Fresh Air, Beverly Sills and Werner Herzog, July 6, 2007

This edition of Fresh Air features a tribute to opera singer Beverly Sills, including a 1985 interview conducted before her passing at age 78, and a review of Werner Herzog's Hollywood debut, Rescue Dawn, which tells the true story of U.S. pilot Dieter Dengler's daring escape from a North Vietnamese prison. The program offers insights into Sills' life and career, as well as Herzog's transition into mainstream filmmaking with his dramatic retelling of Dengler's remarkable story.