Joan Sutherland - Lucia Mad Scene (1962)

In the early 1960s, the Australian soprano Joan Sutherland emerged as an opera star of the first magnitude, setting new standards of vocal excellence in the bel canto repertoire that have yet to be matched. Fortunately, Miss Sutherland's American career included numerous television appearances. The earliest of these telecasts marked Miss Sutherland's American television debut, less than a month after her New York debut (in a concertperformance of Bellini's Beatrice di Tenda) and well before her Metropolitan Opera debut (as Lucia, on November 26, 1961). Here Dame Joan sings the Mad Scene from Lucia di Lammermoor.

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• Joan Sutherland
• Lucia di Lammermoor
• Donizetti
• Bel Canto
• Richard Bonynge
• Dame Joan
• Lucia
• Bonynge
• Mad scene
• Lucia Di Lammermoor

[mozart200657]

one year later...we miss you Joan

[Espritsdelair]

@mozart200657 Indeed! We miss you Dame Joan! Brava!

[dephersong]

When Donizetti wrote this role, I believe he was thinking exactly in Dame Joan Sutherland. In a nutshell, she's perfect. I can't imagine Lucia di Lammermoor without the Australian diva. Born for this role. What a voice! That interpretation! Perfect mastery of techniques and she doesn't miss a note! A secular voice! Viva La Stupenda! And he who shared this video to be blessed.

[Espritsdelair]

@dephersong Thank you! As you can guess, I agree with all your sentiments :)

Brava La Stupenda!

[strwbydafodyl]

Thank you. Although I had listened this version thousands of times, I had never seen the video. Thank you

[blondie9999original]

Joan Sutherland had a "once in a century" voice. Truly remarkable.

[vedovocallas]

orribile, è più una tarantella che una scena di pazzia

[DefyingGravity72]

The greatest soprano of all time! (IMO)

[rekupp]

@tipofmytongue1024 The "diva song" is the first aria of the mad scene (il dolce suono).

[SymphonyBrahms]

Brilliant! Dame Joan was a wonderful artist.

[ZKJonathan]

Wonderful voice !! Thanks for posting... 

[nostopsnopurgatory]

Incredible! So pretty!

[wetering777]

@mozart200657 You are unfortunately so right. I whish she would still have been with us.

[MealyMouthedLeach]

Thanks Bell telephone company; all is forgiven.

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Cheers.

from,

del-boy.