Opera News, September 1st, 2007
BROOKLYN, NY, MAY 25, 1929 - NEW YORK, NY, JULY 2, 2007
It seems a short time ago that an opera star could be considered appropriate cover material for a national news-magazine. In fact, it was more than thirty years ago that Beverly Sills, who died of cancer on July 2, graced the covers of both Newsweek (1969) and Time (1971). The 1970s were Sills's era of greatest fame. Among opera singers, probably only Luciano Pavarotti and Plácido Domingo have matched the breadth of Sills's celebrity in America, and it could be argued that thanks to her steady presence on television throughout the decad...
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