Born in Sydney in 1926, his first singing lessons from his mother the Muriel Ashton, a mezzo that did not sing professionally. In 1950 he won the competition "The Sun aria", allowing you to move to London, where he studied at the Opera School of the Royal College of Music (with Clive Carey, a pupil of Jean de Reszke). Earlier in 1947, his debut in Australia in "Dido and Aeneas." It first appeared in the Royal Opera House as First Lady Die Zauberflöte . During these early years, his goal is to become a dramatic soprano, especially the German repertoire: his idol is Kirsten Flagstad. In 1954 she married Richard Bonynge, who will guide you towards the vocality and repertoire that end up turning into myth. Until then he had frequented as Clotilde comprimarios papers (with Callas) and Aida Priestess , its first lead character Amelia's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Then come Aida, Woglinde, the Forest Bird, Antonia and Olympia (Tales of Hoffmann "), Agathe, Pamina and the Countess of Weddings . After a brief retirement to have a child, takes his career and final bound: Handel Alcina in London for the Handel Society (1957) and Gilda at Covent Garden. In the London theater star gets his consecration as Lucia di Lammermoor starring (1959) with musical direction and scenic Serafin Zeffirelli. This paper assumes a continuation of their status as Maria Callas in the recovery of romantic bel canto, and it debuted at the Met and La Scala (1961). Delve into this repertoire with Amina, Beatrice di Tenda, Elvira and Marie, but do not forget the Baroque: Samson , Rodelinda, Giulio Cesare and again Alcina at La Fenice, where the christened The Stupendo in Italian debut. It was the early 60's of his greatest successes in the peninsula - Genoa, Palermo, Venice - culminating with Gli Ugonotti of Meyerbeer and Semiramide at La Scala (1962). In the words of renowned journalist Massimo Mila: "Sutherland sang the beautiful aria della Turenne Suola Lieto (...) and immediately had the feeling that something big was happening. Belcanto of the nineteenth century was miraculously resurfaced (...) "In America attended Chicago, San Francisco, Buenos Aires (with less success) and especially the MET (220 appearances). Converted one of the bastions in the renaissance of vocal virtuosity, to mid 60's is an artistic couple its height in Luciano Pavarotti, whose career drives and guides. In the 70 takes on new challenges as Norma, Le Roi de Lahore , Lucrezia Borgia, Maria Stuarda and, as a symbol of artistic and vocal zenith, the four female characters in Les Contes d'Hoffmann . The first signs of decline appear at the end of this decade. During the 80 took refuge in the Sydney Opera House with features designed as mediocre deals with incorporating some papers outside their qualities (Adriana Lecouvreur, Suor Angelica). Withdrawal arrives in 1990 with a gala performance of Die Fledermaus at Covent Garden. Since then, full of honors and during his career, is dedicated to the patronage of the lyric contests (like the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition ") and lives quietly in Switzerland. Log in divine regions that always belonged to his voice on 11 October 2010.
His voice and his art:
Joan Sutherland's voice has been one of the most exceptional of S. XX. The ring had an amazing view of the extension shaft inside, with pure color and glaze Argentina and caressing. The broadcast reached an unassailable perfection over the overpass, with a brilliant 5 Eb of spectacular brilliance, while maintaining a respectable fa security even to the treble. The grave, however, was obviously weak as central was subject to variations in its fullness and clarity. By all accounts was a considerable volume, which together with the personality of the tone and projection just separated it from the sopranos light to use for decades. Naturally the true Sutherland appeared with the guidelines Bonynge, recovering a virtuosity that evoked the vocality voice-instrument Baroque. The perfect trills, even acute areas, notes chopped executed at breakneck speed and with an unerring pitch, but the legato pulidĂsimo and game intensities, all formed one of the few true vocal phenomena S. XX (in the words of Marilyn Horne). The Australian was one of the first to take the witness of Callas in the rehabilitation of bel canto, bringing even further not only the virtuosity, but the color qualities (sweetness, homogeneity) characteristics were as important or more than that. However, more because of his personality than by a conscious decision, Sutherland did not inherit the Divine concern for the portrait and psychological drama of the characters. Nor was characterized by giving the parola of real significance due to a very irregular Italian pronunciation and diction problems. On this subject has been repeatedly affected or even no agreement in indicating whether an operation on the carotid sinus - practiced in 1959 and never fully explained - resulted negatively on the ability for the consonants did not interfere with the vowel sound. Lacking somewhat theatrical sense also, Sutherland remains outside the fusion of classic and modern songs will verisimilitude: it all was, so to speak, allegory. Remain, along with the targeted vocal qualities, strong musicality, good taste and a special sensitivity to the angelic expression of romantic heroines and the extraordinary baroque styling.
Over the years, Sutherland was able to accompany their strengths for greater emotional involvement and in 70 enlarged without losing his voice on the sharp brilliance. It stressed, however, the veiling of the midrange. At the end of that decade was seen the beginning of the decline in attacks aspirated and unintelligible speech, but it kept until the end the control of vibrato and pitch.
Repertory and discography:
Everything about is reflected in the roles for which he won his greatest triumphs. Above all in importance is the Lucia dreamy, ethereal, stunning. In the famous scene of madness the perfection of singing, away from the poignancy of Callas, suggested evasion, flight from reality into a world hostile ghost. These qualities also adorned their Amina and Elvira, but the singing was spectacular sometimes go to the background values \u200b\u200bof these romantic characters emotional, which also afflicted her Gilda Violetta and especially, but not their interpretations of earlier melodrama. In characters as Mary Stuart and Norma - though this is a complete creation - just come to mind a couple of rivals, while his Beatrice di Tenda Not at all. In Semiramide or the operas of Handel left imperishable examples vocal virtuosity as a means of awe and wonder, what was the pure essence of bel canto. Marie (La Fille du Regiment ) and four women courted by Hoffman gave an opportunity to complete some of his best performances on stage.
Decca Sutherland recorded voice from the beginning. Recordings of the 60's show with a pure crystal, but the deals were not always measure up. Unfortunately, they could count on the fingers of one hand to the male singers were singing so without detracting from his side. It is worth noting the pair made with Cornell MacNeil in Rigoletto , reaching unprecedented levels of beauty both before and after. Fortunately records are kept live I Puritani and Sonnambula with Kraus and Gedda, in vivo The Stupendo involved seemed more and more strongly perceived sense of amazement, disbelief, that caused his voice the viewer. Things began to change with "Beatrice di Tenda", coupled with the still Pavarotti immature. Their second recording I Puritani, Lucia di Lammermoor and Rigoletto with her new partner enjoyed classic status; his Turandot is debatable but accepting the environmental benefits very beautiful and quite different; Esclarmonde has become one of its big hits. Respectively located outside of the Rossini renaissance and the Baroque movement, his recordings of Handel Semiramide and remain strictly musical and aesthetic value.
For fans who love the human voice as the supreme manifestation of Beauty, today is a very sad day.
recommended listening to some of the great examples of his art, as well significant to mark his debut album and the resumption of his career after the operation, respectively. Operatic Arias
The Art of the Prima Donna
The Art of the Prima Donna
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