Beverly Sills, via Doyle

The estate of Beverly Sills, the Brooklyn-born opera star, sells at Doyle on October 7. Sills, who was hailed as “America’s Queen of Opera,” appeared on the cover of Newsweek in 1969 and Time in 1971.

After retiring from the stage, Sills served as Director of the New York City Opera, Chairman of Lincoln Center and Chairman of the Metropolitan Opera. She died in 2007.

The sale includes furniture, paintings, jewelry, handbags, photographs, costume design and opera memorabilia. An online catalog is available here.