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Beverly Sills, who died July 2 at age 78, was the best-known American-born opera singer in the 1960s and 1970s, and when her career ended, she became a legend as an arts administrator, television host and arguably the most persuasive fund-raiser the New York performing arts community has ever seen. After retiring from the stage, Sills became the general manager of the New York City Opera, the company that nurtured her career until a belated 1975 debut at the Metropolitan Opera. He received three Grammy awards for his vocal performances: Leos Janacek's "Jenufa" (2004, for Best Opera Recording), Carlisle Floyd's "Susannah" (1995, for Best Opera Recording) and Leonard Bernstein's "Candide" (1992, for Best Classical Album). Hadley's Lyric Opera debut was in "The Merry Widow" in 1986, and he went on to sing more than 80 performances of 11 leading roles, a record by the company for an American-born tenor.

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