Sherrill is invited to judge for the first time at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition

Makes conducting debut in Carnegie Hall with the Brooklyn Philharmonic and baritone Mark Delevan in the title role; the work is his mother’s favorite oratorio: Mendelssohn’s Elijah

Final performance at the Met in Aida (Amonasro); from 1965 to 1997 Sherrill sang 652 performances as a principal artist at the Met, and was honored with 16 new productions, seven opening nights, and ten national telecasts

New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani marries Sherrill and soprano Maria Zouves at City Hall (Dec. 19, 1996)

Honored by the French government with the Chevalier de l’Ordre Arts et des Lettres