No one sings this with such beauty of tone and pathos.. Sills voice was simply gorgeous, with beautiful round tones all the way up and down her scale.

She is an angel. God's gift to earth. The song is so gorgeous, not overly complex and she sings those super high notes so beautifully and effortlessly. Rest in Peace. and sing with those angels in heaven.

AND such an actress. rest in peace bubbles.

This is probably my favorite song of hers. It's already one of the most beautiful I've ever heard, but the way she sings it is just so perfect.

Douglas Moore, the composer of Baby Doe, told Beverly himself that she WAS Baby Doe. Somehow, the words and music of this aria seem to be a very fitting tribute to Beverly. No one can deliver this aria like her and her Manon will never be matched!! This is one of my favorite arias she recorded. My only regret is that I never had the opportunity to see her perfom live. We miss you Beverly!!!!!!!

Sill's silvery tone is PERFECT in this..she always did have the ability to sing and act a part in a way that touches you..and as for the high D..beautiful :-)

I too almost never weep at the passing of the rich and famous. But I have shed a tear for Beverly and reading your comment today I find I shed another. Thank goodness there are people like her who can touch people like us! alan

I'm listening to Baby Doe on NPR right now! Sills sounds absolutely lovely! I love this opera.

Oh wow, I just love her voice so much. I could listen to her recordings all day long and never tire of them. <3!

Do you notice how she doesn't have any of the usual singer mannerisms? Her body is so calm. She's telling us a little story. Her voice does all the work and her body can relax. She just has to stand there and sing pretty; but somehow, her voice and singing is immensely interpretive. And I really respect how she doesn't need to scoop these big intervals. Her legato's just perfect -- thanks to her amazing, AMAZING breath control!

Simply Glorious. Oh how I miss her!!!! :(

I have been watching, listening and weeping to this video all day. Bless you, Beverly, at least I still have your voice to listen to. Rest in peace.

An American treasure. Her generosity of spirit shone through from childhood on through her careers as singer and arts advocate. She gave so much. So sad to thinks she is gone.

I, literally, just listened to the NYCO recording of this opera with Sills. OH, God. There has never been an artist that puts so much "TRUTH" into the text as Sills does. And it's not just for "Baby Doe" but for every role she's ever done. She truly was one of the greatest.

This song and the opera "Ballad of Baby Doe" belong to Beverly Sills forever. No one will ever sing it as beautifully again. Thanks for this wondeful posting.

My sister had a pirated recording of the only time beloved Beverly ever sang Soeur Angelica. It was soon after the birth of her second child and she cracked up on stage and never sang it again. Both her children were handicapped; to me the saddest is the one who was deaf and never heard her mother sing. Oh, I miss her, lovely lady.

this clip just speaks volumes...what a thing of sheer beauty is the voice of siils. How can this be topped?

There have been Baby Doe's before and since, but there will never be one like Beverly Sills. Rest in peace, dear lady.

La SUPREMA!!!! So beautiful! So controlled but at the same time, filled with emotion!!!

so pignant! she truly envolves the listener and translates the character's emotions beautifully into the physically palatable. being an 18 young singer-in-training myself, Sills is perhaps my greatest hero and idol in opera, along with other such a Price and Kiri Te, my dad ushered at the san fransisco opera back when he was in college and got to hear her live (and free -_-)on a number of occasions... always a very great fan he's raised me on her music- to which i am very thankful!