ArtistInfo
Beverly Sills
voc, 1929-2007 US, New York City
Classical
A.k.a. Belle Miriam Silverman
Beverly Sills (May 25, 1929 – July 2, 2007) was an American operatic soprano whose peak career was between the 1950s and 1970s.Although she sang a repertoire from Handel and Mozart to Puccini, Massenet and Verdi, she was known 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 Roberto Devereux.
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The Barber of Seville, Act I: Se il mio nome saper voi bramte (Count, Rosina, Figaro) on Der Barbier Von Sevilla: Best Of by Gioachino Rossini & Various Artists Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Act I: Una voce poco fà on Classical Arias by Various Artists Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Act II: Di sì felice innesto (Tutti) on Opera & Love Rossini by Gioachino Rossini & Various Artists The Barber of Seville, Act I Scene 2: Dunque io son (Rosina, Figaro) on At the Opera - Rossini by Gioachino Rossini & Various Artists Norma / Act I: Casta Diva on Bellini: Norma by Vincenzo Bellini, Beverly Sills, Shirley Verrett, Enrico di Giuseppe, Paul Plishka, New Philharmonia Orchestra, James Levine & John Alldis Choir The Barber of Seville, Act I Scene 2: Ehi, di casa, buona gente (Count, Bartolo, Rosina, Berta, Basilio) on At the Opera - Rossini by Gioachino Rossini & Various Artists Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Act II: Ah, qual colpo inaspettato! (Figaro, Conte, Rosina) on Opera By Rossini by Gioachino Rossini & Various Artists Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Act II: Contro un cor che accende amore on Opera Love Songs by Various Artists The Ballad of Baby Doe / Act 1: Willow, where we met together on Beverly Sills and Friends by Beverly Sills Sechs Lieder op.19: 2. Breit über mein Haupt dein schwarzes Haar on The Art Of Beverly Sills by Beverly SillsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exsultate, Jubilate, K.165; Concert And Opera Arias | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf, Beverly Sills | 2012 | Album |
| Sounds of the Met: Essential Music from the Radio Broadcasts | The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra And Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Beverly Sills | 2006 | Album |
| The Art Of Beverly Sills | Beverly Sills | 2002 | Compil. |
| Donizetti - The Three Queens | Beverly Sills | 2000 | Album |
| Il Barbiere Di Siviglia - Highlights | Gioacchino Rossini, Sherrill Milnes, Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, John Alldis Choir, The London Symphony Orchestra, James Levine | 2000 | Album |
| Beverly Sills In Concert | Beverly Sills | 1999 | Album |
| Escenas De Ópera Italiana Y Francesa | Beverly Sills | 1997 | Compil. |
| L'Assedio Di Corinto | Gioacchino Rossini - Marilyn Horne, Beverly Sills, Justino Diaz, Franco Bonisolli, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala E Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Carlo Franci | 1997 | Album |
| I Puritani | Vincenzo Bellini - Beverly Sills, Luciano Pavarotti, Louis Quilico, Paul Plishka | 1994 | Album |
| The Art Of Beverly Sills | Beverly Sills | 1992 | Compil. |
| La Traviata | Beverly Sills In Giuseppe Verdi | 1992 | Single |
| Meyerbeer-Les Huguenots | Giacomo Meyerbeer, Beverly Sills, Tony Poncet, Reynald Giovaninetti | 1990 | Album |
| Szenen aus Goethe´s Faust | Robert Schumann, Beverly Sills, Hermann Prey, Erich Leinsdorf | 1988 | Album |
| Szenen aus Goethe´s Faust | Robert Schumann, Beverly Sills, Hermann Prey, Erich Leinsdorf | 1988 | Album |
| Manon | Jules Massenet, Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Gérard Souzay, Gabriel Bacquier, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Julius Rudel | 1988 | Album |
| The Art of Beverly Sills: Angel Voices | Beverly Sills | 1986 | Compil. |
| The Tales Of Hoffmann | Jacques Offenbach, Beverly Sills, Julius Rudel, Stuart Burrows, Susanne Marsee, Nico Castel, The London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir | 1985 | Album |
| The Art Of Beverly Sills Album 2 | Beverly Sills | 1985 | Compil. |
| Mad Scenes | Beverly Sills | 1985 | Album |
| Beverly Sills | Beverly Sills | 1981 | Compil. |
| A Farewell | Beverly Sills | 1980 | Album |
| Rigoletto - Großer Querschnitt In Italienischer Sprache | Giuseppe Verdi - Beverly Sills, Sherrill Milnes, Alfredo Kraus, Mignon Dunn, Samuel Ramey, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, The London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Julius Rudel | 1979 | Album |
| Opera Arias Album 2 | Beverly Sills | 1979 | Album |
| A Musical Self-Portrait | Beverly Sills | 1979 | Album |
| The Merry Widow | Franz Lehár - Beverly Sills, Alan Titus, Glenys Fowles, Henry Price, New York City Opera Orchestra & New York City Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel | 1978 | Album |
| Opera Duets | Jules Massenet / Jacques Offenbach / Gaetano Donizetti - Beverly Sills | 1978 | Album |
| Louise | Gustave Charpentier - Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, José van Dam, Mignon Dunn, Choeur National De L'Opéra De Paris & Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Paris, Julius Rudel | 1978 | Album |
| Up In Central Park (Duets From Operetta And Musical Comedy) | Beverly Sills & Sherrill Milnes, Julius Rudel, New York City Opera Orchestra | 1978 | Album |
| I Capuleti E I Montecchi | Vincenzo Bellini, Beverly Sills, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Giuseppe Patanè | 1976 | Album |
| Thaïs (Complete Opera) | Jules Massenet, Beverly Sills, Sherrill Milnes, Nicolai Gedda, John Alldis Choir, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | 1976 | Album |
| Plaisir D'Amour | Beverly Sills, André Kostelanetz | 1976 | Album |
| Le Coq D’Or | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Beverly Sills, Norman Treigle, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Julius Rudel | 1976 | Album |
| Thaïs (Complete Opera) | Jules Massenet, Beverly Sills, Sherrill Milnes, Nicolai Gedda, John Alldis Choir, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | 1976 | Album |
| Anna Bolena / Roberto Devereux / Maria Stuarde | Gaetano Donizetti, Beverly Sills, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Aldo Ceccato | 1975 | Album |
| Le Siège De Corinthe | Gioacchino Rossini - Beverly Sills, Shirley Verrett, Justino Diaz, Harry Theyard, The London Symphony Orchestra & The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Thomas Schippers | 1975 | Album |
| Music Of Victor Herbert | Beverly Sills, André Kostelanetz : Victor Herbert | 1975 | Album |
| Rossini: The Barber Of Seville | Beverly Sills, Sherrill Milnes, Nicolai Gedda, Renato Capecchi, Fedora Barbieri, Ruggero Raimondi, The London Symphony Orchestra | 1975 | Album |
| Manon | Jules Massenet, Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Gérard Souzay, Gabriel Bacquier, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Julius Rudel | 1974 | Album |
| Vincenzo Bellini's Norma | Beverly Sills, Shirley Verrett, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Paul Plishka, James Levine | 1974 | Album |
| I Puritani | Vincenzo Bellini - Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Louis Quilico, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Julius Rudel | 1974 | Album |
| Verdi: La Traviata Highlights | Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Rolando Panerai, John Alldis Choir, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Aldo Ceccato | 1972 | Album |
| Beverly Sills Concert | Beverly Sills With Artists Of The The Chamber Music Society Of Lincoln Center | 1972 | Album |
| The Tales Of Hoffmann | Jacques Offenbach, Beverly Sills, Julius Rudel, Stuart Burrows, Susanne Marsee, Nico Castel, The London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir | 1972 | Album |
| Welcome To Vienna | Beverly Sills, Julius Rudel, The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1972 | Album |
| Beverly Sills & Norman Treigle In Concert | Beverly Sills, Norman Treigle | 1972 | Album |
| Beverly Sills Concert | Beverly Sills With Artists Of The The Chamber Music Society Of Lincoln Center | 1972 | Album |
| Great Scenes | Beverly Sills, Placido Domingo | 1971 | Album |
| Lucia Di Lammermoor | Gaetano Donizetti, Beverly Sills, Carlo Bergonzi, Justino Diaz, Piero Cappuccilli, The London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Schippers | 1971 | Album |
| Beverly Sills Sings Mozart/Strauss | Beverly Sills, The London Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Aldo Ceccato | 1971 | Album |
| "Excerpts From Massenet's Manon" | Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Gérard Souzay, Gabriel Bacquier -- Jules Massenet : New Philharmonia Orchestra, Julius Rudel | 1971 | Album |
| Maria Stuarda | Gaetano Donizetti - Beverly Sills, Eileen Farrell, Stuart Burrows, Louis Quilico, Aldo Ceccato | 1971 | Album |
| Die Großen Arien Der Beverly Sills | Beverly Sills | 1970 | Compil. |
| Opera Arias | Beverly Sills | 1969 | Album |
| Scenes And Arias From French Opera | Beverly Sills | 1969 | Album |
| Roberto Devereux (Elizabeth And Essex) | Gaetano Donizetti : Beverly Sills | 1969 | Album |
| Beverly Sills Great Scenes And Arias From French Operas | Beverly Sills, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras | 1969 | Album |
| Excerpts Donezetti: Roberto Devereux (Elizabeth & Essex) | Gaetano Donizetti : Beverly Sills | 1969 | Album |
| Opera Arias | Beverly Sills | 1969 | Album |
| Bellini And Donizetti Heroines | Beverly Sills, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Wiener Akademie Kammerchor, Jussi Jalas | 1968 | Album |
| Operatic Recital By Beverly Sills | Beverly Sills | 1967 | Album |
| Julius Caesar | Georg Friedrich Händel, Norman Treigle, Beverly Sills, Maureen Forrester, Beverly Wolff, Spiro Malas, Dominic Cossa, Michael Devlin, William Beck, New York City Opera Chorus And New York City Opera Orchestra, Julius Rudel | 1967 | Album |
| Symphony No. 2 In C Minor 'Resurrection' | Gustav Mahler - Beverly Sills, Florence Kopleff, University Of Utah Civic Chorale, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Maurice de Abravanel | 1967 | Album |
| Sinfonie Nr. 2 c-moll "Auferstehung" | Gustav Mahler - Utah Symphony Orchestra, University Of Utah Civic Chorale, Maurice de Abravanel, Beverly Sills, Florence Kopleff | Album | |
| Beverly Sills: En Concierto | Beverly Sills | Album | |
| L'Assedio Di Corinto | Gioacchino Rossini - Beverly Sills, Marilyn Horne, Justino Diaz, Thomas Schippers | Album | |
| Beverly Sills Sings Verdi | Beverly Sills | Compil. | |
| Arias From La Traviata, The Barber Of Seville, The Seige Of Corinth And I Capuleti E I Montecchi | Beverly Sills | Album |
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