I went to three of the five Lucias she sang in Vancouver in 1967. A the time I owned her first recording and a vocal score (which she autographed) so I can say with some authority there was not a single 16th note out of place! And the size of her voice soaring above the rest of the cast, chorus and orchestra! Indeed stupendous!

I witnessed and heard the live performance in 1964 at the Fox theater in Atlanta when the Met was on tour. Life altering.........

@lastupendaboy

10 ай бұрын

I heard three performances in 1985 London, also life changing… imagine that longevity… it was simply unbelievable, I expected to be disappointed in that huge dry space, like on most occasions I had there… it was otherworldly…

Their is a reason why she was called "La Stupenda" by the Italians folks. We most likely won't ever have someone with her vocal gift grace an opera stage again. She was that special. God bless Joan and thank you.

Absolutely unbelievable!!!! There will never be another singer like her. She is the Secretariat of opera. Unbeatable in every sense of the word!!!

@SuperLeonardo40

9 ай бұрын

Secretariat?....

@elenadalmoro2536

4 ай бұрын

Can't agree more with you...Lucia IS Joan Sutherland...no one else🎉❤

I became an opera fan in my teens, in the early 70s. Callas and Sutherland were my 2 favorites, and still are to this day!! Especially their Lucia and their Norma! Both were amazing in these 2 roles! La Divina and La Stupenda are forever missed! Thank God for their recordings!

a voice bigger than the universe, way more agile than a gazelle, so warm and full of life even whilst portraying a mad scene, still makes me smile RIP dame joan

I saw her in Lucia in 1960. Staccatti like star bursts in the night sky!

What artistry! Zeffirelli's direction with Joan Sutherland singing in top form: an incredible treasure.

This is truly out of this world. I’ve loved her for so long, but have been off in the world listening to other things. There’s something about coming back to this that helps feel the full effect of her brilliance how there truly is nothing like her, nothing will ever compare and that makes me sad. At least we are blessed with these recordings.

Stimmediva! As I grow older I appreciate Dame Sutherland´s genius more and more. And in this fabulous video offering (thank you!) I must commend the geniuses who dressed her, choreographed her, coached her, and performed with her. Were it not for such a document as this, future generations would simply not believe what can be said of La Stupenda.

Wow. Just wow.

I discovered Dame Joan during the pandemic. I had a depressive episode this year, which is over since a short time now. I am listening to this and i am simply blown away by this woman. This voice is unique and so intense. Especially after a depressive episode. Thank you for this. Wow.

Oh my God!… That’s the greatest of the greatest… Absolutely magnificent!…. Thank you for the sharing…

Zo vaak al beluisterd en steeds krijg ik tranen in mijn ogen. Wat een Gouden stem. Voor altijd jouw Fan Joan

My favorite opera singer, then Shirley and Leontyne 👌👌😌😌

To see this performance of this greatest of all mad scenes is a dream come true. Thank you to all who made it possible.

Without words is not even enough to describe this artistc excellence

@lastupendaboy

10 ай бұрын

Relax… there is voice, words, everything…

La Stupenda is only one, for ever.

Amazing, simply amazing

Great dagger throwing. Standing upright! Exquisite mad scene … near perfection. Thank you Dame Joan..

@viverito

2 жыл бұрын

Not near perfection but probably actually better than the perfection Donizetti imagined when he wrote it.

@pinacatalano5774

2 жыл бұрын

Non ha eguali!....

Watching, listening, crying my eyes out. Beyond words.

Probablemente la mejor Luccia que se haya cantado e interpretado.Para mi INMEJORABLE.

@artdanks4846

6 ай бұрын

Re: her performance vocally, completely unbeatable!! Dramatically speaking though, I still prefer Callas's Lucia. Especially from her early career. But both are amazing, and my favorite Lucias.

Lovely to have an early video. Thank you.

Meravigliosa Joan Sutherland con la Sills è la migliore Lucia del secolo, per trovare rivali bisogna immaginare di aver ascoltato l'opera completa con la Tetrazzini, la Melba, la Sembrich per arrivare fino alla prima interprete, Fanny Tacchinardi-Persiani!

Única!!!! Maravillosa!!!

Davvero eccezionale!😊

La voz de soprano más hermosa de la lírica.

Is there anything better in the world? Thank youuuuuu

@theon9575

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Sutherland doing the same in a real, live opera production, not in the contrived atmosphere of a television studio. Only in a large, naturally reverberant theatre acoustic could the full power, projection and glory of that voice be heard. You will find any body as old a me who heard heard her sing this live will agree.

Cumbre.Sublime

preciosamente........................alucinante.........................

Wow! This is amazing! Where did you find the footage? So much clearer than the copy floating around KZread, and without the annoying watermark.

@lastupendajoansutherland

2 жыл бұрын

It's been released on a DVD in Australia called 'Joan Sutherland In Performance'.

Eifach: genienial! Diese Stimme Musikalität!!!

Superb vocal technique!

Très beau, .. c'est probablement mon maître de flûte Henri Lebon à la flûte... Son plein, intervalles parfaits... Ça chante!!!!...

Is her voice real? 😍

@ClassicusHomo

Жыл бұрын

@AN Feuerstahl Certainly, her voice is not human. 😇

@ramongerman6440

11 ай бұрын

Is real and is just awesome 😊😊 outlandish 👌👌

@lastupendaboy

10 ай бұрын

Not really… from another world!

@MiguelArcangel-zi7xd

9 ай бұрын

Es la voz más hermosa que ha existido

@user-du4jd8zi6y

9 ай бұрын

From Heaven❤

Unsurpassable.

Hello! Thanks for sharing! Could you please share the name of the song we hear DJS sing during the closing titles in the end of the video? It’s beautiful ! ❤️

@lastupendajoansutherland

2 жыл бұрын

It's called 'Tre giorni son che Nina' and it has been attributed to Pergolesi and recently to Ciampi

Shame and disrespectful of youtube to insert propaganda anywhere on this historic event

Вот сколько слушала исполнителей, только здесь мне понравился голос. Передана вся тоска и печаль её.

Невероятная!!!!!!!!!!!

Until I heard her sing this role, I did not like opera. After this, I was a fan. Performing the flute part of this was challenging.

Как прекрасно ❤❤❤❤

Is there a complete recording of her rendition of tre giorni son che Nina played at the end?

@lastupendajoansutherland

7 ай бұрын

Yes, It is sung over the closing credits.

@oderflanell

7 ай бұрын

oh, I would have hoped there was a complete one, not just an extract

What show was this from? Was it telephone bell hour? Or Covent Garden special?

@lastupendajoansutherland

Жыл бұрын

It was from a TV special recorded in 1962 in England.

Bella voz pero mi versión de Lucía fue la mejor que hice en el Teatro Colon de Argentina

It is so sad !

Backwhen the U.S. recognized culture and not ghetto garbage.

@stevepotfora7461

Жыл бұрын

" ghetto garbage." such a good phrase

@mystique592

Ай бұрын

What does it have to do with the US? Australian singer, Italian music and a British orchestra. Do all Americans think there is no life outside of USA?

@jdjones3317

Ай бұрын

@@mystique592 Ppl always cry about that. lol.

@mystique592

29 күн бұрын

@@jdjones3317 I guess because it's true, LOL.

where was realised this ?

@lastupendajoansutherland

Жыл бұрын

It was from a TV special that was recorded in 1962.

hahahaha in real life, would dagger stand in a stone?

@ruben1475

2 жыл бұрын

She is just THAT powerful!

@theon9575

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha ....you think opera is or should be like real life? You must be amazed at such scenes as Rudolfo and Mimi falling desperately in love in milliseconds, and countless other absurd situations in all opera. 😂

Even madder than Sutherland are those steps. Can ANY of them possibly lead ANY place?

Bloodless - the costume, not the singing!

@user-highbaritone

Ай бұрын

This is not Lucia it is Hamlet. 👍