Bubbles: A Self Portrait by Beverly Sills [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING] [VINTAGE 1976]

Sills, Beverly

Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1976

About this Item

Fine condition beige cloth boards with gold front cover and spine lettering, contained in a near fine condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Dedication; Acknowledgments; Credits and Index. Illustrated with both black-and-white photographs and color photographs. The blank first free front endpaper has some old glue residue from a former owner detached bookplate. "Beverly Sills, nee Belle Miriam Silverman, alias Bubbles, has come a long way from Brooklyn, New York. When she was named Woman of the Year in the performing arts of 1975, it was simply additional recognition of the talent and personality that have won her critical and popular acclaim never before achieved by an American opera singer. Here, in her own words and personally selected pictures, most of which have never been published, is the story of her career - its triumphs and its heartbreaks. For a girl whose first ambition in life was to become an opera star, the start was not auspicious - appearances on Major Bowes Amateur Hour, bit parts in radio soap opera, the voice for the famous Rinso White commercials. Later, there was a national tour [with] Gilbert and Sullivan and eventually the recognition of her skills in the American Opera The Ballad of Baby Doe, and in the classic repertoire of the New York City Opera. Rave review in the cities she toured were followed by cover stories in Time and Newsweek. And finally, her long-awaited debut at the Metropolitan Opera was treated as a major news story throughout the United States, in Europe and Latin America. Her television appearances - an hour-long special with Carol Burnett and as hostess on a talk show - have brought fresh appreciation of her intelligence and wit. In this handsome book, rich with behind-the-scenes stories and pictures of life in grand opera, Beverly Sills shares the long journey from Brooklyn with her thousands of fans." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Seller Inventory # 003072

Bibliographic Details

Title: Bubbles: A Self Portrait by Beverly Sills [...

Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, Indiana

Publication Date: 1976

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition