The magic of Beverly Sills
By: Nancy Guy
Series: Music in American life; Music in American life
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780252039737
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Operas; Attitudes; Music fans; Performances; Sopranos (Singers); Biography; Opera audiences
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-219) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Writing about Beverly Sills; title: The Beverly Sills phenomenon; title: From early life to breakthrough; title: From breakthrough to stardom; title: From stardom to retirement; title: Loving Sills; title: Sills in the lives of her fans; title: Experiencing magic; title: Listening for after-vibrations; title: Engaging with Sills's artistry; title: Afterword. Discovering Sills's influence.