Beverly Sills

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Birthday: May 25, 1929

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Beverly Sills worked in a variety of genres and built up a diverse and reputable career. She appeared in a number of television specials, including "The Barber of Seville" (1976-77), "Manon" (1977-78) and "Don Pasquale" (1979-1980). She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for "Sills and Burnett at the Met" in 1977. This new success propelled her to seek out a role in "Don Pasquale" (1979-1980). In that time, Sills devoted her time to various credits, such as "Omnibus" (ABC, 1987-88), "Bernstein at 70" (PBS, 1988-89), "Rigoletto" (PBS, 1988-89) and "The Golden Boys of Bandstand" (PBS, ). Sills continued to exercise her talent in the nineties, taking on a mix of projects like "Maria Callas," "Mostly Mozart Festival Opening Concert" (PBS, 1998-99), "New York City Ballet: Swan Lake" (PBS, 1998-99), "New York City Opera: Lizzie Borden" (PBS, 1998-99) and "Uptown Blues: Ellington at 100" (PBS, 1998-99). Sills last appeared in "Live from Lincoln Center: Shaham's Sibelius" (2004-05). Beverly Sills passed away in July 2007 at the age of 78.