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Joan Sutherland: Monday YouTube Fix

Andrew Hitz

Here is a BBC documentary on the late, great soprano, Joan Sutherland titled The Reluctant Prima Donna. It is a fascinating look at her career and features a lot of clips of her singing different pieces from throughout her career.

All that any of us instrumentalists are ever trying to do is sound like vocalists like Joan Sutherland.

Enjoy!

2006 BBC Documentary on the career of Dame Joan Sutherland - focusing on Lucia and Alcina. Documentary about Dame Joan Sutherland, one of the greatest operatic performers of the late twentieth century, who died in October 2010.

2006 BBC Documentary on the career of Dame Joan Sutherland - focusing on Lucia and Alcina. Documentary about Dame Joan Sutherland, one of the greatest operatic performers of the late twentieth century, who died in October 2010.

2006 BBC Documentary on the career of Dame Joan Sutherland - focusing on Lucia and Alcina. Documentary about Dame Joan Sutherland, one of the greatest operatic performers of the late twentieth century, who died in October 2010.


Joan Sutherland: Monday YouTube Fix

Andrew Hitz

Here is a clip of one of the all-time great sopranos, Joan Sutherland, performing the "Vissi d'arte" aria from the Act 2 of Puccini's opera "Tosca".

The tone and control she maintains when singing in the extreme high register, all while turning a beautiful phrase, is what all instrumentalists strive for. Truly incredible stuff.

And I love the subtlety of her vibrato. (At least subtle compared to a lot of other sopranos singing in that register!)

Enjoy!

Joan Sutherland sings TOSCA Vissi d'arte