A Bit of
History
Beverly Sills, coloratura
soprano with the Metropolitan Opera Company, appeared in a Wabash Valley
Music Association concert in January 1972. Miss Sills, who was
recognized as one of the world's great vocalist, sang with the Indianapolis
Symphony Orchestra, then under the direction of Izler Solomon.
Miss Sills sang music of
Bellini, Rossini, and Donizetti. She Greeted concertgoers backstage
after the program, and she met with volunteers of the Wabash March of Dimes
