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Beverly Sills
1929–2007Brooklyn, NYItalian American descendantHistoric
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Why Included
Bubbles
Biography
Bubbles; New York City Opera diva and director; Brooklyn Italian-Sephardic Jewish heritage; Presidential Medal of Freedom. Presidential Medal of Freedom; ran NYC Opera; most beloved American opera star of her generation
Notable For
- Bubbles
- New York City Opera diva and director
- Brooklyn Italian-Sephardic Jewish heritage
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
Honors & Recognition
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
- ran NYC Opera
- most beloved American opera star of her generation
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Music
- Specialty
- Opera
- Years
- 1929–2007
- Birth Place
- Brooklyn, NY
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian-Jewish
- Ancestry Verification
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