Bel raggio lusinghier - Joan Sutherland, Perth 1982 - Score animation

[@crisha721]

I love this recital. She was fantastic. It was really entertaining to watch alongside the score

[@nwdixieboy]

Her voice was so rich and full att his stage of her career, moreso than earlier when the E's were more glorous She sang this years later at the Met Gala and her transposed top note was amazing. Someone there said the two biggest voices of the evening ( all the big singers of the day were there) were Nilsson and Sutherland.

[@magicmonkichi]

This recital was truly great! If I recall Tebaldi was in attendance in the audience. Sutherland was as always brilliant. I love hearing her with 'just' piano. Bonynge accompaniment a perfect match!

[@magicmonkichi]

@@SymphonyBrahms I am not sure though I do wonder!

[@cadoh8143]

Tebaldi was in the audience in Venice. This recital was in Perth, Australia

[@magicmonkichi]

@@cadoh8143 Ah! Too right! Thank you for correcting me :)

[@trucoalaspardasalaspardas30]

Lo que tiene que haber sido verla y escucharla.. ud tuvo una bendición, un regalo infinito de la vida!

[@acitipo]

Ah! La Stupenda!!!!!!

[@niconico7281]

Un canto fantástico!!

[@fbbomber]

Meravigliosa

[@wotan10950]

I hadn't read your summary at first, so I just followed the score and was shocked that Sutherland sang a high-E in 1982. Then I realized that it was transposed down a semi-tone. But the Eb in that cadenza is no joke either, and she's clearly uncomfortable. I saw Dame Joan onstage in 1982 as Lucia, and she transposed the first part of the mad scene down a full-tone, I think. The second half was in the traditional key, but somehow the approach to that Eb is easier.

[@LumiShiko]

I always wanted to sing this aria half a tone lower too...:.) But no one would let me.Sutherland often changed the tone to suit her voice to make it comfortable. I think it's the right thing to do.

[@fernandodc5146]

I would love to hear the whole recital, she is so Stupenda !!

[@magicmonkichi]

You can view the entire recital here ^_^ kzbin.info/www/bejne/bl65emSaZbOfipI

[@fernandodc5146]

@@magicmonkichi Thank you very much !!

[@isaballaserrano4991]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@hannakarska705]

Maybe we’ll finally agree that every voice is unique and stop typecasting singers. Does it really matter if we name her a soprano or mezzo-soprano. She is absolutely perfect in the repertoire she sings, has beautiful timbre of voice for this role and her technique is brilliant.

[@MG-fv2cn]

who would name her a mezzo ??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zadighamroune]

A mezzo? You must be joking. Soprano drammatico d’agilitá

[@nwdixieboy]

@@MG-fv2cn She did start as a mezzo early on and then as a young dramatic soprano at Covent Garden before Bonynge go ahold of her. The low notes here in the scales were very stong by the way.

[@esraguzelce]

Hello I want to specify that Sutherland is an amazing and her workings about optional of arias are perfect I am gratuated from conservatory Opera department I am preparing state opera in my country At the same time I ask you that how I could reach the Joan Sutherland version of Semiramide Bel raggio lusinghier Could you assign me about the situation as pdf version I will be waiting for your valuable replying Thank you very much for your concern in advance

[@edoardoaiello435]

Big

[@rosslarkin6742]

So is this transposed to Ab major from A major?

[@lastupendajoansutherland]

Correct

[@rosslarkin6742]

My apologies, I realize you already addressed this in the description which I failed to read. Thank you!

[@ahogbin2644]

Not one of her best Eflats but still superb

[@lastupendajoansutherland]

She avoided the E flat when she sang the recital in Venice the same year (Tebaldi was in the audience)! She sang the E flat an octave lower.

[@ahogbin2644]

@@lastupendajoansutherland Indeed. Also I’ve heard a concert performance of Lucrezia Borgia from Stockholm where the final Eflat was curtailed. 1982 was possibly not her greatest year and yet in 1983 her Esclarmonde at Covent Garden was impressive and the 1985 Lucias magnificent with splendid prolonged high notes. She was a vocal miracle!

[@nwdixieboy]

@@lastupendajoansutherland The reason was she was suffering from a cold. She did close with a D at the very end in a Maria Stuarda aria. Actually more than E and Eb, her very best note above the staff was D, which you can hear so spectacularly at the end of her trio in her first Norma and also in her Darwin Concert( where she also had a cold). I think her best E was in the middle of her Bel Raggio on her Art of the Prima Donna Recital Album.