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Beverly Sills was a world-renowned opera singer, actress and performer who came to embody the best of American opera. After ending her singing career in 1980, she continued on as the general manager of the New York City Opera. She died on July 2, 2007 of lung cancer.
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Notable Recordings
- 1969: Ariadne auf Naxos
- 1974: La Fille du Regiment
- 1975: Roberto Devereux
- 1976: La Traviata
- 1976: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
- 1977: Manon
Honors and Awards that she gained from the 1970's through her final years:
Grammy Award Nominations:- 1969 - Scenes and Arias from French Opera;
- 1970 - Mozart and Strauss Arias;
- 1976 - Music of Victor Herbert (WINNER)
- Emmy Award Nominations:
- 1975 - Profile in Music: Beverly Sills, Festival '75 (WINNER);
- 1977 - Sills and Burnett at the Met;
- 1978 - Lifestyles with Beverly Sills (WINNER);
- 1980 - Beverly Sills in Concert;
- 1981 - Great Performances: Beverly! Her Farewell Performance
- Honorary Doctorates in Music:
- 1972 - Temple University;
- 1973 - New York University & New England Conservatory of Music;
- 1974 - Harvard University
- Other Music-related awards:
- 1970 - Musical America - Musician of the Year;
- 1972 - Edison Award - Manon recording;
- 1973 - Handel Medallion from New York City for artistic achievement;
- 1979 - Recording Industry of America Cultural Award;
- 1980 - Golden Baton, American Symphony Orchestra League;
- 1985 - Kennedy Center Honors;
- 1990 - National Medal of Arts from National Endowment for the Arts;
- 1996 - The 2nd Annual Heinz Award in Arts and Humanities
- 2005 - Beverly Sills Artist Award established by the Metropolitan Opera ($50,000 annual award);
- 2007 - Inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame
- Charitable and Humanitarian Awards:
- 1979 - Pearl S. Buck Women's Award;
- 1980 - Presidential Medal of Freedom;
- 1981 - Barnard College Medal of Distinction;
- 1984 - Charles S. Hughes Gold Medal Award - Nat. Conf. of Christians and Jews;
- 1985 - Gold Medal from National Institute of Social Sciences
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Beverly Sills Questions
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#quote "You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try." Beverly Sills #quote http://tinyurl.com/y8c2fyz
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RT @SunnyRainer: You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. — Beverly Sills, singer
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"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going." Beverly Sills
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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. *Beverly Sills
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RT @earthxplorer: rt @dudeman718 @Iconic88: RT @SunnyRainer: You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. — Beverly Sills, singer
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