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Joan Sutherland

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Australian soprano (1926-2010)

AustraliaMusiciansLived 1926 to 2010 · aged 83
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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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Sutherland in 1962Sutherland in 1962Sutherland in 1990Sutherland in 1990Sutherland's grave (right) with a bust of her at the cemetery of Clarens in the Swiss canton of Vaud with Lake Geneva in the background. On the left is the future final resting place of her widower.Sutherland's grave (right) with a bust of her at the cemetery of Clarens in the Swiss canton of Vaud with Lake Geneva in the background. On the left is the future final resting place of her widower.

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Awards 8

2002Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
1991Order of Merit
1978Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1975Companion of the Order of Australia
1961Australian of the Year
Kennedy Center Honors
honorary doctor of the University of Sydney
Australian National Living Treasure

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Luciano PavarottiAlso in Die Fledermaus (1990)Tito GobbiAlso in Maria Callas: At Covent Garden, 1962 and 1964 (1962)Alfredo KrausAlso in Lucia di Lammermoor (1983)Marilyn HorneAlso in Die Fledermaus (1990)Vittorio GuiAlso in Maria Callas: At Covent Garden, 1962 and 1964 (1962)

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Country
Australia
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2010 · aged 83
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30 languages

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