A report on Joan Sutherland
Australian dramatic coloratura soprano known for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s.
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Giulio Cesare
3 linksDramma per musica (opera seria) in three acts composed by George Frideric Handel for the Royal Academy of Music in 1724.
Dramma per musica (opera seria) in three acts composed by George Frideric Handel for the Royal Academy of Music in 1724.
There is also a 1963 recording of highlights with Margreta Elkins (Cesare), Joan Sutherland (Cleopatra), Monica Sinclair (Tolomeo), Marilyn Horne (Cornelia), Richard Conrad (Sesto) and Richard Bonynge conducting the New Symphonic Orchestra of London on Decca (coupled with a complete performance of Alcina).
Royal Philharmonic Society
0 linksBritish music society, formed in 1813.
British music society, formed in 1813.
Dame Joan Sutherland
Adriana Lecouvreur
2 linksOpera in four acts by Francesco Cilea to an Italian libretto by Arturo Colautti, based on the 1849 play Adrienne Lecouvreur by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé.
Opera in four acts by Francesco Cilea to an Italian libretto by Arturo Colautti, based on the 1849 play Adrienne Lecouvreur by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé.
Famous Adrianas of the past 75 years have included Claudia Muzio, Clara Petrella, Magda Olivero, Renata Tebaldi, Carla Gavazzi, Leyla Gencer, Montserrat Caballé, Raina Kabaivanska, Renata Scotto, Mirella Freni, and Joan Sutherland.
Kenneth Neate
0 linksAustralian operatic and concert tenor, opera producer and singing teacher, composer and author.
Australian operatic and concert tenor, opera producer and singing teacher, composer and author.
The 1959 Franco Zeffirelli production of Lucia di Lammermoor at Covent Garden is famous for Joan Sutherland's breakthrough performance in the title role.
Richard Cross (bass-baritone)
1 linksAmerican bass-baritone who had an active international opera career from the late 1950s through the 1990s.
American bass-baritone who had an active international opera career from the late 1950s through the 1990s.
In 1963 he made his San Francisco Opera debut portraying Count Rodolfo in Vincenzo Bellini's La Sonnambula with Joan Sutherland as Amina.
The Tales of Hoffmann
5 linksOpéra fantastique by Jacques Offenbach.
Opéra fantastique by Jacques Offenbach.
Offenbach intended the four soprano roles be played by the same singer, for Olympia, Giulietta, and Antonia are three facets of Stella, Hoffmann's unreachable love. Similarly, the four villains (Lindorf, Coppélius, Miracle, and Dapertutto) would be performed by the same bass-baritone, because they are all manifestations of evil. While the doubling of the four villains is quite common, most performances of the work use different singers for the loves of Hoffmann because different skills are needed for each role: Olympia requires a skilled-coloratura singer with stratospheric-high notes, Antonia is written for a lyrical voice, and Giulietta is usually performed by a dramatic soprano or a mezzo-soprano. Any performance with all three roles (four if the role of Stella is counted) performed by a single soprano in a performance is considered one of the largest challenges in the lyric coloratura repertoire. Notable sopranos performing all three roles include Karan Armstrong, Vina Bovy, Patrizia Ciofi, Edita Gruberová, Fanny Heldy, Catherine Malfitano, Anja Silja, Beverly Sills, Sonya Yoncheva, Luciana Serra, Ruth Ann Swenson, Carol Vaness, Faith Esham, Ninon Vallin and Virginia Zeani. All four roles were performed by Josephine Barstow, Sumi Jo, Mireille Delunsch, Diana Damrau, Julia Migenes, Elizabeth Futral, Marlis Petersen, Anna Moffo, Georgia Jarman, Elena Moșuc, Joan Sutherland, Melitta Muszely, Olga Peretyatko, Patricia Petibon, Pretty Yende, Jessica Pratt and Nicole Chevalier.
I masnadieri
0 linksOpera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Andrea Maffei, based on the play Die Räuber by Friedrich von Schiller.
Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Andrea Maffei, based on the play Die Räuber by Friedrich von Schiller.
In Australia in June/July 1980 at the Sydney Opera House Richard Bonynge conducted performances - which featured Joan Sutherland as Amalia.
Penrith, New South Wales
0 linksCity in New South Wales, Australia, located in Greater Western Sydney, 55 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Nepean River, on the outskirts of the Cumberland Plain.
City in New South Wales, Australia, located in Greater Western Sydney, 55 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Nepean River, on the outskirts of the Cumberland Plain.
Named after opera singer Joan Sutherland, the building was designed by architect Philip Cox and opened in 1990.
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition
0 linksCompetition for classical singers held every two years.
Competition for classical singers held every two years.
From 2003, the competition's first patron was Dame Joan Sutherland, until her death in 2010.
1975 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)
0 linksThe Queen's Birthday Honours 1975 for Australia were appointments to recognise and reward good works by citizens of Australia and other nations that contribute to Australia.
The Queen's Birthday Honours 1975 for Australia were appointments to recognise and reward good works by citizens of Australia and other nations that contribute to Australia.
Joan Alston Sutherland,