Joan Sutherland: "Tornami a vagghegiar"

[@Sutherland2]

Still beautiful singing at age 56! There was no one like her!

[@dollartwenty]

I was fortunate enough to be at the opening night of this wonderful production. In the first interval I raced down to the box office and bought tickets to all the remaining performances. Splendid performances from the rest of the cast,especially Greta Elkins and Lauris Elms, marvelous designs by John Pascoe and all crowned by Our Joan. Bliss!

[@dianaventura7999]

Bravissima, La Stupenda, you have not equals!

[@carlerle787]

I saw this production at The Sydney Opera House in 1983 - just absolutely wonderful in every department.

[@MrStpendouslvforjo]

The ornamentation was excellent - especially the run up to High D at the end!

[@operabilia]

Class throughout, exemplary technique and mastery of all the vocal fireworks, including of course the unmatched full trills, meaningful and sustained, as they should be ....

[@DCFunBud]

The ending was so touching with the flower petals falling from above.

[@dougbarker3019]

I love how the ornaments are refined and tasteful. So many singers today turn the the da capo section into a Lucia mad scene.

[@FairyForest87]

Yep Sills did it wnd it ruined ot

[@baritonebynight]

@@FairyForest87 Like I've said before...stick to playing the organ and choral singing. Sills became an overnight star after her first Cleopatra with the NYC opera.

[@operalover42]

Merveilleuse, fabuleuse, extraordinaire Joan Sutherland !

[@scataplaft]

Stunning, classy and perfect. She never ceases to amaze me. Brava! ❤

[@JJoeisCooking]

One of the great coloratura sopranos of the 20th century.

[@baritonebynight]

Dame Joan once said "Handel is medicine for the voice."

[@jorgealbertolettera4027]

Maravillosa!!!! La grandísima Joan Sutherland. No hay.palabras para agradecer el aporte que ésta fabulosa soprano ha hecho al mundo de la ópera.Y una conjuncion de arte, belleza, música excelsa, interprete maravillosa, vestuario, escenografía, etc. Qué pena que hoy en día, muchos estén destruyendo la ópera con.producciones espantosas.

[@orfeo117]

Totalmente de acuerdo!!!!Vivimos un período KITSCH insoportable...dónde el Mal gusto impera por doquier!!!

[@bosiewilder4945]

The ornaments from 3.06 - Amazing!

[@orfeo117]

DIOSA la JOAN!!!!la escucho diariamente!!!FABULOSA!!!!!UNA GLORIA DEL BEL CANTO!!!!!!

[@debbiewoodburn6786]

I love this recording. La Stupenda! The one and only!

[@bosiewilder4945]

Enchanting.

[@dianaventura7999]

I love this, but I also love the "Ah mio cor" from the same production. I want the entire stunning production.

[@KarlaMatus79]

What a beautyful performance. Personally I didn’t know Alcina in video and the scene so nice. Really i loved it.. Joan Sutherland is one of my favorite singers❤️😀 thanks for sharing the video. I send a hug from Managua Nicaragua 🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮

[@dougbarker3019]

Amazing how good Joan sounds here, even on an old video soundtrack. Nowadays, the singers have the benefit of being recorded in HD but most of them don't produce anything like the glorious Sutherland sound, even with the latest technology at their disposal.

[@blessOTMA]

incomparable...without peer.

[@MrKvarner]

Perfection!!!

[@rodaspinu]

such a beautiful scenery precinematographic at its best!

[@herrbrucvald6376]

this is how a baroque opera should be done.... none of this euro-porno-political-satirical-quasi-noir-film bs. Sutherland + Handel = divine²

[@tomclaudetom]

Only Joan only héros loveeeeeeeeeeee

[@FairyForest87]

The proper version to sing Händel. in period costumes and without the sex scenes which Joanie herself disliked and thought were unnecessary

[@misanthropelife]

The 1959 production shoul’ve been recorded

[@nathandavis3002]

Is there a filmed recording of this production at its full length? This is stunning, and for her age her voice sounds so fresh here!

[@andyking957]

some of the reception of the piece is due to the singer, for me she is singing is very good. "Exellent" for me would be singing the colouratures more pitched and pronounced, but this might be a matter of personal taste. And she is no italian... And some is souroundings...The stage set is somewhat "modernism", but not overdone, at least there are no people running around in contemporary dress. I really 👍those few stage designers who abstain from massively violating stage design for own self-presentation puroses.