# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-bonynge
# Generated: 2026-08-14T23:36:11.773Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/richard-bonynge"
name: "Richard Bonynge"
slug: "richard-bonynge"
description: "Richard Alan Bonynge is an Australian conductor and pianist. He is the widower of Australian dramatic coloratura soprano Dame Joan Sutherland. Bonynge conducted virtually all of Sutherland's operatic performances from 1962 until her retirement in 1990."
tagline: "Australian conductor and pianist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Richard_Bonynge_and_Pretty_Yende.jpeg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Australia"
  isoCode: "AU"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
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birthDate: "1930-09-29"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0095289"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump