Dame Joan Sutherland, A Year Later - Let the Bright Seraphim, 1959

Dame Joan Sutherland blows up the BBC's microphone with an enormous high D in this live recording of "Let the Bright Seraphim" from Handel's "Samson" in January of 1959 at Covent Garden.

[@Eiswirth1]

She had the greatest voice I have ever heard. The D at the end was other-worldly beautiful. Bonynge knew what he was doing by guiding her into the bel canto repertoire. If only I had heard her live, as many have stated the recordings don't do the voice justice.

[@Richiesutherland]

Even better than the verson on "The Art of the PD"! That D is enormous, but has great sweetness as well as clarion brilliance.

[@scarletblack666]

What an incredible trill.

[@debbiewoodburn6786]

La Stupendissima!

[@CaptFitzbattleaxe]

I keep on meaning to upload this. You beat me to it! Gorgeous performance.

[@emma41093]

Ahhhhh heaven!

[@BunkLaplace]

From BBC TV? If so, it's Denis Efan (tp), If not, it's (more probably) Harry Dilley (tp) solo trumpet at Covent Garden

[@-Tesla-Live_]

The so-called bright seraphim would have done better to use Joan's voice instead of the inferior sound of a trumpet. The cherubic host would have been much happier with her, I'm sure!

[@LaDivinaLover]

This tempo is a little slow for me I think! She could have made this a show stopper. But great diction. I Loved the 50's and 60's for Sutherland.

[@DCFunBud]

Could have been a show stopper? She received a ten-minute ovation in 1958.