Joan Sutherland
Australian soprano (1926-2010) · Australia · On the map · Musicians · Died at 83
Dame Joan Alston Sutherland was an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano known for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s to the 1980s.
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2010Died10 October 20102002Royal Philharmonic Society Gold MedalAward1991Order of MeritAward1978Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1975Companion of the Order of AustraliaAward1961Australian of the YearAward1926Born7 November 1926
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Luciano Pavarotti Duets: La sonnambula (1982)
Huguette Tourangeau Also in Lakmé (1976)
James Morris Also in The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni (1978)Nicolai Ghiaurov Duets: La sonnambula (1982)
- Bruce Davey Produced Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995)
- Margreta Elkins Also in Norma and Maria Stuarda
Kirk Browning Directed The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni (1978)
Isobel Buchanan Also in Lakmé and Dialogues of the Carmelites
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Country
Australia
Category
Musicians
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Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2010 · aged 83
