“The main thing in a bel canto opera is the singers, and if they're not there, you're not there.”

— Joan Sutherland

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About Joan Sutherland

Opera Singer • Australian

Dame Joan Sutherland was an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano noted for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s. She possessed a voice of remarkable...

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