Sutherland - Horne - Pavarotti - La Gioconda Trio - Ponchielli (1981)

Amilcare Ponchielli, La Gioconda
Lincoln Center, 1981 Telecast

Joan Sutherland
Marilyn Horne
Luciano Pavarotti
Richard Bonynge

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Music

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• Joan Sutherland
• Marilyn Horne
• Luciano Pavarotti
• Richard Bonynge
• La Gioconda
• Amilcare Ponchielli

[tebaldicallas]

It does not suit Sutherland - her diction is so bad - go to Tebaldi for this -

her middle voice is mushy,

[Hako2004]

Four roles....in Tales of Hoffman....lol.

[Hako2004]

@alithecrab

Yes, there was only so much time.....and it does make me wonder what might have been. She managed to cover a vast amount of music, so we can only be grateful. Speaking of deviations from her usual repertoire, lets not forget Suor Angelica, Adriana Lecouvreur and singing all three of the roles in Tales of Hoffman!

[foratti]

@Richiesutherland : The three ladies you mention, Milanov, Tebaldi and Callas, the three recorded very good Cs in their Giocondas studio versions. Callas in Votto 1952 studio version, Milanov in 1957 Previtali studio version and Tebaldi in 1967 Gardelli studio version. three very good Cs

Only Callas's C in her '59 recording is woobly and not so good, you know Callas voice in 1959 was very diminished

[foratti]

@kgarmaker123 : Tebaldi sings a great C in Gioconda 4th act trio in her studio version recorded in 1967 with Marilyn Horne

[papoocanada]

wow......La Sutherland was an ugly prognathic dame.......

[alithecrab]

@Hako2004 Aida, Otello, Seraglio, Gioconda, Armida, Roberto Devereux, Vier letzte Lieder (*that* would've been something!)..the wishlist goes on and on! But, you also have to look at the other side of the coin. Sutherland *did* record a good number of the deviations from her standard fare of Lucias and Normas: Turandot, Esclarmonde, Le roi de Lahore, Lucrezia, Stuarda & Bolena, Semiramide, Beatrice di Tenda.. With only so much time, it's not possible to do everything. Turandot or Gioconda? :)

[kgarmaker123]

@Richiesutherland Really? How can Ponchielli be boiled down to one High C?

[Hako2004]

Sutherland was the best Lucrezia I have ever heard, and I have no doubt she would have been fantastic in La Gioconda, if she had gotten around to it.

[kgarmaker123]

Pav had a big lyric voice. I have heard him live on two occasions( one other was with Sutherland, and he dominated the duets.). and once when he was sick, and I was still impressed with the sound. I love Marilyn Horne. She is extremely talented.