HD VIDEO - Lucrezia Borgia - Act 3 - Joan Sutherland, 1989 Barcelona

I'm able to present this HD version because of the generosity of an amazing Sutherland fan who sent me the better quality video!
Lucrezia Borgia - Joan Sutherland
Gennaro - Alfredo Kraus
Maffio Orsini - Martine Dupuy
Don Alfonso - Michele Pertusi
Jacopo Liveretto - Alfredo Heilbron
Don Apostolo Gazella - Stefano Palatchi
Ascanio Petrucci - Manuel Garrido
Oloferno Vitellozzo - Antonio (Antoni) Comas
Gubetta - Alfonso Echeverria
Rustighello - Piero De Palma
Astolfo - Vicente (Vicenç) Esteve
Un coppiere - Christóbal Viñas
Conductor: Richard Bonynge

[@vanmusician]

I was at her very first performance of Lucrezia - Vancouver 1972. A thrilling evening which is now on YT

[@joshuamcpherson007]

Thank you for presenting this performance in it's entirety... it was remarkable moment in the twilight of two legendary singers.

[@amparobarbacampo8684]

El mejor Gennaro que ha habido y una de las más grandes Lucrecias, esta representación es un auténtico lujo para todos los que amamos la belleza y el arte belcantista. Gracias.

[@marcogiangrande88]

chapeau alla sessantatreenne Joan Sutherland, che dopo due atti con tutte le fatiche del ruolo, nel finale del terzo emette un sovracuto di una purezza estrema e lo tine per tutta la durata della coda orchestrale, fenomenale!!!

[@rosslarkin6742]

What a fantastic final high D-flat! And she held it for what felt like an eternity! Many of today's sopranos would have a hard time producing such resonance and power on that note.

[@crazyorganist1609]

Proper Bel Canto technique

[@ahogbin2644]

Indeed. Originally it’s in Eflat and at Covent Garden the note rang out spectacularly. By the penultimate year of her career she transposed to avoid headaches she said.

[@crazyorganist1609]

@@ahogbin2644 you can't blame her

[@ahogbin2644]

Of course not. It was still a spectacular note.

[@wotan10950]

Happily, I saw Dame Joan in her prime. I have to ask myself why she would’ve agreed to these bel canto roles at that point. She addressed it in a few interviews at the time: “I’d be just as happy to dispense with all the agility and sing roles like Adriana, but they still ask for things like Lucia!”

[@hansrichardnohrer2834]

Habe joan sutherland oft eine gute sängerin sie und gut das video

[@hansrichardnohrer2834]

Gute sänger im video ihre partner