Joan Sutherland
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1926-11-07
- Died
- 2010-10-10
- Works
- 15
Top works
- The Enchanted Country
- DRAMA OF OPERA
- Edge of Empire
- Onslaught
- The Knot
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Sydney, Australia
Known for
- Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Tales of Hoffmann2019
- Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life — Herself2018
- Legends — Self2006
- Dad and Dave: On Our Selection — Mother Rudd1995
- La Stupenda — Self1991
- Die Fledermaus — Party's Guest singer1990
- Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots — Marguerite di Valois1990
- Lehár: The Merry Widow — Anna Glawari1988
- An Evening with Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti — Self1988
- Maria Stuarda — Mary Stuart (singing voice)1988
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 28,899
- Total plays
- 269,071
Tags
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Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE (November 7, 1926 — October 10, 2010) was an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano, noted for her contribution to the renaissance of bel canto repertoire initiated in the 1950s by Maria Callas. One of the most remarkable female opera singers of the 20th century, she was dubbed La Stupenda by a La Fenice audience in 1960 after a performance of Handel's Alcina. She possessed a voice of extraordinary agility <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Joan+Suthe
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
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- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,771x
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,212x
- Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL): Initial Reliability and Validity Data
· 1997 · cited 8,035x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 7,671x
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Key facts
- Born
- Joan Alston Sutherland , ( 1926-11-07 ) 7 November 1926, Sydney , New South Wales, Australia
- Died
- 10 October 2010 (2010-10-10) (aged 83), Les Avants , Vaud, Switzerland
- Other name
- La Stupenda
- Education
- Royal College of Music
- Occupation
- Operatic soprano
- Spouse
- Richard Bonynge ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1954 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 7 November 1926
- Died
- 10 October 2010
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Sutherland
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Point Piper
- Place of death
- Montreux
- Spouse
- Richard Bonynge
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Educated at
- Royal College of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
Dame Joan Alston Sutherland (7 November 1926 – 10 October 2010) 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.
She possessed a voice combining agility, accurate intonation, pinpoint staccatos, a trill and a strong upper register, although music critics complained about her poor diction.
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1926 births2010 deaths20th-century Australian women opera singersAlumni of the Royal College of MusicARIA Award winnersARIA Hall of Fame inducteesAustralian Dames Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAustralian expatriates in SwitzerlandAustralian members of the Order of MeritAustralian monarchistsAustralian of the Year Award winners