Joan Sutherland sings at the Proms - 13 august 1960

[musicloversingable]

Beyond compare. No one else comes close.

[TheVaughan5]

Quite simply, Joan Sutherland makes any of today's so called coloratura sopranos sound like complete incompetents - there is absolutely NO CONTEST.

Sad but true.

[minto4327]

WOW !!!!!...Electrifying, listen to that upper tesatura, vocal acrobatics. no wonder it brought the house down..Vintage Sutherland...simply the best.

[bellini7verdi]

LO MAS BELLO QUE SE HAYA ESCUCHADO NUNCA......LA CANTANTE MAS PERFECTA DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS.....PURO AMOR LOCO POR EL CANTO........NACIO PARA ELLO......PARA VOLVERNOS LOCOS A TODOS...............

[domi2020]

Wow- this is stupendous. Does anyone know if this live concert is commercially available?

[emma41093]

@domi2020 I'd be very surprised if this is available commercially.

[CaptFitzbattleaxe]

@domi2020 Indeed it is. BellaVoce put out a CD of Sutherland recitals from 1956, 1959, & 1960, the last of which includes the music in this video.

She performed (with BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sir Malcolm Sargent!) two Alcina arias (Di, cor mio & Tornami a vagheggiar) and the present Donizetti scene. Excellent stuff, but as she recorded all of it numerous times, not particularly rare.

[meltzerboy]

A unique, phenomenal tone and superlative florid technique make Dame Joan Sutherland a very special artist. Thanks for sharing this early performance.

[paulostroff99]

Beautifully sung.

[finners62]

Quire simply stunning!