Beverly Sills
Beverly Sills
Beverly Sillswas an American operatic soprano whose peak career was between the 1950s and 1970s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionOpera Singer
Date of Birth25 May 1929
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
long listening opera
So long as it doesn't get to the point where you don't remember whose opera you're listening to, I'm willing to experiment.
careers voice long
My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put to bed with quiet and dignity, not yanked out every once in a while to see if it can still do what it used to do. It can't.
inspirational strength being-strong
There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.
defeat
There is something in me-I just can't stand to admit defeat.
hype superstar fame
The press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.
thinking people cheerful
I've always tried to be cheerful, because I think people who whine are boring, and I never could tolerate bores.
critics
Don't get me started on critics.
work passion simple
I know that anybody who does all this and doesn't have to, everything thinks she's very driven. The truth is, I enjoy it all so! Can't it be that simple? I think it is! I don't feel overworked. I get a constant kick out of being heavily committed. Is that sick or something? God, what would I do sitting still?
trying prove-it ifs
Just sing it. Don't prove you can sing it. I know you can, you know you can. So just do it, because if you try to prove it, you'll lose.
people awful skinny
There are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.
world whole-world whole
When you're in love, the whole world is Jewish.
artist careers doe
There were times in my career ... when I felt like a trapeze artist doing dangerous somersaults without a net underneath. When you execute those somersaults flawlessly, the audience feels the same sense of triumph the performer does.
cutting achievement short-cuts
There is no short cut to a place worth going.
war childhood nuclear
The last major childhood disease remains and it's the worst of them all: nuclear war.