A wonderful Australian radio interview with Dame Joan Sutherland from the year 2004. She describes her current voice as sounding like a baritone. That would be fun to hear!!
For all those who want to hear what a true South African huisvrou (housewife) with a true accent sounds like. Takes a bit of inside knowledge to catch the Afrikaans phrases like "daar's hy!" How many "l"s does she use in the word 'delicious'?
A wonderful Australian radio interview with Dame Joan Sutherland from the year 2004. She describes her current voice as sounding like a baritone. That would be fun to hear!!
A wonderful Australian radio interview with Dame Joan Sutherland from the year 2004. She describes her current voice as sounding like a baritone. That would be fun to hear!!
The Finale from a radio transmission of "Der Fliegender Hollander" from the ROH Covent Garden (April 2, 1966)
Cast:
Gwyneth Jones (SENTA)
David Ward (HOLLAENDER)
Gottlob Frick (DALAND)
Vilem Pribyl (ERIK)
Elizabeth Bainbridge (MARY)
Kenneth McDonald (STEUERMANN)
Conductor: Georg Solti
Cristina Deutekom, despite her somewhat strange (but rather amusing) mannerisms and slight pitch problems offers an effective Norma, with stunning tops (listen to that high D at the end!) and more vocal color than usual. Troyanos is, as always a luscious sounding and sensitive Adalgisa. Recorded live at the San Francisco Opera House 31 October, 1973
Grace Bumbry and Franco Corelli sing Act I Duet from Puccini's TOSCA. This was Bumbry's first performance of a soprano role in the USA.
Conductor: James Levine
Part 1/2
Metropolitan Opera House
June 12, 1971
Julia Varady and a very fresh sounding Luciano Pavarotti sing the Act III Duet from Verd's AIDA. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
Live from the Deitsche Oper Berlin.
22 March 1982. Part 2 can be found here:
http://youtube.co m/watch?v=hjMCnWjULV Q
Grace Bumbry and Franco Corelli sing Act I Duet from Puccini's TOSCA. This was Bumbry's first performance of a soprano role in the USA. Part 2/2
Conductor: James Levine
Part 1
Metropolitan Opera House
June 12, 1971
Martina Arroyo sings Verdi's Aida Act I Aria "Ritorna Vincitor".
The Amneris snippet at the beginning is sung by none other than Grace Bumbry.
Metropolitan Opera House
February 24, 1973 Matinee Broadcast