San Francisco Opera Tenor William Harness on working with Beverly Sills

0:00 intro
4:35 But, do you love me?
Bill reminisces about their 1974 San Francisco Opera performance of The Daughter of the Regiment. This includes audio of their duet in Act 1 But, do you love me? (Quoi! vous m'aimez?), some stills from the opera, as well as a photo taken in 1976.

[@garygreen3845]

Beautiful singing!

[@WilliamHarness-10]

Thank you so much. I enjoy hearing it again.

[@ronronizetti2534]

What a thrill to sing with Beverly, as wonderful as person as singer! Beautiful duet- Bravo

[@petelovesbevsills]

TRIPLE amen to that, Beverly's BEST boy.

[@WilliamHarness-10]

Yes she was that way every time I sang with her.

[@mikecirillo1391]

Beautiful Bill - what a great memory preserved! You two were awesome!

[@WilliamHarness-10]

Thank you for your kind words.

[@petelovesbevsills]

I LOVED every second of this upload! BRAVI!!!

[@WilliamHarness-10]

I loved every time i sang with her. Thank you

[@DougWidney]

So glad I discovered your KZbin channel, great stuff in multiple ways on multiple fronts. Your story had previously manifested itself while I was researching in the James Schwabacher archives. Re another Opera singer, someone wonderful but alas quite forgotten. Hope for more of yours to come & we are all looking forward to it!

[@WilliamHarness-10]

Thank you for your kind words. I stayed at Schwabacher’s house for the second year that I attended the Merola program where they wanted me to train in preparation for the fall season. All best.

[@DougWidney]

@@WilliamHarness-10 Hmmm... The singer I am researching is lyric soprano Dorothy Warenskjold. Did you cross paths with her perchance? She retired in 1972. However, she was a good friend of Schwabacher & reportedly sometimes stayed at his place when in town. Also, she was active in adjudicating regional/national auditions & contests in the 1970s. A distant childhood Easter memory of her (Mozart Alleluia), which I finally had time to pursue after 45 years, has turned into a major research effort for her rediscovery.