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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Margaret of Valois
0 linksFrench princess of the Valois dynasty who became Queen of Navarre by marriage to Henry III of Navarre, then also Queen of France at her husband's 1589 accession to the latter throne as Henry IV.
French princess of the Valois dynasty who became Queen of Navarre by marriage to Henry III of Navarre, then also Queen of France at her husband's 1589 accession to the latter throne as Henry IV.
This was one of the signature roles of the Australian soprano Joan Sutherland, and she performed it for her farewell performance for the Australian Opera in 1990.
Sydney Eisteddfod
0 linksIndependent community based not-for-profit organisation limited by guarantee a registered charity in Sydney, Australia, and listed on the federal Register of Cultural Organisations eligible to receive tax-deductible donations.
Independent community based not-for-profit organisation limited by guarantee a registered charity in Sydney, Australia, and listed on the federal Register of Cultural Organisations eligible to receive tax-deductible donations.
Dame Joan Sutherland
Les Avants
1 linksVillage in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Village in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The village was home to the world-famous opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland and her husband, the conductor Richard Bonynge.
Dominic Cossa
0 linksAmerican operatic lyric baritone particularly associated with the Italian and French repertoire.
American operatic lyric baritone particularly associated with the Italian and French repertoire.
Cossa's left a few notable recordings of his best roles such as Belcore in L'elisir d'amore opposite Dame Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti, Achillas in Handel's Giulio Cesare opposite Norman Treigle and Beverly Sills, Nevers in Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots, again opposite Sutherland, Martina Arroyo and Huguette Tourangeau, and the baritone solo part in Roger Sessions' When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd.
Sylvia Stahlman
1 linksAmerican soprano, particularly associated with light, coloratura roles.
American soprano, particularly associated with light, coloratura roles.
Excelling in coloratura and soubrette roles, she can be heard on recordings, in Un ballo in maschera, opposite Birgit Nilsson, Giulietta Simionato, Carlo Bergonzi, and Cornell MacNeil, under Sir Georg Solti (1960–61), and as Lisa in La sonnambula, with Dame Joan Sutherland (1962).
Franco Corelli
2 linksItalian tenor who had a major international opera career between 1951 and 1976.
Italian tenor who had a major international opera career between 1951 and 1976.
He returned to La Scala in 1962, for a revival of Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots, opposite Joan Sutherland, and that same year appeared as Manrico in a lauded production of Il trovatore at the Salzburg Festival under Herbert von Karajan and opposite Leontyne Price, Giulietta Simionato, and Ettore Bastianini.
Isobel Buchanan
0 linksScottish operatic soprano.
Scottish operatic soprano.
Bellini: La sonnambula (Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Isobel Buchanan, Della Jones, National Philharmonic Orchestra, London Opera Chorus, Richard Bonynge) CD Decca 2LH417-424
Luigi Ottolini
0 linksLuigi Ottolini (23 August 1925, Milan - 16 March 2002, Suardi) was an Italian operatic tenor noted for his appearances in the 1960 recording of Verdi's Requiem with Joan Sutherland, Fiorenza Cossotto and Carlo Maria Giulini, the 1961 Turin recording of Verdi's Don Carlos with Boris Christoff and the 1963 recording of scenes from Verdi's Aida with Birgit Nilsson.
Josephine Veasey
0 linksBritish mezzo-soprano, particularly associated with Wagner and Berlioz
British mezzo-soprano, particularly associated with Wagner and Berlioz
Although not associated with the bel canto repertoire, in 1966 Veasey recorded the role of Agnese in Beatrice di Tenda, opposite Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti, under Richard Bonynge, and appeared as Adalgisa in Norma, opposite Montserrat Caballé and Jon Vickers, in the 1974 production at the Théâtre Antique d'Orange.
Renato Cioni
0 linksItalian operatic lyric tenor, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.
Italian operatic lyric tenor, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.
His Metropolitan Opera was in 1970, as Pollione, opposite Joan Sutherland and Marilyn Horne.