tic soprano whose peak career was between the 1950s and 1970s. In her prime she was the only real rival to Joan Sutherland
as the leading bel canto
stylist.
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 Donizetti
, of which she performed and recorded many roles.
Art is the signature of civilizations.
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
You can't aim a duck to death.
I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin, I know some people find that disconcerting, but that doesn't matter.
I've always tried to go a step past wherever people expected me to end up.
A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her down.
A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment.
Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.
Attachment to spiritual things is... just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.