posted: 6/29/07 at 9:47am
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#32
Posted: 6/29/07 at 9:50am
"Pigoletto"
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#33
Posted: 6/29/07 at 9:56am
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#34
Posted: 6/29/07 at 10:39am
A number of years ago, I had the great good fortune to be in a position to do a favor for the Great Lady. The opportunity to give back in a tiny way to someone who's provided me so much inspiration will always be a highlight of my life.
Hours later, at the end of the evening, she came over to me with her husband to once again express her gratitude, and thanked me with a kiss on the cheek. I will never forget it. Never.
Hours later, at the end of the evening, she came over to me with her husband to once again express her gratitude, and thanked me with a kiss on the cheek. I will never forget it. Never.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#35
Posted: 6/29/07 at 10:55am
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#36
Posted: 6/29/07 at 10:57am
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#37
Posted: 6/29/07 at 11:02am
When it comes to risk, Beverly Sills’ approach has been akin to a beer commercial. She goes for the gusto.
When she was 40 years old, Sills made a sudden and dramatic switch in her repertoire. Instead of sticking with the mostly French operas (such as “Manon”) that made her an international star, Sills decided to add more difficult Italian bel canto roles to her repertoire. The move was counter to the advice of her longtime singing teacher, Estelle Liebling, who feared that these frequently strenuous parts would strain her voice.
“But what was I saving (my voice) for?” Sills wrote in her autobiography, “Beverly.” “Better to have 10 glorious years than 20 safe and ultimately boring ones.”
http://www.beverlysillsonline.com/articles/beverly-sills-dedication-put-her-at-the-top-of-the-scale.htm
When she was 40 years old, Sills made a sudden and dramatic switch in her repertoire. Instead of sticking with the mostly French operas (such as “Manon”) that made her an international star, Sills decided to add more difficult Italian bel canto roles to her repertoire. The move was counter to the advice of her longtime singing teacher, Estelle Liebling, who feared that these frequently strenuous parts would strain her voice.
“But what was I saving (my voice) for?” Sills wrote in her autobiography, “Beverly.” “Better to have 10 glorious years than 20 safe and ultimately boring ones.”
http://www.beverlysillsonline.com/articles/beverly-sills-dedication-put-her-at-the-top-of-the-scale.htm
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#38
Posted: 6/29/07 at 3:21pm
What a great decision on Beverly's part. The last part of her singing career was glorious.
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#39
Posted: 6/29/07 at 3:23pm
She really is one of a kind - both as a singer and as an administrator.
We will not see another in her league.
We will not see another in her league.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#40
Posted: 6/30/07 at 12:35am
Bump
This thread should not be on the second page.
This thread should not be on the second page.
#41
With Johnny Carson
Posted: 6/30/07 at 6:42am
With Johnny Carson
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Updated On: 6/30/07 at 06:42 AM
#42
Posted: 6/30/07 at 11:24am
Has anyone heard any additional news?
A friend sent me the link. I have been told that this is the "lesson aria" interpolated into The Barber of Seville.
Beverly's Glorious Singing
A friend sent me the link. I have been told that this is the "lesson aria" interpolated into The Barber of Seville.
Beverly's Glorious Singing
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#44
Posted: 6/30/07 at 1:02pm
The enchawnting lady from the classy part of Brooklyn!
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#45
Posted: 7/2/07 at 9:29pm
elsewhere it has just been reported that she has passed away
#46
Posted: 7/2/07 at 9:43pm
ABC news just reported that she has died.
God bless, and RIP.
God bless, and RIP.
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#47
Posted: 7/2/07 at 9:46pm
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#48
Posted: 7/2/07 at 9:48pm
A true phenomenal talent. Rest in peace, Ms. Sills.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
#49
Posted: 7/2/07 at 9:48pm
How lucky we are to have had her, to entertain us, to enrich us, to inspire us and to lead us.
God bless you, Bubbles.
God bless you, Bubbles.
#50
Posted: 7/2/07 at 9:54pm
PJ, she truly dazzled.
God is fortunate to have her with the angels now.
God is fortunate to have her with the angels now.
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