Joan Sutherland: The Art of the Prima Donna

Amazon.com One customer calls this CD "simply the greatest recording of a coloratura soprano's art ever"--a kind of superlative and a level of enthusiasm that critics try to avoid. But looking through a century of recorded sound, not a single recording is a clearly better coloratura example. Joan Sutherland's voice is young, fresh, agile, superbly controlled, and rich in tone. To ask for more expressive power would be missing the point; that is not what this music is about. It is perfectly chosen to display the best qualities of Sutherland's voice at its peak. --Joe McLellan Product description The Art Of The Prima Donna - Joan Sutherland / Arne, Handel, Billini, Rossini, Gounod, Verdi, Mozart, Thomas, Meyerbeer, Delibes / London Records 2x Audio CD 1989 / 425 493-2 UPC 02894549326 /// Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE (7 November 1926 – 10 October 2010) was an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano known for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s. She possessed a voice combining extraordinary agility, accurate intonation, "supremely" pinpoint staccatos, a trill and a tremendous upper register, although music critics complained about her poor diction. Sutherland was the first Australian to win a Grammy Award, for Best Classical Performance – Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra) in 1962. /// Label: London Records – 425 493-2 Format: 2 x CD Country: US Released: 1989 Genre: Classical Style: Opera /// Tracklist: 1-1 Artaxerxes: "The Soldier Tir'd" Composed By – Arne 1-2 Samson: "Let The Bright Seraphim" Composed By – Handel 1-3 Norma: Recit. And Aria, "Casta Diva" (And Cabaletta) Composed By – Bellini 1-4 I Puritani: Polonaise, "Son Vergin Vezzosa" Composed By – Bellini 1-5 Semiramide: "Bel Raggio" Composed By – Rossini 1-6 I Puritani: "Qui La Voce" Composed By – Bellini 1-7 La Sonnambula: Recit. And Aria, "Come Per Me Sereno" (And Cabaletta) Composed By – Bellini* 1-8 Faust: "The Jewel Song" Composed By – Gounod 2-1 Roméo Et Juliette: "The Waltz Song" Composed By – Gounod 2-2 Otello: "The Willow Song" Composed By – Verdi 2-3 Die Entfübrung Aus Dem Serail: "Marten Aller Arten" Composed By – Mozart 2-4 La Traviata: "Ah, Fors'è Lui" And "Sempre Libera" Composed By – Verdi 2-5 Hamlet: "The Mad Scene" Composed By – Thomas 2-6 Lakmé: "The Bell Song" Composed By – Delibes 2-7 Les Huguenots: "O Beau Pays" Composed By – Meyerbeer 2-8 Rigoletto: Recit. And Aria, "Caro Nome" Composed By – Verdi Conductor – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Trumpet – Harry Dilley (tracks: 1-1, 1-2) Vocals – Joan Sutherland
ASIN: B0000041VT
VSKU: DBV.B0000041VT.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Sutherland, Joan
Binding: Audio cd