Dame Joan Sutherland & Marilyn Horne - The Flower Duet

[henryv69]

Stupende!!!

[SingerDriver]

Such powerful voices! - they would be hard to ignore !

But together they seem to sing so gently at times and with real compassion

They have Beauty of Voice

[SingerDriver]

I have had this on vhs video for some years! wonderful.

I really should have seen Dame Joan years ago!

Impressive ladies both indeed!

Heavenly voices.

[MrJustin2782]

@SingerDriver Fierceness.

[MaLillyBoogan]

They both look like men in drag - a short Mediterranean guy and a tall Nordic guy - both transvestites......

[MaLillyBoogan]

Is Marilyn Horne still alive?

[miakaal]

Totally beautiful.

[divasdiva27]

Thank you so much for this video, My heart and soul are soaring!!!!

[xavieryoyo]

Dame Sutherland is the Best!!!!!!!!!

[Sheldonstreisand]

I love it!!!

[QuoniamTuSolusSanctu]

@photo161: I think this was a Gala Concert at Sydney Opera House (in '80s?). I recognise the costumes from the DVD I watched! (which I borrowed from Hove Library, East Sussex, in case ur in the UK!) x

[Denuhm]

Dame Joan was built for sound :| What a voice...

[photo161]

This performance...where and when, please?

[photo161]

too beautiful for words...on the final note they even matched vibratos nearly perfectly...surely a match made in heaven

[Crobertn]

Another unforgetable moment with these two giants.

[rudy712]

Two Ladies showing how it is done, Bravo. Must be a privilege for the younger opera singer to follow such fine examples

[ripleysb]

I heard part of this piece while listening to NPR in my car. It was so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes. I didn't know the name of the piece, just something about 2 women singing in a garden.finally, I found the Flower Duet. It is magical.

[viczodiac]

the very best of the best!

[whashdan]

What I find wonderful is that though they are different, they are at the same level of beauty and uniqueness, which makes them so perfectly united. There are many good singers, but how many of them make such an impression that you recognize their voice at once whenever you hear them sing?

[Montecore827]

Lovely, lovely, lovely.

[calaftheeast]

The Empress of Sopranos and the Empress of Mezzos; singing perhaps the most elegant piece of music ever written.

Nothing sounds better than the combo of competent soprano and mezzo voices heard together.

[crnguy1]

Two of the greatest singers of the C20th - quite magnificent. There were not many singers who could sing next to Sutherland in her prime and stand comparison but Horne was definitely one of the few who could.

[PSYLLA2020]

A most wonderful performance !!! Thank you!!

[jorgepda]

i am the only one who thinks it's sad this version only has 12,000 views yet netrebko's has over a million?

[unclealand]

@jorgepda Back to "American Idol" with you. You have equated popularity with excellence. Sad.

[duffins2007]

@jorgepda -

could it be ELINA is sexy, blond and european???

[terryneale]

@jorgepda Your comment led me to the search performace they gave in Austria and it was sublime. Netrebko's voice and the depth and richness of Garanca's meant I just repeated the whole thing over and over. There is a place in my heart for both renditions.

[AceofGallifrey]

How can you possibly top these two? Horne is simply on top form here, and Sutherland... well, what do I even need to say? It may not be her best performance, but she's still La Stupenda.

[bervy8]

Lovely, I think the sound balance is not the best in this recording.

[kmurr0102]

love marilyn, joan......aeaeaeaeaeaeae not so much on nthis certain performance

[dmarcheta]

The best!

[MrFalconford]

Dynamic Duo.

[MrFalconford]

Dynamic Duo.

[x4812k]

what beautiful voices! I think horne does a fabulous job, and while sutherland is usually fantastic, i don't think this is one of her best performances. it's not that sensitive, which is a shame because horne's shaping of phrases and dynamics is simply exquisite.

[dafamugirl]

Oh my this just brings tears to my eyes, I love this so much! God Bless her soul Dame Joan Sutherland ;)

[steinwaygrande1]

A sad day for the operatic world and a National Australian Treasure. Rest in peace Dame Joan and thanks for the memories you leave behind.

[richieg0322]

he aquí a dos grandes divas! Damas del Bel Canto! Bravissime!

[netrebko1224]

RIP Dame Joan!! Brava!!!!!

[TRPULLIN]

**Beautiful**

Go Ye Now In Peace Dame Sutherland

[WrenWas]

Put me in a little paper boat on the Withlacoochee River. Just lovely.

[molealto]

Rest in peace, Stupenda. May you sing flights of angels to their rest.

[bravazingara]

I can't believe people like Sutherland must die too...it's so sad.

[puffolosi]

romantica e rilassante

[jameslaws77]

my absolute favorite of all the renditions of the Flower duet !!!! Sutherland and Horne forever!!!

[aesthetic1950]

Have to listen to this once a day. (At least.)

[knoduron]

exquisite! their voices are heavenly...like bells rich, divine.

[aesthetic1950]

@knoduron I agree....sublime and thank you dummysistem for uploading this performance.

[dummysistem]

@aesthetic1950 No problem, glad you guys are enjoying it