Joan Sutherland in a Glorious Moment

[@PhilipKoch-i3o]

She's one in a trillion.

[@PhilipKoch-i3o]

This just transported me to heaven; as Joan Sutherland always did . is this Bellini? the first time I heard Joan Sutherland live, my life was transformed. She truly is the Voice of the Century.

[@Ulysses88047]

Donizetti: " Rosmonda d'Ingliterra "

[@carloszenon4562]

Whats not to love of this woman??? She's absolutely SUPERB...GOD BLESS LA STUPENDA

[@rakellcolotta3675]

Totally agree!

[@skyhunk]

Amazing!! I got goosebumps. She was a treasure gone too soon. We are fortunate to have her many recordings as a legacy. Read somewhere that she was the most recorded opera singer ever, thanks to her husband Richard Bonynge. Thank you Joan, thank you Richard.

[@PhilipKoch-i3o]

I did not know that. And of course, she should be the most recorded ever. She is vocal perfection. There will never be another

[@eugenelewis2249]

perfect. full stop.

[@ahogbin2644]

Brilliant singing from La Stupenda at the beginning of her triumphant international career. Apparently, this aria lifted from Rosmonda was sometimes interpolated into Lucia in the 19th century instead of Regnavo nel silenzio. I guess because it is maybe a little more showy. She recorded it as an appendix to the first Lucia with Cioni, Merrill and Siepi under Pritchard in 1961 in Rome.

[@roberthancox]

Incredible!!!!

[@MrStpendouslvforjo]

Really, she's the voice of the century

[@liedersanger1]

No, that was Rosa Ponselle. But it's not easy choice. I'd also put Flagstad and L. Price on my list of the four greatest voices. Greatest singers is another matter for another day.

[@Tkimba2]

+David Perkins loool Ponselle XD

[@jondavwal13]

@@liedersanger1 I do not know how anybody can claim to know Ponselle was the voice of the century when her recordings do not display any such thing. She was a great singer by all accounts but nobody claimed her voice was the supernatural freak of nature that Sutherland's was. And her high notes were not consistent by her own admission even at her very peak. Based on her recordings, of which I have heard every one, I am hard pressed to place her anywhere although I acknowledge she might be worthy of the top 4 if I had better evidence. Flagstad and Price I could get behind. Those are my top 3.

[@liedersanger1]

@@jondavwal13 No accounting for perceptions. All I know is what I think, and what others have said of Ponselle. MARIA CALLAS: "The greatest singer of us all." LUCIANO PAVAROTTI: "The Queen of Queens in all of singing." GERALDINE FARRAR,: "When discussing singers, there are two you must first set aside: Rosa Ponselle and Enrico Caruso. Then you may begin." TULLIO SERAFIN: "In my lifetime, there have been three vocal miracles: Caruso, Ruffo and Ponselle. Apart from these there have been several wonderful singers." WALTER LEGGE: "The most glorious voice that ever came from any woman's throat." And Rosa's voice WAS a freak of nature--in its combination of size and richness and warmth and flexibility, combined with her subtle musicality. And with very little formal training.

[@jondavwal13]

@@liedersanger1 I based my opinion on my opinion, not some sycophantic hero worship. Pavarotti called Sutherland the voice of the century and Bidu Sayao said if there is perfection in singing, this is is, when hearing Sutherland. Since your opinion isn't your opinion at all I'll ignore it. Her lack of formal training made her voice a bit of a train wreck. It sounded lovely and her singing was very complete. The voice was not the voice of the century however. If you LISTEN to the recordings and made comparisons you might be able to figure it out for yourself. Callas's opinions of voices means nothing to me. She sounded like a fire engine. How would she know? Ferrar also never heard Sutherland and Serafin made his statement in the 50s. Legge was responsible for Schwarzkopf who sounded like a singing hemorrhoid.

[@paminan3634]

Stunning performance. Such a great style

[@eberhardthauer3818]

She and Callas: Never more heard..in all future! E.T.

[@miffy1950]

Stunning!!! The voice of the 20th century indeed!!

[@CharlotteinWeimar]

Glorious as ever! Thank you so much.

[@OscarGraumusico]

Donizetti - Rosmonda d'Inghilterra - "perchè non ho del vento"

[@delibeslakme6451]

El timbre mas bello de la Lirica, agudos y sobre agudos bellisimos. color de voz unico inconfundible, agilidad asombrosa.

[@reginabellestar]

i think this is similar to the Rosmonda aria and Lily pons inserted this variant in her Salut a la france. Wow Sutherland is brilliant as always and forever. A Vocal miracle.

[@lawrenceallen6508]

Wonderful

[@Eiswirth1]

This sounds more like Rossini than Donizetti. Brilliant music sung by the greatest voice in all of operatic history.

[@Eiswirth1]

I meant to say Bellini, not Rossini.

[@LC-ig2jm]

Definitely. Sutherland being the greatest voice in all of operatic history, that is.

[@brunoantony3218]

Suth Pav you’re on drugs? This is pure Donizetti. And how can you mistake Rossini for Belllini? Go back to school.

[@Eiswirth1]

@@brunoantony3218 As I said above, I meant Bellini, not Rossini. It sounds like something from Beatrice di Tenda, not Lucia. And get off your high horse.

[@brunoantony3218]

Suth Pav I don’t think you really know what you’re talking about and you really have no idea of anything remotely related to Donizetti, Rossini or Bellini.

[@tg92277]

By the way, your channel is great! I've only ever met one person my age who's even heard of Dame Joan!

[@timsuffolk]

Just fantastic!

[@65attila]

So special

[@bellini7verdi]

LA GLORIA DE LOS SUEÑOS.....HECHO PURO CANTO POETICO INTEMPESTUOSO......

[@bellini7verdi]

SE QUE SIGNIFICADO TIE EL DE GLORIOSO MOMENTO......PERO ...JOAN SUTHERLAND...EN TODA SU VIDA Y CANTO...SIEMPRE HA SIDO Y FUE UN GLORIOSO MOMENTO.........EN SUS FRESCURAS Y OSCURECIMIENTO DE LA VOZ.......JAMAS UNA CANTANTE HA SIDO TAN BENDECIDA POR EL UNIVERSO

[@timsuffolk]

I have never heard this before, just when you think you have heard everything she has sung. Thanks Tom!

[@joannilson2900]

It was a "bonus" track on her first recorded Lucia in 1961 with Sir John Pritchard conducting. Still - IMHO - the best recording of that opera!

[@josephcollins6033]

Thank you for this recording and for the information !

[@tomslovejs]

I like them both too! personally I find this one is very cheerful, it fits a bright lunatic Lucia while 'Quando rapito' is more dark & mysterious and fits better a tragic insane Lucia :)

[@rakellcolotta3675]

I like Quando better because her mood changes rapidly which sounds crazy

[@AlphonsodeBarbo]

That was truly beautiful!

[@tomslovejs]

Thank you!! I'm glad that you like it:)

[@sayersbrock]

Love your channel and of course I worship Dame Joan!!! Anyone care to share their desert island recordings of Sutherland (live or studio)??? Comment below...

[@Eiswirth1]

"Art of the Prima Donna" is a must: greatest soprano recording of all time. And any of her bel canto operas recorded up to about '72 (Traviata; Lucia; Norma; Puritani; Sonnambula) when her voice was incomparable.

[@tomslovejs]

Thank you! Mine are the first Rigoletto (1960 recording), Beatrice di Tenda (1966), Le roi de Lahore (1979) and I masnadieri (1982). But I really love everything she did.. all the way till the end! I just love her voice and her style so much. She was a great great artist.

[@davidallen508]

All of the above and (on the lighter side) ‘I’ll Follow My Secret Heart’,’Falling in Love With Love’ etc.

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

1st Norma. Esclamonde. 2nd Lucia. (If allowed an extra I would take the 2nd Rigoletto.)

[@oderflanell]

1st Turandot. 2nd Esclarmonde. 3rd I Puritani.

[@joaocampelo3725]

0:42 always gives me chills 😍

[@fabriziomariagarzi5534]

Primedonne di adesso...faccia a terra.

[@highbaritone]

This was the second recording I bought of Joan’s and hot yo the end and there this was. A great surprise. Thank you for your post.

[@Karamfila]

Wow! I didn't know this version, many thanks!

[@tomslovejs]

Indeed, it's both.

[@debbiewoodburn6786]

Brava! La Stupenda indeed! Bravissima!

[@bellini7verdi]

la voz mas enternecedora y espectacular ...tiene los dos limites....la inocencia y la fuerza espeluznante de la realidad humana....llena de gloria....y juventud intempestuosa,,........

[@elisabethpetronellalautrup3915]

WAU!!!🤩❤

[@bellini7verdi]

escuchar su canto......es como sentir.....y ver ....el aleteo de una mariposa...............y una libélula.....................algo digno de estudiar...por su hermosura.........

[@tomslovejs]

You're welcome!

[@tg92277]

Isn't this "torna,torna o caro oggetto" from Rosmonda d'Inghilterra?

[@tg92277]

Which do you think fits Lucia best, then? This or the "quando rapito"? I like both :)

[@brunoantony3218]

This is from Rosmonda, not Lucia. Fanny Persiani the first Lucia sometimes replaced Regnava with this aria but it was never an "alternative" to Regnava, no other soprano did it.

[@tomslovejs]

Thank you for your comment.

[@christophecesar4761]

Except that Donizetti did it also because he made this replacement in the French version of Lucia, Lucie de Lammermoor, he wrote for Paris. You can hear it in a studio recording with Natalie Dessay ou a DVD with Patrizia Ciofi recorded around 2000.

[@brunoantony3218]

@@christophecesar4761 I’m very familiar with the French version. I was discussing the original Italian version, Lucia di Lammermoor.

[@barbarahernandez3531]

Why is there even a thumbs down option ❤

[@SR-jx8yu]

What a wonderful opera this is… shame it’s not performed much

[@evgeny9965]

Wow!!!! Tickle me Elmo!!!!!!

[@PhilipKoch-i3o]

Thank you for that very interesting information. What is Rosemunda? It sounds Like Donizetti or Bellini.

[@brianchambers1508]

Where is the next Joan sutherlannd coming from however excellent the competition maybe. Alas not from the Cardiff singer of the world

[@davideferrari5702]

Vocalmente un portento... Però non si capisce cosa stia dicendo...

[@giudiciadanna4550]

Davide Ferrari, di tantissimi cantanti si capisce poco e non hanno la voce portentosa della Joan....accontentati.

[@davideferrari5702]

@@giudiciadanna4550 va bene...

[@reginabellestar]

i think this is similar to the Rosmonda aria and Lily pons inserted this variant in her Salut a la france. Wow Sutherland is brilliant as always and forever. A Vocal miracle.

[@mountainsong100]

But Lily Pons had pitch problems...