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.
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.