A report on Joan Sutherland and Les Avants

Sutherland in 1975
Aerial view of Les Avants (1948)
Sutherland in 1962
Joan Sutherland in 1990

The village was home to the world-famous opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland and her husband, the conductor Richard Bonynge.

- Les Avants

After retirement, Sutherland made relatively few public appearances, preferring a quiet life at her home in Les Avants, Switzerland.

- Joan Sutherland
Sutherland in 1975

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Tenor Colin Lee, soprano Pretty Yende, Bonynge, mezzo-soprano Violina Anguelov and baritone George Stevens at a concert performance of Lucia di Lammermoor in Cape Town in April 2013

Richard Bonynge

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Australian conductor and pianist.

Australian conductor and pianist.

Tenor Colin Lee, soprano Pretty Yende, Bonynge, mezzo-soprano Violina Anguelov and baritone George Stevens at a concert performance of Lucia di Lammermoor in Cape Town in April 2013

He is the widower of Australian dramatic coloratura soprano Dame Joan Sutherland.

He lives in Les Avants, Switzerland and also maintains a home in Sydney.