Her bel canto singing was beginning to attract notice, and the New York architectural firm of Fordyce and Hamby thought it might be a good idea to engage her for a LP to be sent to its clients as a holiday gift. This one-sided, 10-inch album is the result.
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| 1956 photo by Carl Van Vechten |
Sills went on to an illustrious career, although her fame was mainly in the US, where she largely confined her career and where she often appeared on television. After retiring from the stage, she became general manager of the New York City Opera, then chairman of Lincoln Center and the Metropolitan Opera. She died in 2007.
The sound here is good. Howard Kubik accompanies Sills on an electronic organ.
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Wow. Thanks, Buster!
Buster, thank you for the Beverly Sills shares and the recent Mike Nichols/ Elaine May and the Edsel share. I love this theme your shares have. We are so lucky you have these. These records are sure to be rare and hard to find. Thanks!
Thanks, everyone - glad you are enjoying this material!
A wonderful voice for ever as well as a great artist, supporting convincingly different sorts of good music. THX Buster
Thank you so much for this record, Buster, and for keeping the Christmas sharity alive! It is very much appreciated.
Thank you Buster. I had no idea this existed, and it is a delight!
Larry
Hi Larry - Good to hear from you. Happy you like this one.
Even my friend Jerry in Canada, who is a Beverly Sills fanatic, didn't know of this one. If you don't mind, I'll put your transfer on a CD and send him a copy, since he is not computer savvy enough to do it himself. But I quite understand if you would rather I not. It's a great find.
Larry - Sure, no problem. By the way, I bought this at a book sale in Cleveland. My guess is that the person who owned it originally got it from the artist, who lived in Cleveland for a few years from 1956 on.
Thanks Buster, according to Discogs this is one of only two singles released by Beverly.
Hi Bob - Yes, it's an unusual item.
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