Beverly Sills, America's Queen of Opera, dies at 78
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Beverly Sills, the world-renowned soprano who became the most popular opera singer in America in modern times, died on Monday evening in New York from inoperable lung cancer, her manager said.
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Luciano Pavarotti, the most celebrated opera singer of modern times, died this morning in his home near Modena.  Mr. Pavarotti, 71, had been suffering from pancreatic cancer since July 2006. Although his family had said he was in remission, hi...
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ROME - Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi, whose voice was considered one of the most beautiful of the 20th century, died Sunday at her home in the tiny republic of San Marino.
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Scottish-born actress Deborah Kerr, best known for her performance as the adulterous wife alongside Burt Lancaster in the 1953 film "From Here to Eternity," has died at age 86.
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American Opera said goodbye to its first lady on Saturday, exalting Sarah Caldwell in prayer and song in a tribute fit for a musical giant.
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World-renowned soprano Beverly Sills, who went from stardom on the opera stage to become chairwoman of two great U.S. opera companies, is critically ill with cancer, her manager said on Thursday.
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One of the world's greatest singers, Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, dies aged 71 after a battle with cancer.
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Italian opera singer Renata Tebaldi has died at her home in San Marino. She was 82. Tebaldi made her debut in 1944 after having studied at the Parma Conservatory from the age of 15.
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The Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi, considered one of the greatest divas in the post World War II era and a rival to Maria Callas, died at the age of 82, her doctor said.
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Opera soprano Beverly Sills was being remembered Sunday at a tribute presented by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Metropolitan Opera and the New York City Opera.
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Rose Bampton, a soprano who was a New York Metropolitan Opera mainstay during the 1930s and 1940s, has died. She was 99.
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Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras lead tributes to opera star Luciano Pavarotti, who has died aged 71.
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World-renowned soprano Beverly Sills, who went from stardom on the opera stage to become chairwoman of two great U.S. opera companies, is critically ill with cancer, her publicist said on Thursday.
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Beverly Sills, the opera diva who won over fans worldwide with her sparkling voice and charming personality and became a powerhouse in the New York arts world, is gravely ill with cancer, The Associated Press has learned.
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One of America's best-known opera singers, soprano Beverly Sills, dies from lung cancer in New York.
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Luciano Pavarotti, dead at 71, sang with such beauty that he beguiled listeners around the globe. Some were opera fans, but most were just fans of his honeyed tenor and outsize personality.
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Janet Blair, the vivacious actress who appeared in several 1940s musicals and comedies, then turned to television and stars like Sid Caesar and Henry Fonda, has died. She was 85.