Let’s listen to some Beverly Sills today.
The Art of Beverly Sills, includes Marietta’s Lied (“Glück, das mir verblieb”) from Die tote Stadt. Spectacular.
The Ballad of Baby Doe, a 30-year-old Beverly in a reissue of the 1959 recording.
The Barber of Seville, a videocassette of a 1976 broadcast from the New York State Theater.
Handel’s Julius Caesar with the New York City Opera Chorus and Orchestra from 1967.
Manon, videocassette, “Live from Lincoln Center,” 1977.
another Manon, this one from 1970. Compare and contrast.
Roberto Devereux, bel canto, her specialty.