Joan Sutherland - Lucia di Lammermoor - Spargi d'amaro

Joan Sutherland - Lucia di Lammermoor - Spargi d'amaro - 1982

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[Shabran87]

Dessay should shout her mouth! she is forty now and she screams Lucia without pity and for her "acting" means "entering on a stage with a lot of blood upon her and screaming in the middle of the piece she is singing". Sutherland was 57 here and she sings everything and she's wonderful! Opera is about that!

[cantorandopera]

Curtseying . . . bowing . . . ALL HAIL QUEEN JOAN! I just heard an interview with Dessay (who just had her own triumph in Lucia) talking about Dame Joan, and although she admired her vocally, she said she was not an actress. I think she was stunning here. Vocally no one can compete with this . .

[MrStpendouslvforjo]

JOANSUTHERLAND IS THE RADIENT GLORY OF THE HUMAN VOICE AND OPERA I really appreciate you COLORATURA FAN I like these private videos of Joans met 1982 Lucia better....what I mean is...its like she herself said: "Some nights are better than others" The telecast of this "run" of Lucias I think her voice wasne as good as here

[emma41093]

@motardbear15 Haha, what you said is sooooo very true!!! Except these days I'd categorise Dessay as tap water - I suppose that makes me a musical snob lol

[emma41093]

@Shabran87 I second you!!!!

[CaptFitzbattleaxe]

WOW. This is almost as good as Lucias she performed 20 years earlier (!!!)

There are few, few singers like this.  Brava!

[clearday101]

@Shabran87 I couldn't agree more unfortunately Ms Dessay become reliant on "epileptic" style fits for acting. All that damn shaking about! THIS is what Lucia is all about. All hail Joan is right!!!

[FraSarn]

Just Divine! We will miss you, Dame Joan "La Stupenda".



[lastupendaboy]

Hako,yes,I agree...But people are wrong to think that the high notes(Eb,especially) were problematic later.She sang them consistently into the last years,and differnet,more interesting than the earlier "white" lasers...and also riveting because she can still do them late in life(wondering each time live,IF...) and mo0re ontersting,colorwise.....All hail to the one who never lets us down,always kept the level beyond others,kept the trust.

[motardbear15]

@Shabran87 You are alsolutely "right" ! To compare Dessay to Dame Joan is like comparing the best Champagne of the cellar and a Coca-cola !

Miss Dessay hould have taken some lessons of what "bel canto " is with Dame Joan and also Richard Bonynge ! She is far, so far...

[motardbear15]

I had the "chance" to get "a" Ticket for that performance and I did the travel to Utrecht from Paris (because she never came back to Paris during many years) ! She made "a tour" in Holland with Lucia...Numrous of Dame Joan's supporters did the same travel ..It was an incredible Performance !! I think what of the best she ever did !! Thanks Joan ! We would never forgive YOU and Richard !