My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put … - Beverly Sills

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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.

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Beverly Sills (born Belle Silverman; 25 May 1929 – July 2, 2007) was a Grammy award winning coloratura soprano, perhaps the best-known American opera singer in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Birth Name: Belle Silverman

Alternative Names: Beverley Sills • Belle Miriam Silverman • Beverly Sills Greenough

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