Description
The Art Of The Prima Donna - Joan Sutherland / Arne, Handel, Billini, Rossini, Gounod, Verdi, Mozart, Thomas, Meyerbeer, Delibes / London Records 2x Audio CD 1989 / 425 493-2
UPC 02894549326
Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE (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 through to the 1980s.
She possessed a voice combining extraordinary agility, accurate intonation, "supremely" pinpoint staccatos, a trill and a tremendous upper register, although music critics complained about her poor diction.
Sutherland was the first Australian to win a Grammy Award, for Best Classical Performance – Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra) in 1962.
| Label: | London Records – 425 493-2 |
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| Format: |
2 x CD
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| Country: | US |
| Released: |
1989 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Opera |
Tracklist:
| 1-1 |
Artaxerxes: "The Soldier Tir'd" |
| 1-2 | Samson: "Let The Bright Seraphim" | |
| 1-3 | Norma: Recit. And Aria, "Casta Diva" (And Cabaletta) | |
| 1-4 | I Puritani: Polonaise, "Son Vergin Vezzosa" | |
| 1-5 | Semiramide: "Bel Raggio" | |
| 1-6 | I Puritani: "Qui La Voce" | |
| 1-7 | La Sonnambula: Recit. And Aria, "Come Per Me Sereno" (And Cabaletta) | |
| 1-8 | Faust: "The Jewel Song" | |
| 2-1 | Roméo Et Juliette: "The Waltz Song" | |
| 2-2 | Otello: "The Willow Song" | |
| 2-3 | Die Entfübrung Aus Dem Serail: "Marten Aller Arten" | |
| 2-4 | La Traviata: "Ah, Fors'è Lui" And "Sempre Libera" | |
| 2-5 | Hamlet: "The Mad Scene" | |
| 2-6 | Lakmé: "The Bell Song" | |
| 2-7 | Les Huguenots: "O Beau Pays" | |
| 2-8 | Rigoletto: Recit. And Aria, "Caro Nome" |
- Conductor – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
- Trumpet – Harry Dilley (tracks: 1-1, 1-2)
- Vocals – Joan Sutherland
