You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.

I played her as a dumb Dora all the way through and really had fun with the role. Shubert playing twelve cities in the US and Canada offering seven different Gilbert and Sullivan operas.

Although Beverly Sills sang a repertoire from Handel and Mozart to Puccini Massenet and Verdi Beverly Sills was known for her performances in coloratura soprano roles in live opera and recordings. Beverly Sills (May 25 1929 – July 2 2007) was an American operatic soprano whose peak career was between the 1950s and 1970s. Sills was largely associated with the operas of Donizetti of which Beverly Sills performed and recorded many roles.