Classical Music / Opera Datebook: November 7
Dame Joan Sutherland (November 7, 1926 - October 10, 2010), was an Australian opera singer, a coloratura soprano, noted for her contribution to the bel canto revival of the 1950s and 1960s.
She made her debut as Dido in Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas in 1947. She went to London in 1951, and joined the Royal Opera in Covent Garden. She gained international acclaim with her roles in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor (The Bride of Lammermoor) and Handel's Samson. She was the wife of conductor Richard Bonynge, said to have the greatest impact on her life and career.
One of the most remarkable female opera singers of the 20th century, Dame Joan Sutherland was dubbed La Stupenda in 1960 after a performance of the title role in Handel's Alcina. Although music critics complained about the imprecision of her diction, she possessed a voice of beauty and power, combining extraordinary agility, accurate intonation, a splendid trill and a tremendous upper register. In 2012, Dame Sutherland was voted into Gramophone Magazine's first Hall of Fame.
She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in New York, with her brilliant interpretation of Donizetti's heartbreaking Lucia di Lammermoor on November 26, 1961.
Video Credit:
Dame Joan Sutherland Sings "Eccola!" the mad scene from Lucia di Lammermoor. YouTube. Uploaded by Opera Australia. 1986 Opera Australia's Production of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. Accessed 7 Nov 2013.
Image Credit:
Dame Joan Sutherland by Allan Warren. commons.wikipedia.org. Accessed Nov 7, 2017.
Resources:
(c) 2013-2017. Tel Asiado. Written for Inspired Pen Web. All rights reserved.
Dame Joan Sutherland (November 7, 1926 - October 10, 2010), was an Australian opera singer, a coloratura soprano, noted for her contribution to the bel canto revival of the 1950s and 1960s.
She made her debut as Dido in Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas in 1947. She went to London in 1951, and joined the Royal Opera in Covent Garden. She gained international acclaim with her roles in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor (The Bride of Lammermoor) and Handel's Samson. She was the wife of conductor Richard Bonynge, said to have the greatest impact on her life and career.
One of the most remarkable female opera singers of the 20th century, Dame Joan Sutherland was dubbed La Stupenda in 1960 after a performance of the title role in Handel's Alcina. Although music critics complained about the imprecision of her diction, she possessed a voice of beauty and power, combining extraordinary agility, accurate intonation, a splendid trill and a tremendous upper register. In 2012, Dame Sutherland was voted into Gramophone Magazine's first Hall of Fame.
She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in New York, with her brilliant interpretation of Donizetti's heartbreaking Lucia di Lammermoor on November 26, 1961.
Video Credit:
Dame Joan Sutherland Sings "Eccola!" the mad scene from Lucia di Lammermoor. YouTube. Uploaded by Opera Australia. 1986 Opera Australia's Production of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. Accessed 7 Nov 2013.
Image Credit:
Dame Joan Sutherland by Allan Warren. commons.wikipedia.org. Accessed Nov 7, 2017.
Resources:
- Major, Norma (1992). "Sutherland, Dame Joan". In Sadie, Stanley. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera 4: 612. London: Macmillan
- Icons of Opera - Dame Joan Sutherland. Opera Britania. Accessed Nov 7, 2013.
- Joan Sutherland. State Library of Victoria (Arts). Accessed Nov 7, 2013 (Her image taken from)
- Joan Sutherland. en.wikipedia.org. Accessed Nov 7, 2017.
(c) 2013-2017. Tel Asiado. Written for Inspired Pen Web. All rights reserved.
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