I can no longer recall exactly how old I was when I first heard Beverly Sills, or which aria I first heard her perform. I imagine I was probably around 12 or 13 when I first saw her on the “Tonight ...

Beverly Sills, left, the opera diva who was a global icon of can-do American culture with her dazzling voice, bubbly personality and management moxie, died Monday of cancer, her manager said. (Getty ...

Beverly Sills, whose sparkling coloratura soprano and warm, spunky personality made her an international opera celebrity and whose experience as a mother made her a passionate advocate for children ...

She was the telegenic “diva next door,” a friendly redhead from Brooklyn whose friends called her Bubbles; she was an aggressive Manhattan snob who never let it be forgotten that she did hold grudges.

The Magic of Beverly Sills by Nancy Guy is not a prima donna biography. I suspect "and then she sang" would have been too easy. Rather, Ms. Guy has given us gorgeous study of the fame of Beverly Sills ...

Renowned opera singer Beverly Sills would have celebrated her 90th birthday on May 25. She was born in New York City to Jewish Eastern European immigrants who valued hard work and appreciation of the ...

DoeHeads – those die-hard fans of Douglas Moore’s opera, “The Ballad of Baby Doe” – have new reason to rejoice. Among the eight live recordings of operas performed at Musicarnival in Warrensville ...

NEW YORKNEW YORK — An auction of the late soprano Beverly Sills’ estate fetched more than a half-million dollars Wednesday – far more than expected for the costume designs, art and other personal ...

NEW YORKNEW YORK — The estate of famed soprano Beverly Sills is headed to the auction block in New York City. Costume designs, artwork, furniture and jewelry are among the items up for sale next ...

She presented musicians, opera singers and dancers. “I don’t think of Judy as” an impresario, Itzhak Perlman said. “I think of her as a friend.” By Daniel E. Slotnik Mr. Capobianco created major ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Beverly Sills made her 1975 metropolitan Opera debut in Rossini's "The ...