“I think some young singers want to do too much too soon and it is fatal. They don’t realise just how tough it is.”
(Joan Sutherland, 1926 -2010)
Not many opera singers could match the achievements of the Australian soprano, Joan Sutherland. Her brilliant career stretched over four decades and the legendary singer was celebrated in opera houses and concert halls around the world.
Yet, despite her worldwide fame and the many international honours she received during her lifetime, including Dame of the British Empire and the much coveted, Order of Merit in 1991, Joan Sutherland remained unaffected by it all.
This interview was recorded in 2000, during the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Belgium.
Music Joan Sutherland
Lakmé, Delibes
Doll’s Dance, Offenbach
Lucia di Lammermoor, Donizetti
Norma, Bellini
Le Cid, Massenet