#joansutherland

[joansutherlandfan]

Remembering the greatest of the tenors and Joan's close friend - Luciano Pavarotti (12 October 1935 - 6 September 2007).

[…] "Going to Australia with Joan, first of all, I've learned to be a very serious professional singer and from her particularly, I learn to breath, who is the most important thing, but the most difficult. More than anything, I think the technique is perfect, I think it's probably the most incredible technique of all the time I would say." […]

Excerpt taken from the documentary "Pavarotti - 2019" by Ron Howard.

#classicalmusic #opera #operasinger #operahouse #baroque #belcanto #tenor #LucianoPavarotti #Pavarotti #dramatic #coloratura #soprano #joansutherland #lastupenda #diva #primadonna #1960s #1970s #documentary #ronhoward

[shefancdotcom]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: The Great Voice of Christmas - Luciano Pavarotti Music Classical CD.

[fafaweng]

Dame Joan Sutherland Fan Page 社團，此週末個人私家珍藏分享： 此專輯 為 Dame Joan Sutherland 在 1983年，於 @ Sydney Opera House 現場演出「Rossini - SEMIRAMIDE」。在此分享珍貴 LIVE專輯 連結供下載：[ we.tl/t-K1YuIrtgUV ] (壓縮檔內有：專輯介紹PDF檔、MP3檔、專輯封面JPG檔)。 ———————— PS：第二篇幅將追加一則Dame Joan Sutherland 於 Sydney Opera House 現場演出《Rossini - SEMIRAMIDE》珍貴影片演唱「Bel raggio lusinghier…」結尾片段。 ———————— #Rossini #SEMIRAMIDE #SydneyOperaHouse #1983 #DameJoanSutherland #JoanSutherland（在 Sydney Opera House） https://www.instagram.com/p/CGvw7musLtu/?igshid=719re066e5mh

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[wawerrell]

La Stupenda - 10 Years Later

Dame Joan Sutherland, “La Stupenda,” died ten years ago today: 10/10/10. To me, there is no other voice that comes close. Listening to the beauty of her soaring voice today fills me with as much wonder as the first time I heard her E-flat.

With a technique equaled by few and surpassed by none, Dame Joan sang lengthy legato phrases effortlessly, raced through the most complicated passages and runs, and sustained a magnificent trill as no one had before and has since. The size of her voice, best captured in her live recordings, was seismic: not thinning above the staff, but blossoming. Her timbre was golden and round and never harsh.

Dame Joan’s early life bore striking resemblances to an opera: her father died on her sixth birthday after taking her to the beach to enjoy the swimsuit he had given her; her sister, who had long suffered with depression, committed suicide quite young; on the night of Dame Joan’s debut in New York City, she learned via telegraph that her mother had died unexpectedly.

Those tragedies might be heard in Dame Joan’s most serious roles—the heartbroken and betrayed Beatrice, the confused Amina, the crazed Lucia, the noble and lovelorn Gilda. Her mad scenes, farewells, and lovesick arias are among the most beautiful and haunting recordings of opera.

Outside of those roles, however, she was as buoyant as her hair. She was a natural in comedies and light opera. In between “heavies”—what she called “Norma,” “Lucia,” and “I Puritani”—she loved to embrace her lighter side onstage: “It’s for my equilibrium,” she explained to Norma Major. “I die so often.”

She enjoyed needlepointing and playing poker with stagehands in the wings as she awaited her various onstage executions, banishments, and betrayals. She was self-effacing and funny and giggled with the same titanic force she brought to the stage.

Her voice has been an inextricable part of my life since I first began listening to opera. As clichéd as it might sound, I feel as if I hear an old friend whenever I listen to her sing.

Hers was the voice of the century, a singular wonder.

#opera #joansutherland #soprano

[cliggomusic]

Listen to Joan Sutherland for free: https://music.cliggo.com/artist/838930-Joan_Sutherland

#JoanSutherland #Classical #Music #CliggoMusic #ListenForFree

[moujik1962]

#persians#persiancats#catsofinstagram#interiors#worldofinteriors#chinoiserie#oldmasterpaintings#mrstevens#joansutherland##catsanddogs#bedtimestories#opera#italianopera#soprano#operalakme#theflowerduet#Mr Stevens listening to his favourite soprano Ms Joan Sutherland - The Flower Duet 💐 before bedtime (at Orchard Road)

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[hypersausage-blog1]

#Donizetti #LuciadiLammermoor #JoanSutherland #RenatoCioni #RobertMerrill #CesareSiepi #JohnPritchard #AccademiadiSantaCecilia Such a horrible album cover, which doesn't do justice to the wonderful musicmaking within this record's grooves. . . . . . #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #recordcollection #recordcollector #record #album #LP #musiclover #classicalmusic #opera #sutherland #highlights #recordoftheday #photooftheday #ig_photooftheday #turntable #recordplayer

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[thomasoutt]

#AutographsForTheAges presents #JoanSutherland (1926-2010) #LaStupenda, #DramaticColoraturaSoprano. Also called the #VoiceOfTheCentury. In #TheArtOfThePrimaDonna, she pays tribute to 16 women whose careers in #Opera helped pave the way for her & those who have come after her. While any thoughts expressed about the emotionally charged & volatile subject of who was the greatest #Diva during any given time period, her voice was acclaimed for clarity & magnificence of pure tone. In person, she was delighted to meet fans & she was adored throughout the world of #VocalMusic. For anyone wishing a decent introduction to the repertoire of #BelCanto, this is the starting point, and you can't get much better than this lady from #Australia. May her glorious voice continue to inspire! (at Tower Records)

#theartoftheprimadonna #voiceofthecentury #vocalmusic #joansutherland #autographsfortheages #belcanto #lastupenda #opera #dramaticcoloraturasoprano #diva #australia

[joansutherlandfan]

“When one is singing high and loud it’s as though one is in light air, high upon a mountain. I feel a lightness and dizziness. Exhilaration too. I’ve never smoked marijuana, but I fancy it might be the same sort of feeling.”

Joan Sutherland

Portrait as Lucia di Lammermoor. Feb 1959.

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[fafaweng]

Radio Netherlands Archives Search： ARTS & CULTURE PACIFIC Dame Joan Sutherland Published 30th October 1997 ———————— Dame Joan Sutherland in New York in 1975 ( © Wikimedia.org / Allan Warren ) ———————— Audio Player： Mirror Images Interview with Dame Joan Sutherland [ radionetherlandsarchives.org/mirror-images-joan-sutherland ] ———————— In this gem from our archives, arts producer Nevil Gray speaks with fellow Australian, Dame Joan Sutherland (1926-2010), one of the great opera sopranos of the 20th century. In 1982, Nevil caught up with Dame Sutherland in Amsterdam, where she was performing as Lucy in Lucia di Lammermoor, a tragic opera by Gaetano Donizetti. It was the role that had shot her to international fame in 1959. ———————— Producer：Nevil Gray Broadcast：1982 ———————— #RadioNetherlandsArchivesSearch #Mmirror #Images #DameJoanSutherland #JoanSutherland https://www.instagram.com/p/CGqMxQbMK0s/?igshid=1u4woz6ba5pik

#radionetherlandsarchivessearch #mmirror #images #damejoansutherland #joansutherland