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Joan Sutherland - what members say

Norma review by gf from Devon

Norma 15 March 2007
...also over the top with Pollione strutting his stuff as a typical way out tenor. Joan Sutherland has a magnificent voice and also seemed to be over the top in the first half. I... Read customer review

Donizetti - Anna Bolena review by gf from Devon

Less well known Donizetti 18 February 2007
... good story for an opera with plenty of dramatic situations. Some reservations. Joan Sutherland is not a good actress and that shows up more on a DVD. The last scene goes on t... Read customer review

Donizetti - Lucia Di Lammermoor review by A customer from Grimsby, Lincs

lucia de lammermoor 3 July 2008
...I never saw Joan Sutherland in the flesh but certainly on record I find her Lucia far less intense than either the Beverley Sills or Maria Callas interpretations. Sadly she pr... Read customer review

Joan Sutherland - filmography

Dad And Dave: On Our Selection on DVD (1995)
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Leo McKern, Joan Sutherland
Director: George Whaley
Certificate:
A family move out into the Australian outback where life is tough and the insects and vermin are hard to live with. Dad tries to make a go of it and ends up standing for election, but unfortunately he's risked the family finances to run.

47% from 68 members

Lucia Di Lammermoor on DVD (1986)
Starring: Joan Sutherland, Richard Greager, Malcolm Donnelly
Director: John Copley
Certificate:
The Australian Opera's 1986 production of Gaetano Donizetti's tour de force stars soprano Joan Sutherland in one of her most famous roles as Lucia di Lammermoor. John Copley's lively stage direction is complimented by Richard Bonynge's Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra as the musical driving force ..read more »

62% from 91 members

Adriana Lecouvreur - Cilea on DVD (1984)
Starring: Joan Sutherland, Heather Begg, Anson Austin
Certificate:
A French actress enters a rivalry with the Princess of Bouillon for the Count of Saxony's love. Gianadrea Gavazzeni conducts and renowned soprano Mirella Frenia stars as the enamoured, dramatic Adriana.

46% from 14 members

Donizetti - Anna Bolena on DVD (1984)
Starring: Joan Sutherland, James Morris, Canadian Opera Company
Certificate:
A performance of Anna Bolena in three acts.

58% from 58 members

Donizetti - Lucia Di Lammermoor on DVD (1983)
Starring: Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, Pablo Elvira
Director: Kirk Browning
Certificate:
With an exhilarating performance of her signature role, Dame Joan Sutherland captivates the audience in this elaborate production of Donizetti's bel canto masterpiece, taped during its celebrated 1982 run at the Metropolitan Opera.

73% from 34 members

Il Trovatore on DVD (1983)
Starring: Joan Sutherland, Lauris Elms, Kenneth Collins
Director: Elijah Moshinsky
Certificate:
Soprano Joan Sutherland stars as Leonora in Elijah Moshinsky's production of Verdi's opera Il Trovatore. Leonora is the object of the desires of two men - troubador Manrico and the Count di Luna (played by Kenneth Collins and Jonathan Summers). The adversaries are driven to murder by their love for ..read more »

57% from 45 members

Norma on DVD (1981)
Starring: Joan Sutherland, Margreta Elkins, Roland Stevens
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Set in Gaul at the time of Ancient Rome, 'Norma' tells the story of the tragic love triangle between the ageing priestess Norma, the Roman proconsul Pollione and his new love, the young temple virgin Adalgisa. At the end of the Opera, desperate after having been abandoned by the man she loves, ..read more »

59% from 62 members

Lucrezia Borgia on DVD (1980)
Starring: Joan Sutherland
Director: Camillo Mastrocinque
Certificate:
A production of Donizetti's opera.

62% from 55 members

Joan Sutherland - The Complete Bell Tele... on DVD (1961)
Starring: Joan Sutherland, Nicolai Gedda, Tito Gobbi
Certificate:
Features all of Joan Sutherland performances from the Bell Telephone Hour series including Scenes from Hamlet, Otello, Ernani, I Puritani, Norma, La Traviata, Tosca and Rigoletto.

56% from 24 members

Luciano Pavarotti And Joan Sutherland - ... on DVD
Starring: Ferruccio Furlanetto, Leo Nucci, Luciano Pavarotti
Director: Richard Bonynge, Kirk Browning
Certificate:
Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland perform scenes from Verdi's LA TRAVIATA and RIGOLETTO, and Donizetti's LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR.

71% from 17 members

Joan Sutherland - Bel Canto Showcase - V... on DVD
Starring: Joan Sutherland
Certificate:
Since her ascension to world fame in 1959, Dame Joan Sutherland reigned supreme in the demanding soprano roles of the bel canto repertoire. Her rich and mellow tone coupled with an astounding range and flexibility qualify Sutherland as a true vocal phenomenon. Her one appearance on the Voice of ..read more »

55% from 2 members

Sutherland / Pavarotti / Bonynge Gala Co... on DVD
Starring: Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Richard Bonynge
Director: Brian Adams
Certificate:
Featuring arias and duets from operas which have been landmarks in the careers of Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti, including: - La traviata (Verdi). - I Iombardi (Verdi). - Tosca (Puccini). - I Puritani (Bellini). - La sonnambula (Bellini). - Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea). - Hamlet (Thomas). - ..read more »

65% from 16 members

A Gala Concert With Joan Sutherland And ... on DVD
Starring: Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Sydney Elizabethan Orchestra
Director: John Widdicombe
Certificate:
Recorded at the Sydney Opera House this concert includes: Auber's 'Fra Diavolo', Handel's 'Alcina' and Saint-Saens' 'Samson et Delilah'.

54% from 32 members

Kiri Te Kanawa - Opera In The Outback on DVD
Starring: Richard Bonyng, Melvyn Bragg, Georg Solti
Director: Nigel Wattis
Certificate:
Recorded live at the Yalkarinha Gorge, Australia, Kiri Te Kanawa sings a selection of songs.

40% from 6 members

The Great Sopranos - Voice Of Firestone ... on DVD
Starring: Eleanor Steber, Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price
Certificate:
Some of the world's greatest sopranos perform in this compilation of "Voices of Firestone" telecasts. The performances, from 1950 to 1963, include Eleanor Steber on Mozart's "Dove Sono," Joan Sutherland on Arne's "The Soldier Tir'd" and Leontyne Price on Verdi's "O Patria Mia." Sopranos Birgit ..read more »

40% from 14 members

Joan Sutherland - The Reluctant Prima Donna on DVD
Director: Joan Sutherland
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She was a nervous young singer who went on to become one of the greatest operatic voices of the twentieth century. In 1960, Joan Sutherland gave a remarkable performance of Alcina at Venice's La Fenice opera house that earned her the moniker 'La Stupenda' (The Stupendous One). This film tells the ..read more »

52% from 7 members

Joan Sutherland - The Best Of on DVD
Starring: Joan Sutherland
Certificate:
Features highlights of the soprano's best operatic performances.

53% from 9 members

Joan Sutherland facts

5 most recent films

Dad And Dave: On Our Selection - 2.5 stars
Lucia Di Lammermoor - 3.0 stars
Adriana Lecouvreur - Cilea - 2.5 stars
Donizetti - Anna Bolena - 3.0 stars
Donizetti - Lucia Di Lammermoor - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Lucia Di Lammermoor - 3.0 stars
Lucrezia Borgia - 3.0 stars
Norma - 3.0 stars
Donizetti - Anna Bolena - 3.0 stars
Dad And Dave: On Our Selection - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Great Sopranos - Voice Of Firestone Performances - 2.0 stars
Kiri Te Kanawa - Opera In The Outback - 2.0 stars
Adriana Lecouvreur - Cilea - 2.5 stars
Joan Sutherland - The Best Of - 2.5 stars
A Gala Concert With Joan Sutherland And Marilyn Horne - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Richard Bonynge - 4 times - show films
Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra - 4 times - show films
Australian Opera Chorus - 3 times - show films
Robin Donald - 2 times - show films
Ariel Bybee - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 3 times - show films
Kirk Browning - 2 times - show films
John Copley - 1 times - show films
Nigel Wattis - 1 times - show films
John Widdicombe - 1 times - show films