Beverly Sills, the Brooklyn-born coloratura soprano whose memorable voice and effervescent spirit helped make her one of the dominant operatic performers of her era as well as an impresario and major American cultural figure, died last night at her home in New York. She was 78 and had cancer. -
Renowned Opera Singer Also Was a Cultural Leader
Beverly Sills, the Brooklyn-born coloratura soprano whose memorable voice and effervescent spirit helped make her one of the dominant operatic performers of her era as well as an impresario and major American cultural figure, died last night at her home in New York. She was 78 and had cancer.-
By Martin Weil