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Sills recalls Brooklyn memories in Gala of Stars 1985
Beverly Sills returns as host for PBS Gala of Stars 1985 in Brooklyn from the Brooklyn Academy of Music stage. The three hour show features Grace Bumbry Placido Domingo Kiri Te Kanawa and Robert Merrill among others as Public Broadcasting Service fundraising rises with subscriptions. Sills recalls eating corned beef in the balcony as a child and dreams of singing on that stage once.
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New York
Beverly Sills
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Grace Bumbry
Placido Domingo
Kiri Te Kanawa
Robert Merrill
Merrill Ashley
Sean Lavery
New York City Ballet
Lukas Foss
Leonard Pennario
Cleo Laine
John Dankworth
Met
New York City Opera
55Th Street Theater
Carnegie Hall
Radio City Music Hall
Miss Sills
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