Joan Sutherland sings Regnava nel silenzio, MET 1964

[Eiswirth1]

Another example of her unparalleled talent. I love how the audience goes wild before she even finishes the last note; never heard that with any other singer. She was the greatest of all time, IMO.

[TheVaughan5]

What makes the young Sutherland the geatest coloratura ever (possibly) is the shere ease and confidence which she exhibits in these most difficult arias - just listen as a comparison to todays wanabes, Dessay, Netrebko etc., they sound as if every note is an insurmountable challange, and I;m afriad for them, it;s just that!!

[carmelo46able]

Grandissima interprete delle opere dei nostri grandi compositori: Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi ...

[bellini7verdi]

ES LA UNICA CANTANTE DEL MUNDO QUE NO ESTABA PARA TONTERIAS...........ELLA QUISO CANTAR COMO LA GLORIA DE DIOS.......Y DIOS LE DIO EL HONOR DE HACERLO..........NI VERISMO........NI PURISMO...NI NADA DE NADA.......ELLA ERA EN SI LA GLORIA DE DIOS.....LA PERFECCION ABSOLUTA.....Y PRIMA DONNA ABBSSOLUTA.........EL ANGEL EXTERMINADOR DE CONCEPTOS TERRENALES........LA VOZ DE LA ESTRATOSFERAAAAAAAAAAAA

[madmaxx70]

Denominare Joan Sutherland come un soprano di coloratura è quasi una bestemmia. Grazie Joan per averci fatto sentire come si cantano le agilità (e che agilità!) con una voce di un certo spessore. Il mondo sarà un po' peggiore senza un artista del tuo calibro. RIP Dame Joan

[conmaleta]

RIP Joan, now you are singing among the angels now...Great lost to the Opera world, indeed.

[Imforeverone88]

@conmaleta Nay, great loss to the world at large.

[javierleon74]

E morta, e piango :'(

[franciscobarn]

Brava!!! Una cabaletta hermosa....... la mejor Lucia del siglo, su canto me cuenta perfectamente su loco amor, con esas coloraturas espectaculares que solo La Stupenda podía lograr, es magnifico que se pueda tener cerca estos documentos...

[bellini7verdi]

@franciscobarn perfecto tu comentario..........de acuerdo contigo totalmente..........su loco amor como dices tu......el color espectacular de la voz...la forma de impostarla.......es un poema total...de amor....que solo podia lograr la estupenda y maravillosa joan sutherland.......la numero uno de las cantantes........un sueño de voz...........una artista  inigualable........esto llevo escuchandolo 30 años.......y no me canso........y me mantiene el cuerpo ...como si el tiempo no existiera....

[Eiswirth1]

She's brilliant here; I only wish I could've heard her live. There is no one today even remotely capable of creating a wall of sound with such beauty and accuracy. Thank God for these recordings.

[Richiesutherland]

I had forgotten what a miraculous performance this was. 'the warmth and fulness of the voice in all registers, the pianistic perfection of every run, every note having its full roundness and beauty, the insanely soaring top, the perfect trills throughout. This is Lucia's SOUL expressed in song: dark and troubled in the cavatina, insanely (I use the word on purpose) radiant in the cabaletta. What a gift from God.

[jayantawijeratne]

@Richiesutherland Sooo true

[belcunto]

what a huuuuge voice with such wiiiide range, perfectly placed in every register, and eveness of tone, real (non-glissando) agility, and most attractively, no prima donna tantrums. La Stupenda was built to last... may she live on to her century in 2026

[lastupendaboy]

The singing naturally is unapproachable;but i LOVE these beautiful photos of charming,youngish La Stupenda!

[thomastmwc]

is this human singing!?

[minnie888444]

To sing a coloratura role with such a pasta di voce is a rare achievement. Thanks for posting.

[ioan2000]

The entire performence was released on Gala-GL100614

[64marc64]

Simply phenomenal !!!

[Alain2884]

You can't ask for anything better than this!!! You really can't, I would like to see one of today's so called coloraturas do this so beautifully!

[ChrisStockslager]

Just wondering: a few people have this 1964 Met recording here on Youtube. Any idea on where to find it, anyone? :)

[soothed]

Thanks - a splendid performace from La Stupenda. Also reminds me what a wonderful conductor Silvio Varviso was The faster tempo works well.. A tragedy he died so young.

[rawdonqueen]

1964 was the year that I saw Sutherland sing Lucia in Detroit as part of the Met tour. I can still picture her with long red hair, beside the fountain. Her voice was huge in a 5000 seat theatre, and amazingly rich. She could color even the highest notes.

[Hako2004]

I've never heard this version, with the trills before the high D and C. Amazing. Thanks so much for the post.

[andreasscholl]

She sounds so good here!!!!!

I like all the Sutherlands..the pre Lucia, and also the apres lucia years.

The tempo is better then the later ones, bit faster,,,does a good job in it.

Her voice does colour beautiful in the dark!

Brava La Stupenda.

[BGSourgas]

@andreasscholl The tempo seems to bring out her dramatic side doesn't it? I wish her experiences with other conductors hadn't been as bad as they were rumoured to be, there could have been some amazing collaborations considering the operatic europe of the 60s

Still she left a wonderful legacy and will be sorely missed