Books
I hope you’ll allow me to respond to the three most churlish judgments made by Richard Dyer of my work with Beverly Sills in “Beverly: An Autobiography” (The Book Review, July 12). 1--As amply reported in the book, before Sills became an overnight sensation at the tender age of 37, she’d spent 20 years singing in such venues as the Catskill Mountains, New England music camps, cruise ships, a private after-hours club in Manhattan, Midwestern high school gyms and auditoriums, and several regional opera companies.
Aug. 2, 1987
Culture Monster Blog
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Sept. 1, 2010
Obituaries
Sept. 15, 2014
Diva literature is a category all its own, and it is better than fiction.
July 12, 1987
Entertainment & Arts
Conductor Christopher Keene, whose appointment to succeed Beverly Sills as general director of New York City Opera effective March 15 was announced Thursday, says he has made no long-term plans for the company, but “will spend the next six months thinking about it.”
Sept. 10, 1988
Movies
When it finally calms down and takes a more serious look at the nitty-gritty of romantic relationships, writer-director-star Darien Sills-Evans’ micro-budget comedy “One Bedroom” offers some authentic insight into what brings people together, keeps them united and splits them apart.
July 11, 2019
The diva, whose famed soprano helped open the Performing Arts Center, returns for an Opera Pacific fund-raiser.
July 16, 1998
New York City Opera director Beverly Sills will be bubbling forth on the airwaves come next year, according to an agreement announced Thursday between the ex-diva and GTG East, the New York half of the production company founded by Grant Tinker and the Gannett Co.
July 15, 1988
Retired opera singer Beverly Sills, who has performed in numerous public television programs, has been elected to the Public Broadcasting Service board of directors, PBS said today.
July 11, 1986
Re “Beverly Sills: 1929-2007,” obituary, July 3 I was stunned by the news of the passing of a true diva, prima donna and patron of the arts, opera’s Beverly Sills.
July 4, 2007