Yes, the tenor was defintely Pavarotti, being his normal piggish self. A few nights later in Puritani, he did the worst thing. On the high C# of their act III duet, he had taken to hiding behind Joan. Well, on one particular night, not only did he hide, he put his enormous arm around her neck and accidentally choked her, which made her own C# (it was transposed down a half-step for HIM) go horribly flat. It was one of the few times I ever saw her get angry, and rightly so!!
@radicalclassic@Jabe88 You are both ridiculous. Henri Wilden is renowned for his performance in Lakme. If you knew anything about Opera you would know that. He is one of Australia's most respected tenors. He is far from hideous, but you however are rude and disrespectful.
Yes, the tenor was defintely Pavarotti, being his normal piggish self. A few nights later in Puritani, he did the worst thing. On the high C# of their act III duet, he had taken to hiding behind Joan. Well, on one particular night, not only did he hide, he put his enormous arm around her neck and accidentally choked her, which made her own C# (it was transposed down a half-step for HIM) go horribly flat. It was one of the few times I ever saw her get angry, and rightly so!!
Richiesutherland 11 months ago
@Richiesutherland Unbelievable!
emma41093 7 months ago
Are you able to post the entire documentary because I can't find it anywhere
emma41093 1 year ago
She is such a hoot!!!
emma41093 1 year ago
I thank God every day that Dame Joan and I are in the world at the same time.
Nhlvrnfla 2 years ago
she is magneficent what a huge and succesfull career she iss one of the best coloratura sopranos of the world and my favorite
mdancer01 4 years ago
The tenor mopping his sweat on the costume I think is probably Pavarotti if they're talking about her I Puritani costume, HAHAHA.
drdre333 4 years ago
Yeah! That´s what I think too... jajajaja
SueAnnNivens 4 years ago
It certainly makes sense, ;-)
drdre333 4 years ago
The tenor here is the Mauritian Henri Wilden he was adecuate in the French repertoire and sung with The Australian Opera for a few years.
mariogorga 4 years ago
i adore her!
remrom2 4 years ago
So funny, Joan is always so genuine and happy.
Hako2004 4 years ago
Isn't she awesome?
Jabe88 4 years ago
Yes, she IS awsome. Unfortunately they managed to get the ugliest tenor to sing with her. Boy he's hideous!
radicalclassic 4 years ago
haha... I couldn't agree more! he's not even a good tenor.
Jabe88 4 years ago
@radicalclassic @Jabe88 You are both ridiculous. Henri Wilden is renowned for his performance in Lakme. If you knew anything about Opera you would know that. He is one of Australia's most respected tenors. He is far from hideous, but you however are rude and disrespectful.
TheMusicgold 1 year ago
Yes she is awesome. I love how she looked during this period. Was this the 70's?
LaStupenda 4 years ago