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| rdfs:label | - Beverly Sills
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| rdfs:comment | - An american opera singer.
- She appeared as herself in the Walt Disney episode "Walt Disney: One Man's Dream" and The Muppet Show in episode 409.
- Soprano opera singer Beverly Sills (1929-2007) guest starred on The Muppet Show in episode 409. Skits she performed include a rendition of "When the Bloom is on the Sage" with a tapdance interlude, and the opera "Pigoletto". She and Gonzo also practiced hanging spoons on their noses backstage, much to Sam the Eagle's horror. Sills contributed a "Foolproof Hollandaise Sauce" recipe for Miss Piggy's 1996 cookbook, In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy.
- Beverly Sills (May 25, 1929 – July 2, 2007) was a Jewish American operatic soprano between the 1950s and 1970s. Although she sang a repertoire from Handel and Mozart to Puccini, Massenet, Wagner, and Verdi, she was known for her performances in coloratura soprano roles in live opera and recordings. Sills was largely associated with the operas of Gaetano Donizetti, of which she performed and recorded many roles. Her signature roles include the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor, the title role in Manon, Marie in La Fille du Régiment, the three heroines in Les contes d'Hoffmann, Rosina in The Barber of Seville, and Violetta in La Traviata.
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| abstract | - An american opera singer.
- Soprano opera singer Beverly Sills (1929-2007) guest starred on The Muppet Show in episode 409. Skits she performed include a rendition of "When the Bloom is on the Sage" with a tapdance interlude, and the opera "Pigoletto". She and Gonzo also practiced hanging spoons on their noses backstage, much to Sam the Eagle's horror. She retired from performing at the age of 50, with an appearance in Menotti's La Loca, and accepted the position of General Manager of the New York City Opera. She joined the board of the Metropolitan Opera in 1991, and four years later became head of New York's Lincoln Center. Sills contributed a "Foolproof Hollandaise Sauce" recipe for Miss Piggy's 1996 cookbook, In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy.
- She appeared as herself in the Walt Disney episode "Walt Disney: One Man's Dream" and The Muppet Show in episode 409.
- Beverly Sills (May 25, 1929 – July 2, 2007) was a Jewish American operatic soprano between the 1950s and 1970s. Although she sang a repertoire from Handel and Mozart to Puccini, Massenet, Wagner, and Verdi, she was known for her performances in coloratura soprano roles in live opera and recordings. Sills was largely associated with the operas of Gaetano Donizetti, of which she performed and recorded many roles. Her signature roles include the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor, the title role in Manon, Marie in La Fille du Régiment, the three heroines in Les contes d'Hoffmann, Rosina in The Barber of Seville, and Violetta in La Traviata. After retiring from singing in 1980, she became the general manager of the New York City Opera. In 1994, she became the Chairman of Lincoln Center and then, in 2002, of the Metropolitan Opera, stepping down in 2005. Sills lent her celebrity to further her charity work for the prevention and treatment of birth defects.
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