Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE (born November 7, 1926) is an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano noted for her contribution in the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire in the late 1950s and 1960s. The Order of Merit is a British and Commonwealth Order bestowed by the Monarch. Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A voice type is a particular kind of human Singing voice perceived as having certain identifying qualities or characteristics This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Bel canto ( Bel-Canto) ( Italian, "beautiful singing" an Italian musical term refers to the art and science of vocal technique which originated in The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 One of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century, she was dubbed La Stupenda by La Scala audiences. The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala, as it is known in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's most famous Opera houses The theatre was She possessed a voice of great beauty and considerable power, combining extraordinary agility, flawless intonation, a phenomenal trill and amazing upper register. The trill is a musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes of a scale (compare Mordent and Tremolo) Luciano Pavarotti once described Dame Joan as the Voice of the Century while Montserrat Caballé once described her voice as heaven. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes. Thank you--> Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( October 12, Maria de Montserrat Viviana Concepció Caballé i Folc, better known as Montserrat Caballé (born April 12 1933) is a Spanish Catalan

Contents 1 Early life and career 2 La Stupenda 3 Retirement years 4 Honours and awards 5 Recordings 6 Further reading 7 References 8 External links

Early life and career

Joan Sutherland was born in Sydney, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. She began her training as a child with her mother, a mezzo soprano who had given up her career, and with whom she learned singing by listening to recordings. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Sutherland was 18, when she started studying voice seriously with John and Aida Dickens. She made her stage debut in Sydney, as Dido in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, in 1947. Henry Purcell (ˈpɜrsəl 10 September 1659 (? – 21 November 1695 was an English Baroque Composer. Dido and Æneas is an Opera by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell, from a libretto by Nahum Tate. In 1951, after winning Australia's most important competition, Sun Aria, she went to London to further her studies at the Opera School of the Royal College of Music with Clive Carey. The Royal College of Music is a well known conservatoire located in the South Kensington district of London, England, and one In 1951, she made her London debut in Eugène Goossens 's Judith. She was engaged by the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, as a utility soprano, and made her debut there on October 28, 1952, as the First Lady in Die Zauberflöte, followed in November, by a few performances, as Clotilde in Bellini's Norma, with Maria Callas as Norma. WikipediaWikiProject Opera --> The Royal Opera House is an Opera house and major performing Covent Garden (Pronunciation kɒvʌnt is a district in London, England, located on the easternmost parts of the City of Westminster and the southwest Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Magic Flute (German Die Zauberflöte, K 620 is an Opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Norma is a tragedia lirica or Opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with Libretto by Felice Romani after Norma ossia

During her early career, she was training to be a Wagnerian dramatic soprano, following the steps of Kirsten Flagstad, whom she greatly admired. Kirsten Malfrid Flagstad ( 12 July 1895 &ndash 7 December 1962) was a Norwegian Opera singer one of the greatest In 1953, she sang her first leading role at the Royal Opera House, Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera, other roles included Agathe in Der Freischutz, the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Desdemona in Otello, Gilda in Rigoletto, Eva in Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball, is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi with text by Antonio Somma. Der Freischütz is an Opera in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber to a Libretto by Friedrich Kind. Le nozze di Figaro ossia la folle giornata (Trans The Marriage of Figaro or the Day of Madness) K Don Giovanni ( K527; complete title Il dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni, literally "The Rake Punish'd or Don Giovanni Otello is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare 's play Rigoletto is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian Libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg) is an Opera in three acts written and composed by Richard Wagner The Magic Flute (German Die Zauberflöte, K 620 is an Opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart In 1953, she sang in the world premiere of Benjamin Britten's Gloriana, and created the role of Jennifer in Michael Tippett 's The Midsummer Marriage, on January 27, 1955. Edward Benjamin Britten Baron Britten, OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976 was an English Composer, conductor, Gloriana is an Opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten to an English Libretto by William Plomer, based on Elizabeth and Sir Michael Kemp Tippett, OM (2 January 1905 &ndash 8 January 1998 was one of the foremost English Composers of the 20th century The Midsummer Marriage is an opera in three acts with music and libretto by Michael Tippett. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar)

Sutherland married Australian conductor and pianist, Richard Bonynge, on October 16, 1954, with whom she had a son, Adam, born in 1956. Richard Bonynge, CBE (last name pronounced "bonning" (born 29 September 1930 is an Australian Conductor and pianist Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Bonynge gradually convinced her that Wagner may not be her Fach after all, since she had such great ease with high notes and coloratura, and that she should perhaps explore the bel canto repertory. The German Fach (pl Fächer, literally "compartment" (ˈfax) system is a method of classifying Singers primarily Opera singers Coloratura has several meanings The word derives from the Italian colorare (to Colour; to heighten to enliven or colorazione (colouring coloration Bel canto ( Bel-Canto) ( Italian, "beautiful singing" an Italian musical term refers to the art and science of vocal technique which originated in

In 1957, she appeared in Handel 's Alcina with the Handel Opera Society, and in Donizetti 's Emilia di Liverpool, in which performances, her bel canto potential was clearly demonstrated, as had suspected her husband. Alcina (HWV 34 is an Opera seria by George Frideric Handel. The Libretto 's author is unknown but the plot is taken (like those of the Handel Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Emilia di Liverpool ( Emilia of Liverpool) is a dramma semiseria, ("half-serious" dramatic Opera, in two acts with music by Gaetano

La Stupenda

In 1959, she was invited to sing Lucia di Lammermoor at the Royal Opera House in a production conducted by Tullio Serafin and staged by Franco Zeffirelli. Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico (tragic Opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. WikipediaWikiProject Opera --> The Royal Opera House is an Opera house and major performing Tullio Serafin ( September 1, 1878 - February 2, 1968) was an Italian conductor of Opera. Franco Zeffirelli, KBE (born Gianfranco Corsi on February 12, 1923) is an Italian Film director. It was a breakthrough for Sutherland's career, and, upon the completion of the famous Mad Scene, she had become a star. In 1960, she recorded the album The Art of the Prima Donna, which remains today one of the most recommended opera albums ever recorded; the double LP set won a Grammy Award the following year. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The album, a collection consisting mainly of coloratura arias, provides an opportunity to listen to the young Sutherland at the beginning of her international career. It displays her seemingly effortless coloratura abilities, high notes and large opulent tones, as well as her unique and ubiquitous trill, which she is identified by and for which she is widely admired.

In 1960, Sutherland had already established a reputation as a vocal miracle and a great diva. She sang Lucia to great acclaim in Paris and, in 1961, at La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala, as it is known in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's most famous Opera houses The theatre was The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880 is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera. In 1960, she sang a superb Alcina at La Fenice, Venice, where she was nicknamed La Stupenda (The Stupendous One). Teatro La Fenice ("The Phoenix " is an Opera house in Venice, Italy. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Sutherland would soon be praised as La Stupenda in newspapers and curtain calls all around the world. Later that year, Sutherland sang Alcina at the Dallas Opera, with which she made her US debut.

Joan Sutherland added the greatest heroines of bel canto ("beautiful singing") in her repertoire: Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata, Amina in Bellini's La Sonnambula and Elvira in Bellini's I Puritani in 1960; Bellini's Beatrice di Tenda in 1961; Marguerite de Valois in Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots and Semiramide in Rossini's Semiramide in 1962; Norma in Bellini's Norma and Cleopatra in Handel's Giulio Cesare in 1963. Bel canto ( Bel-Canto) ( Italian, "beautiful singing" an Italian musical term refers to the art and science of vocal technique which originated in La traviata is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. La sonnambula ( The Sleepwalker) is an Opera semiseria in two acts music by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian Libretto by Felice I puritani ( The Puritans) is an Opera in three acts by Vincenzo Bellini. Les Huguenots is a French Opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, one of the most popular and spectacular examples of the style of Grand opera. Semiramide is an Opera in two acts by Gioacchino Rossini. The Libretto was written by Gaetano Rossi, based on Voltaire 's Norma is a tragedia lirica or Opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with Libretto by Felice Romani after Norma ossia Giulio Cesare in Egitto ( Julius Caesar in Egypt) (HWV 17 is an Italian Opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel. She later added Marie in Donizetti's La Fille du Régiment, which became one of her most adored roles, because of her perfect coloratura and lively, funny interpretation. La fille du régiment ( The Daughter of the Regiment) is an Opéra comique in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Coloratura has several meanings The word derives from the Italian colorare (to Colour; to heighten to enliven or colorazione (colouring coloration

In 1965, Sutherland toured Australia with the Sutherland-Williamson Opera Company. Accompanying her was a young tenor named Luciano Pavarotti, whose very presence proved to be a major milestone in the careers of both singers. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes. Thank you--> Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( October 12, Every performance featuring Sutherland sold out.

During the 1970s, Sutherland improved her diction and increased the expressiveness of her voice. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Sutherland continued to add dramatic roles to her repertoire, such as Donizetti's Maria Stuarda and Lucrezia Borgia and Massenet's extremely difficult Esclarmonde, a role that few sopranos pursue. Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Maria Stuarda ( Mary Stuart) is a tragic Opera, Tragedia lirica, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti, to a Libretto This article is about the historical person For the biographical opera see Lucrezia Borgia (opera. Jules (Émile Frédéric Massenet ( May 12, 1842 – August 13, 1912) was a French composer best known for his Operas Esclarmonde is an Opera ( Opéra romanesque) in four acts and eight Tableaux, with prologue and epilogue by Jules Massenet, to a She even recorded a successful Turandot in 1972 under the baton of Zubin Mehta, though she never performed the role on stage. Turandot is an Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, set to a Libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni

Sutherland's early recordings show her to be possessed of a crystal-clear voice and excellent diction. However, by the early-1960s, her voice lost some of this clarity in the middle register, and she often came under fire for having extremely poor diction. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Some have attributed this to sinus surgery; however, her major sinus surgery was done in 1959, immediately after her breakthrough Lucia at Covent Garden. ^[1] In fact, her first commercial recording of the first and final scene of Lucia reveals her voice and diction to be just as clear as prior to the sinus procedure. Her husband, Richard Bonynge stated in an interview that her "mushy diction" occurred while striving to achieve perfect legato. According to him, it is because she earlier had a very Germanic "un-legato" way of singing. ^[2] She clearly took the criticism to heart, as, within a few years, her diction improved markedly and she continued to amaze and thrill audiences throughout the world.

In the late 1970s, Sutherland's voice started to decline. However, thanks to her vocal flexibility and flawless technique, she continued singing the most difficult roles amazingly well. During the 1980s, she added Anna Bolena, Amelia in I masnadieri and Adriana Lecouvreur to her repertoire. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Anna Bolena is a tragedia lirica, or Opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. I masnadieri ( The Bandits) is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Andrea Maffei, based on Adriana Lecouvreur is an Opera in four acts by Francesco Cilea to an Italian Libretto by Arturo Colautti, based on the play Her last performance was as Marguerite de Valois (Les Huguenots) at the Sydney Opera House in 1990, at the age of 64. The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney New South Wales, Australia Her last public appearance, however, took place in a gala performance of Die Fledermaus on New Year's Eve, 1990, at Covent Garden, where she was accompanied by her friends, Luciano Pavarotti and Marilyn Horne. Die Fledermaus ( The Bat; in French La chauve-souris) is an Operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German Libretto The American Opera singer Marilyn Horne (b January 16 1934 Bradford Pennsylvania) is a Mezzo-soprano who is particularly associated with

Retirement years

Since her retirement, she has made relatively few public appearances, preferring a quiet life at her home in Montreux. Montreux is a municipality in the district of Vevey in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. One exception was her 1994 address at a lunch organised by Australians for Constitutional Monarchy. Australians for Constitutional Monarchy ( ACM) is a group that aims to preserve Australia's current Constitutional monarchy, with Elizabeth II as In that address, she complained at having to be interviewed by a clerk of Chinese or Indian background when applying to renew her Australian passport. Her comments caused considerable controversy at the time, and she has since publicly apologized for the remarks. ^[3][4]

In 2002 she appeared at a dinner in London to accept the Royal Philharmonic Society's gold medal, and gave an interview to The Guardian in which she lamented the lack of technique in young opera singers, and the dearth of good teachers. The Royal Philharmonic Society is a British music society formed in 1813 The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ^[5] She no longer gives master classes herself and when asked why by Italian journalists in May 2007, she replied: "Because I'm 80 years old and I really don't want to have anything to do with opera anymore, although I do sit on the juries of singing competitions. "^[6] The competition that Sutherland has been most closely associated with since her retirement is the Cardiff Singer of the World. She began her regular involvement in the competition in 1993, serving on the jury five consecutive times and later, in 2003, became its patron. ^[7]

Honours and awards

During her career and after, Sutherland received many honours and awards. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " In 1961, Sutherland was made a Commander of the British Empire. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. She also won an Australian of the Year award in 1961. She was further elevated from Commander to Dame Commander on December 30, 1978. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) On June 9, 1975, Dame Joan was made a Companion of the Order of Australia. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition On November 29, 1991, the Queen bestowed on Dame Joan the Order of Merit, one of Britain and Australia's highest honours and within the Queen's personal gift. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Order of Merit is a British and Commonwealth Order bestowed by the Monarch.

In 2004, she received a Kennedy Center Honor for her outstanding achievement throughout her career. The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to artists in the performing arts In January of that year she also received the Australia Post Australian Legends Award which honours Australians who have contributed to the Australian identity and culture. | industry = Post | products = Postal service, Office supplies, Greeting cards | revenue = $4 Two stamps featuring Joan Sutherland were issued on Australia Day 2004 to mark the award.

Both Sutherland House at St Catherine's School, Sydney, and The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre (JSPAC), Penrith, are named in honour of her. St Catherine's School (commonly referred to as St Cath's) is an independent, Anglican, day and Boarding school for girls located ^[8]

Recordings

Recordings include:

Vincenzo Bellini

• Beatrice di Tenda — Joan Sutherland (Beatrice), Luciano Pavarotti (Orombello), Cornelius Opthof (Filippo), Josephine Veasey (Agnese), Joseph Ward (Anichino/Rizzardo), Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge — Decca
• I Puritani — Joan Sutherland (Elvira), Pierre Duval (Arturo), Renato Capecchi (Riccardo), Ezio Flagello (Giorgio), Giovanni Fioiani (Gualtiero), Margreta Elkins (Enrichetta), Piero de Palma (Bruno), Coro e Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Richard Bonynge (conductor) —recorded 1963— Decca 448 969-2 / Decca 467 789-2 (part of a 10-CD set) / London POCL 3965-7
• I Puritani — Joan Sutherland (Elvira), Luciano Pavarotti (Arturo), Piero Cappuccilli (Riccardo), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Giorgio), Giancarlo Luccardi (Gualtiero), Anita Caminada (Enrichetta), Renato Cazzaniga (Bruno), Chorus of the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, London Symphony Orchestra—Richard Bonynge, Recorded 1973-DECCA
• La Sonnambula — Joan Sutherland (Amina), Nicola Monti (Elvino), Fernando Corena (Rodolfo), Sylvia Stahlman (Lisa), Margreta Elkins (Teresa), Angelo Mercuriali (Notary), Giovanni Fioiani (Alessio), Coro e Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Richard Bonynge recorded 1962—Decca 00289 448 9662 6 / 000320702 / 455 823-2 — Track listing
• La Sonnambula — Joan Sutherland (Amina), Luciano Pavarotti (Elvino), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Rodolfo), Isobel Buchanan (Lisa), Della Jones (Teresa), Piero De Palma (Notaro), John Tomlinson (Alessio), National Philharmonic Orchestra, London Opera Chorus, Richard Bonynge, recorded 1980—Decca
• Norma — Joan Sutherland (Norma), Marilyn Horne (Adalgisa), John Alexander (Pollione), Richard Cross (Oroveso), Yvonne Minton (Clotilde), Joseph Ward (Flavio), London Symphony Orchesta and Chorus, Richard Bonynge, Recorded 1964—DECCA
• Norma — Joan Sutherland (Norma), Margreta Elkins (Adalgisa), Ronald Stevens (Pollione), Clifford Grant (Oroveso), Etela Piha (Clotilde), Trevor Brown (Flavio), Opera Australia Chorus, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, Richard Bonynge, recorded 1978—DVD Arthaus Musik 100 180
• Norma — Joan Sutherland (Norma), Montserrat Caballé (Adalgisa), Luciano Pavarotti (Pollione), Samuel Ramey (Oroveso), Diana Montague (Clotilde), Kim Begley (Flavio), Chorus and Orchesta of the Welsh National Opera, Richard Bonynge, Recorded 1984—Decca

Georges Bizet

• Carmen — Regina Resnik (Carmen), Mario del Monaco (Don Jose), Joan Sutherland (Micaëla), Tom Krause (Escamillo), Georgette Spanellys (Frasquita), Yvonne Minton (Mercedes), Robert Geay (Zuninga), Jean Prudent (Le Dancaire), Alfred Hallet (Le Remendado), Claude Cales (Morales)

Giovanni Bononcini

• Griselda — Joan Sutherland (Griselda), Lauris Elms (Ernesto), Monica Sinclair (Gualtiero), Margreta Elkins (Almirena), Spiro Malas (Rambaldo), Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge, recorded 1967. Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini ( November 3, 1801 &ndash September 23, 1835) was a Sicilian Opera Composer Beatrice di Tenda, is a 'tragedia lirica' or tragic Opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, from a Libretto by Felice Romani, after the play WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes. Thank you--> Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( October 12, Josephine Veasey (born on July 10, 1930) is a British Mezzo-soprano, particularly associated with Wagner and Berlioz roles Richard Bonynge, CBE (last name pronounced "bonning" (born 29 September 1930 is an Australian Conductor and pianist I puritani ( The Puritans) is an Opera in three acts by Vincenzo Bellini. Pierre Duval (born September 17, 1932) is a French-Canadian operatic Tenor. Renato Capecchi (born Cairo, November 6 1923; died Milan, June 30 1998) was an Italian Baritone, Ezio Flagello (born January 28, 1931) is an Italian-American bass, particularly associated with the Italian repertoryhe sang at the Metropolitan Opera Margreta Ann Enid Elkins AM (aka Margaret Geater a Mezzo-soprano, was born in Brisbane, Australia on 16 October 1930. Piero Cappuccilli ( November 9, 1929 - July 12, 2005) was an Italian operatic Baritone Nicolai Ghiaurov (or Nikolai Gjaurov, Николай Гяуров ( September 13, 1929 &ndash June 2 2004) was a Bulgarian La sonnambula ( The Sleepwalker) is an Opera semiseria in two acts music by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian Libretto by Felice Fernando Corena ( December 22, 1916 - November 26, 1984) was a Swiss bass, one of the greatest Buffo of the post-war era Sylvia Stahlman ( March 5, 1929 - August 19, 1998) was an American Soprano, particularly associated with lighter coloratura roles Margreta Ann Enid Elkins AM (aka Margaret Geater a Mezzo-soprano, was born in Brisbane, Australia on 16 October 1930. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Norma is a tragedia lirica or Opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with Libretto by Felice Romani after Norma ossia The American Opera singer Marilyn Horne (b January 16 1934 Bradford Pennsylvania) is a Mezzo-soprano who is particularly associated with John Alexander may refer to John Alexander (painter (died c1733 Scottish historical painter and engraver John Alexander (minister Yvonne Fay Minton CBE (born December 4, 1938 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian Opera singer Margreta Ann Enid Elkins AM (aka Margaret Geater a Mezzo-soprano, was born in Brisbane, Australia on 16 October 1930. Maria de Montserrat Viviana Concepció Caballé i Folc, better known as Montserrat Caballé (born April 12 1933) is a Spanish Catalan The American Opera singer Samuel Edward Ramey (born March 28, 1942 in Colby Kansas) is Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era Carmen is a French Opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The Libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based Regina Resnik (born August 30, 1922) is an American Operatic singer Mario Del Monaco ( Florence July 27, 1915 - October 16, 1982 in Mestre) was an Italian Tenor and Giovanni Battista Bononcini ( 18 July 1670 - 9 July 1747) was an Italian Baroque Composer and Cellist Griselda is a feminine Name used in the English, Italian, Spanish, and Germanic languages Margreta Ann Enid Elkins AM (aka Margaret Geater a Mezzo-soprano, was born in Brisbane, Australia on 16 October 1930. Spiro Malas (born 28 January 1933 in Baltimore Maryland) is an American Bass-baritone Opera singer The London Philharmonic Orchestra ( LPO) based in London, is one of the major Orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Decca 448 977-2 (coupled with Montezuma)

Léo Delibes

• Lakmé — Joan Sutherland (Lakmé), Gabriel Bacquier (Nilakantha), Jane Berbié (Malika), Émile Belcourt (Hadji), Alain Vanzo (Gérald), Monte Carlo Opera Chorus, Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Richard Bonynge, Recorded 1968, Decca Records. (Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (21 February 1836 &ndash 16 January 1891 was a French Composer of Ballets operas, and other works for the stage Lakmé is an Opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French Libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille, based on the Gabriel Bacquier (born May 17, 1924) is a French Operatic Baritone. Jane Berbié (born May 6, 1931) is a French Mezzo-soprano particularly associated with Mozart and Rossini roles Alain Vanzo ( April 2, 1928 - January 27, 2002)was a French opera singer and composer virtually the only French Tenor of international Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis.

Gaetano Donizetti

• Emilia di Liverpool (excerpts) / Lucia di Lammermoor (excerpts) — Joan Sutherland (Lucia), Margreta Elkins (Alisa), Joao Gibin (Edgardo), Tullio Serafin (conductor). Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico (tragic Opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Margreta Ann Enid Elkins AM (aka Margaret Geater a Mezzo-soprano, was born in Brisbane, Australia on 16 October 1930. Tullio Serafin ( September 1, 1878 - February 2, 1968) was an Italian conductor of Opera. Recorded 26 February 1959—Myto Records MCD 91545 (Probably these are excerpts from the same performance as the Melodram recording. )
• Lucia di Lammermoor — Joan Sutherland (Lucia), João Gibin (Edgardo), John Shaw (Enrico), Joseph Rouleau (Raimondo), Kenneth MacDonald (Arturo), Margreta Elkins (Alisa), Robert Bowman (Normanno), Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Tullio Serafin, recorded 1959—Golden Melodram GM 50024 or Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21017 or Bella Voce BLV 107 218 (highlights). Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico (tragic Opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Margreta Ann Enid Elkins AM (aka Margaret Geater a Mezzo-soprano, was born in Brisbane, Australia on 16 October 1930. Tullio Serafin ( September 1, 1878 - February 2, 1968) was an Italian conductor of Opera. 2006 release: Royal Opera House Heritage Series ROHS 002.
• Lucia di Lammermoor — Joan Sutherland (Lucia), André Turp (Edgardo), John Shaw (Enrico), Joseph Rouleau (Raimondo), Kenneth MacDonald (Arturo), Margreta Elkins (Alisa), Edgar Evans (Normanno), Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Pritchard, recorded 1961—Celestial Audio CA 345
• Lucrezia Borgia — Joan Sutherland (Lucrezia Borgia), Ronald Stevens (Gennaro), Margreta Elkins (Maffio Orsini), Richard Allman (Don Alfonso), Robin Donald (Jacopo Liveretto), Lyndon Terracini (Don Apostolo Gazella), Gregory Yurisich (Ascanio Petrucci), Lamberto Furlan (Oloferno Vitellozzo), Pieter Van der Stolk (Gubetta), Graeme Ewer (Rustighello), John Germain (Astolfo), Neville Grave (Un servo), Eddie Wilden (Un coppiere), Jennifer Bermingham (Principessa Negroni), Australian Opera Chorus, Sydney Elizabethan Orchestra, Richard Bonynge, recorded 1977. André Turp ( December 21, 1925, Montreal - February 25, 1991, Montreal) was a Canadian Tenor, particularly associated Joseph Rouleau (born February 28, 1929 in Matane, Quebec) is a French-Canadian bass opera singer particularly associated Margreta Ann Enid Elkins AM (aka Margaret Geater a Mezzo-soprano, was born in Brisbane, Australia on 16 October 1930. Lucrezia Borgia is a Melodramma, or Opera, in a prologue and two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Margreta Ann Enid Elkins AM (aka Margaret Geater a Mezzo-soprano, was born in Brisbane, Australia on 16 October 1930. VHS Video Cassette — Castle Video CV2845 (PAL); Polygram-Vidéo 070 031-3 (SECAM) Polygram 079 261-3 (PAL)
• Maria Stuarda — Joan Sutherland (Maria), Huguette Tourangeau (Elisabeta), Luciano Pavarotti (Leicester), Roger Soyer (Talbot), Margreta Elkins (Anna), James Morris (Cecil), Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Richard Bonynge, recorded 1975—Decca 00289 425 4102 / Lyrica LRC 1040/1041 — Track listing and excerpts

Charles Gounod

• Faust — Joan Sutherland (Marguerite), Franco Corelli (Faust), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Méphistophélès), Robert Massard (Valentin), Margreta Elkins (Siébel), Monica Sinclair (Marthe ), Raymond Myers (Wagner), Ambrosian Opera Chorus and Highgate School Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge, Decca 0289 4705632 4 (2002 release) / 421 240-2 (1991 release) / 467 059-2 / London POCL 3962-4 Track listing and audio samples

George Frideric Handel

• Alcina — Joan Sutherland (Alcina), Margreta Elkins (Ruggiero), Lauris Elms (Bradamante), Richard Greager (Oronte), Narelle Davidson (Morgana), Ann-Maree McDonald (Oberto), John Wegner (Melisso), Chorus and Orchestra of Australian Opera, Richard Bonynge, recorded 1983. Maria Stuarda ( Mary Stuart) is a tragic Opera, Tragedia lirica, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti, to a Libretto Huguette Tourangeau (born August 12, 1940 sources say 1938 is a French-Canadian operatic Mezzo-soprano, particularly associated with the French Roger Soyer (born September 1, 1939) is a French operatic Bass-baritone, particularly associated with the French repertory and with Mozart 's Margreta Ann Enid Elkins AM (aka Margaret Geater a Mezzo-soprano, was born in Brisbane, Australia on 16 October 1930. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Biography Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and a draftsman father Faust is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carré's play Franco Corelli (8 April 1921 – 29 October 2003 was an Italian Tenor active in Opera from 1951 to 1976 Margreta Ann Enid Elkins AM (aka Margaret Geater a Mezzo-soprano, was born in Brisbane, Australia on 16 October 1930. The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Alcina (HWV 34 is an Opera seria by George Frideric Handel. The Libretto 's author is unknown but the plot is taken (like those of the Handel Margreta Ann Enid Elkins AM (aka Margaret Geater a Mezzo-soprano, was born in Brisbane, Australia on 16 October 1930. Celestial Audio CA 112
• Alcina coupled with Giulio Cesare in Egitto (highlights) — Margreta Elkins (Giulio Cesare), Joan Sutherland (Cleopatra), Marilyn Horne (Cornelia), Monica Sinclair (Tolomeo), Richard Conrad (Sesto), New Symphonic Orchestra of London, Richard Bonynge—Decca 00289 433 7232 / 467063-2 / 467 067-2 — Track listing and excerpts
• Messiah — Joan Sutherland, Grace Bumbry, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult (Conductor)—Decca 433 003-2
• Rodelinda — Alfred Hallett (Grimoaldo), Raimund Herincx (Garibaldo), Joan Sutherland (Rodelinda), Dame Janet Baker (Eduige), Margreta Elkins (Bertarido), Patricia Kern (Unolfo), Chandos Singers, Philomusica Antiqua Orchestra, Charles Farncombe. Giulio Cesare in Egitto ( Julius Caesar in Egypt) (HWV 17 is an Italian Opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel. Margreta Ann Enid Elkins AM (aka Margaret Geater a Mezzo-soprano, was born in Brisbane, Australia on 16 October 1930. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Messiah ( HWV 56 is an Oratorio by George Frideric Handel based on a Libretto by Charles Jennens. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Adrian Cedric Boult CH ( 8 April 1889 Rodelinda regina de' Longobardi (HWV 19 is an Opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes and WikipediaWikiProject Musicians/Infobox --> Margreta Ann Enid Elkins AM (aka Margaret Geater a Mezzo-soprano, was born in Brisbane, Australia on 16 October 1930. An English language version, recorded live on 24 June 1959—Opera D'oro OPD 1189 (2 CDs) or Memories HR 4577-4578 or Living Stage LS 403 35147 (highlights). Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Rodelinda — Joan Sutherland (Rodelinda), Huguette Tourangeau (Bertarido), Eric Tappy (Grimoaldo), Margreta Elkins (Eduige), Cora Canne-Meijer (Unolfo), Pieter Van Den Berg (Garibaldo), Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge. Eric Tappy (born May 19, 1931) is a Swiss Operatic Tenor. Tappy studied with Fernando Carpi at the Geneva Conservatory Margreta Ann Enid Elkins AM (aka Margaret Geater a Mezzo-soprano, was born in Brisbane, Australia on 16 October 1930. Recorded 30 June 1973—Bella Voce BLV 10 7206. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Idomeneo — Sergei Baigildin (Idomeneo), Margreta Elkins (Idamante), Henri Wilden (Arbace), Leona Mitchell (Ilia), Joan Sutherland (Elettra), Australian Opera Chorus, Sydney Elizabethan Orchestra, Richard Bonynge, recorded 1979. Idomeneo re di Creta ossia Ilia e Idamante ( Italian: Idomeneo King of Crete or Ilia and Idamante; usually referred to simply as Idomeneo Margreta Ann Enid Elkins AM (aka Margaret Geater a Mezzo-soprano, was born in Brisbane, Australia on 16 October 1930. Gala GLH 826 (highlights) and Celestial Audio CA 060 (highlights)
• Don Giovanni — Gottlob Frick (Commendatore), Luigi Alva (Don Ottavio), Graziella Sciutti (Zerlina), Joan Sutherland (Donna Anna), Piero Cappuccilli (Masetto), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Donna Elvira), Eberhard Wächter (Don Giovanni), Heinrich Schmidt, Giuseppe Taddei (Leporello), London Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini. Don Giovanni ( K527; complete title Il dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni, literally "The Rake Punish'd or Don Giovanni WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Gottlob Frick (born Ölbronn, Germany, 28 July, 1906 WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Luigi Alva ( 10 April 1927) was the foremost tenore leggiero Graziella Sciutti (born 17 April 1927 in Turin, Italy; died 9 April 2001 in Geneva) was an Italian Piero Cappuccilli ( November 9, 1929 - July 12, 2005) was an Italian operatic Baritone Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, DBE ( December 9, 1915 &ndash August 3, 2006) was a German -born Austrian British Eberhard Wächter (Waechter ( July 9, 1929 &ndash March 29, 1992) was an Austrian baritone particularly celebrated for his performances Giuseppe Taddei (born June 26, 1916) is an Italian Baritone who enjoyed a long and distinguished career particularly in operas by Wolfgang Carlo Maria Giulini ( May 9, 1914 &ndash June 14, 2005) was an Italian conductor, and violist. Recorded 1959—EMI 0724356787353
• Don Giovanni — Gabriel Bacquier (Don Giovanni), Pilar Lorengar (Donna Elvira), Marilyn Horne (Zerlina), Joan Sutherland (Donna Anna), English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge. Artists Composers Thomas Adès Karl Jenkins Sir Paul McCartney Ian Anderson Lorenza Pilar García Seta ( January 16, 1929, Zaragoza, Spain &ndash June 2, 1996, Berlin, Germany Decca 448 973-2

Giacomo Meyerbeer

• Les Huguenots — Dominic Cossa (Nevers), Gabriel Bacquier (Saint-Bris), Nicolai Ghiuselev (Marcel), John Wakefield (Tavannes), Joseph Ward (Cossé), John Noble (Thoré), Glynne Thomas (Retz), John Gibbs (Meru), Clifford Grant (Maurevert), Janet Coster (Léonard), Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (1st Maid of Honour), Josephte Clement (2nd Maid of Honour), Arleen Auger (1st Gypsy Girl), Maureen Lehane (2nd Gypsy Girl), Joan Sutherland (Marguerite de Valois), Martina Arroyo (Valentine), Huguette Tourangeau (Urbain), Anastasios Vrenios (Raoul de Nangis), Alan Opie (2nd Monk), NPO, Bonynge. Giacomo Meyerbeer ( September 5, 1791 &ndash May 2, 1864) was a noted German -born Opera Composer, and Les Huguenots is a French Opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, one of the most popular and spectacular examples of the style of Grand opera. Gabriel Bacquier (born May 17, 1924) is a French Operatic Baritone. Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa, ONZ, DBE, AC (ˈkiri ˈtɛ ˈkɑːnəwə born Joyce Arleen Auger (or Augér) (September 13 1939 - June 10 1993 was an American Soprano singer admired for her Coloratura voice and interpretations Martina Arroyo (born February 2, 1937) is an American Soprano, best known for her performances of the Italian Spinto repertoire Huguette Tourangeau (born August 12, 1940 sources say 1938 is a French-Canadian operatic Mezzo-soprano, particularly associated with the French Alan Opie (born 22 March 1945 in Redruth, Cornwall, UK) is a Cornish Decca 430 549-2, recorded in 1969.

Jacques Offenbach

• Les Contes d'Hoffmann — Joan Sutherland, Plácido Domingo, Gabriel Bacquier, , L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande,Orchestre du Radio de la Suisse Romande, Pro Arte de Lausanne, Andre Charlet, Richard Bonynge, studio recording made at Victoria Hall, Geneva, first published in 1976. Jacques Offenbach (born Jacob Offenbach 20 June 1819 in Cologne &ndash 5 October 1880 in Paris) was a German WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> José Plácido Domingo Embil KBE (born January 21, 1941) better Gabriel Bacquier (born May 17, 1924) is a French Operatic Baritone.

Giacomo Puccini

• Suor Angelica — Joan Sutherland (Angelica), Christa Ludwig (La Zia Principessa), National Phiharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini ( December 22, 1858 Suor Angelica ( Sister Angelica) is an opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an original Italian Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano Christa Ludwig (born March 16, 1928) is a German retired Mezzo-soprano, distinguished for her performances of Opera and Lieder Decca 475 6531 (coupled with Leoni's "L'oracolo")
• Turandot — Joan Sutherland (Turandot), Luciano Pavarotti (Calaf), Montserrat Caballe (Liu), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Timur), Peter Pears (Emperor), London Phiharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta. Turandot is an Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, set to a Libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni Maria de Montserrat Viviana Concepció Caballé i Folc, better known as Montserrat Caballé (born April 12 1933) is a Spanish Catalan Nicolai Ghiaurov (or Nikolai Gjaurov, Николай Гяуров ( September 13, 1929 &ndash June 2 2004) was a Bulgarian Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears (pronounced /piːrz/ "PEERS" Farnham, 22 June 1910 &ndash Aldeburgh, 3 April 1986 WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Zubin Mehta (born April 29 1936 is an Indian conductor Decca 414 274-2, recorded in 1972.

Gioachino Rossini

• Semiramide — Joan Sutherland (Semiramide), John Serge (Idreno), Joseph Rouleau (Assur), Spiro Malas (Oroe), Patricia Clark (Azema), Leslie Fyson (Mitrane), Michael Langdon (Spectre of Nino), Marilyn Horne (Arsace), London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge. Semiramide is an Opera in two acts by Gioacchino Rossini. The Libretto was written by Gaetano Rossi, based on Voltaire 's Joseph Rouleau (born February 28, 1929 in Matane, Quebec) is a French-Canadian bass opera singer particularly associated Spiro Malas (born 28 January 1933 in Baltimore Maryland) is an American Bass-baritone Opera singer Decca 425 481-2, recorded in 1966.

Ambroise Thomas

• Hamlet — Joan Sutherland, Gösta Winbergh, James Morris, Sheril Milnes, Orchestra and Chorus of the Welsh National Opera. (Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas ( Metz August 5, 1811 - Paris, February 12, 1896) was a French Opera Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 Gösta Winbergh ( December 13, 1943 &ndash March 18, 2002) was a Swedish Tenor. Decca, 433 857-2.

Giuseppe Verdi

• Requiem — Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Martti Talvela, Vienna State Opera Chorus and Vienna Philharmonic (Sir Georg Solti). The Requiem (from Latin requiem, accusative case of requies, rest or Requiem Mass (informally a funeral Mass also known formally (in Latin as the WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Georg Solti, KBE ( 21 October 1912 Decca 411 944-2
• La Traviata — Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Matteo Manuguerra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge. La traviata is an Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. London 430 491-2 recorded in 1981.

Further reading

• Norma Major Joan Sutherland: The Authorized Biography Queen Anne P, 1987, ISBN 0-35612-693-5, ISBN 978-0356126937 / Little Brown & Co, 1994, ISBN 0-31654-555-4, ISBN 978-0316545556
• The Autobiography of Joan Sutherland — A prima donna's progress Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1997, ISBN 0297813218

References

External links

• A Tribute to Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge
• Decca Music Group — Joan Sutherland
• ABC Sunday Profile interview: Dame Joan Sutherland
• Joan Sutherland at the Internet Movie Database
• Il Dolce Suono: blog sobre os grandes artistas da Ópera Blog with extensive analysis of Sutherland's voice and career (in Portuguese)
• Portrait of Dame Joan Sutherland, 1989 (one of 67 portraits in the National Library of Australia's Pictures Collection)

Preceded by Frank Macfarlane Burnet

Australian of the Year 1961

Succeeded by Alexander 'Jock' Sturrock

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. The National Library of Australia is the country's largest reference library responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, OM, AK, KBE (3 September 1899 – 31 August 1985 usually known as Macfarlane or Mac Burnet, was The Australian of the Year Awards commenced in 1960. From nominations received Australia Day Committees in each state and territory select several finalists Alexander "Jock" Stuart Sturrock MBE (14 May 1915 - September 1997 was an Australian America's Cup Yachtsman In 1963 he was named

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