Joan Sutherland: A Portrait

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Audio Samples

Album Summary

Performers

• Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Peter Pears (Tenor)
• Owen Brannigan (Bass)
• George Malcolm (Harpsichord)

Conductors

• Boult, Adrian
• Lewis, Anthony

Ensemble

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Composers

• Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
• Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)
• Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• Charles Gounod (Composer) (1818 - 1893)
• Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864)
• Ambroise Thomas (1811 - 1896)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Thomas Arne (1710 - 1778)

Notes & Reviews:

Gramophone Magazine
In her own time there was a tendency to take Sutherland for granted, so consistent were her high standards of technique, musicianship and, yes, acting. Her total command of the stage was always formidable.

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Works Details

Handel, George Frideric : Acis and Galatea :: Accompagnato

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Notes: Composition written: 1718.
• Running Time: 1 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1718

Handel, George Frideric : Acis and Galatea :: Air

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Notes: Composition written: 1718.
• Running Time: 4 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1718

Handel, George Frideric : Acis and Galatea :: Recitative

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Notes: Composition written: 1718.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1718

Handel, George Frideric : Acis and Galatea :: Air

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Notes: Composition written: 1718.
• Running Time: 4 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1718

Handel, George Frideric : Acis and Galatea :: Duet

• Performers: Joan Sutherland (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Notes: Composition written: 1718.
• Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1718

Handel, George Frideric : Acis and Galatea :: Recitative

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Notes: Composition written: 1718.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1718

Handel, George Frideric : Acis and Galatea :: Trio

• Performers: Peter Pears (Tenor); Joan Sutherland (Soprano); Owen Brannigan (Bass)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Notes: Composition written: 1718.
• Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1718

Handel, George Frideric : Acis and Galatea :: Solo and Chorus

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Notes: Composition written: 1718.
• Running Time: 4 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1718

Handel, George Frideric : Acis and Galatea :: Recitative

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Notes: Composition written: 1718.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1718

Handel, George Frideric : Acis and Galatea :: Air

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Notes: Composition written: 1718.
• Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1718

Handel, George Frideric : Acis and Galatea :: Chorus

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Notes: Composition written: 1718.
• Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1718

Handel, George Frideric : The Messiah :: Air

• Performers: George Malcolm (Harpsichord); Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Running Time: 4 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741

Handel, George Frideric : The Messiah :: Air

• Performers: George Malcolm (Harpsichord); Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741

Handel, George Frideric : The Messiah :: Air

• Performers: George Malcolm (Harpsichord); Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Running Time: 7 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741

Handel, George Frideric : The Messiah :: Air

• Performers: George Malcolm (Harpsichord); Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Running Time: 4 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741

Handel, George Frideric : Alcina :: Tornami a vagheggiar

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Conductor: Anthony Lewis
• Running Time: 5 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1735

Handel, George Frideric : Alcina :: Ombre pallid

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Conductor: Anthony Lewis
• Running Time: 10 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1735

Handel, George Frideric : Samson :: Let the bright seraphim

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1741.
• Running Time: 5 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: The Willow Song

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Running Time: 8 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1887

Verdi, Giuseppe : La Traviata :: Ah, fors' è lui / Sempre libera

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1853.
• Running Time: 6 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Recitative and Aria. Caro nome

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1851

Bellini, Vincenzo : Norma, opera :: Sediziose voci... Casta diva... Ah! bello a me ritorna

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Running Time: 12 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1831

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Puritani, opera :: Son vergin vezzosa (Polonaise)

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1835

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Puritani, opera :: O rendetemi la speme... Qui la voce... Vien, diletto

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1835

Bellini, Vincenzo : La sonnambula, opera :: Care compagne... Come per me sereno... Sovra il sen

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Running Time: 8 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1831

Gounod, Charles : Romeo et Juliet :: The Waltz Song

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1865-71.
• Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1865-1871

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384 :: Marten aller Arten

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1782.
• Running Time: 8 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1782

Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) : Lakmé :: The Bell Song

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Running Time: 7 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1883

Meyerbeer, Giacomo : Les Huguenots :: O beau pays

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1836

Arne, Thomas Augustine : Artaxerxes :: The soldier Tir'd

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1762.
• Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1762

Rossini, Gioachino : Semiramide :: Bel raggio lusinghier

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1823.
• Running Time: 6 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1823

Gounod, Charles : Faust :: O Dieu! que de bijoux... Ah! je ris de me voir

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1856-1859

Thomas, Ambroise : Hamlet :: The Mad Scene

• Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
• Running Time: 8 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1868