Bubbles : a self-portrait / by Beverly Sills.
| Author/creator | Sills, Beverly |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill, 1976. |
| Description | 240 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | That's no seven year old! She's a midget -- Thank God Pons had a light, high voice -- No, Morris, this one will be an opera singer -- Tired, hoarse, running a high fever, I can always sing Violetta -- I was still saying "yes" to everything -- Mama, mama, I think I've met a man I could marry -- Miss Sills, you are Baby Doe -- Tragedy at home: not why me? Why them? -- All an "iron lung" needs is comfortable shoes -- If I don't get Cleopatra, I quit -- Manon: "Think Lolita, think Lolita" -- Queens, madwomen, country girls, army mascot, I sing 'em all -- La Scala: "Well, Bubbles, now we've done it all" -- Lucia, or how to go mad all over the world -- Off on a Queen kick: a Bette Davis with high notes -- Moments when I deserve to be where I am -- The hours are long, but there are fringe benefits -- When will you stop this marathon? -- God save the queen: with Duco cement -- Sir Rudolf Bing and I: "star crossed lovers" -- So what do I do for an encore? |
| Abstract | The world-famous soprano recounts her life as Brooklyn-born Bubbles Silverman and her career as internationally acclaimed opera star. |
| LCCN | 76011606 |
| ISBN | 0672522683 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML420.S562 A3 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |