Joan Sutherland's Huge/Enormous BIG Voice (InHouse Recordings) [1959-1989]

[@jmiller05]

A human bazooka.

[@MrStpendouslvforjo]

That"s funny! :)

[@WelahHomo87]

@@MrStpendouslvforjo very funny

[@ghpianochannel1561]

Her singing at 2:38 is absolutely shocking. In the early years her voice never struck me as a dramatic type, but that pure silvery ringing quality in her higher range is jaw dropping to hear even through my cheap headphones. I’ve never heard anything like it

[@MrSwifts31]

I worked in the opera wardrobe department,at Covent Garden for nearly 40 years,until I retired.So I had many chances(from the wings) to appreciate Joan''s wonderful talent.Now an anecdote,early in her career she was singing a very difficult aria (with amazingly high top notes)which of course she just tossed of without any effort.She passed me in the wings,and said "Not bad,was I?"What could I say,bu that was Joan,she took her art seriously,but not herself.She and Richard were deeply loved by all in the house. One further thing to mention,don't stand in front of Joan when she was singing,it was like being punched in the chest,so those who say she didn't have a big voice don't know what they are talking about.

[@sutherlandfan64]

She was the high notes, the trills, the staccati, the big voice but also so much more. Such musicianship, it will never be stressed enough. The excitement her voice conveyed was out of this world but it could also convey great pathos and melancholy. The more you listen to her the more you realise that she did act through her voice and that it was not just about the pyrotechnics and the stratospheric notes, particularly in live recordings. She remains and will undoubtedly remain for the longest time, unsurpassed.

[@MrStpendouslvforjo]

I agree 100%

[@davidallen508]

Brilliant comment ; you now have millions of soul-mates.

[@paullewis2413]

Joan often comes under criticism mainly from Maria Callas fans but this is totally unjustified as they were very different artists. Sure Maria could evoke meaning in a way that no other singer has yet matched but conversely Joan at her best is simply breathtaking providing us with the most exciting and a miraculous and effortless technique never equalled. They were both supreme in their own unique way.

[@acitipo]

El timbre de Joan era immensamente más bello que el de Maria, nunca acusó el tremolo pesado y su carrera fue longeva.

[@Sutherland2]

​@@paullewis2413Callas supported Joan and attended rehearsals and performances. Callas always wished her well.

[@johannesbrahms7414]

This is the best compilation of Dame Joan Sutherland at her---- META-COSMIC, "EINSTEIN PERFECTION"---- BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AS-rx4tp]

Thank you so much for this. I have played it over and over. 😊

[@Bulacio_Elias]

Amazing the Best soprano of all times!

[@MrStpendouslvforjo]

What a WONDERFUL video this is!! She truly was STUPENDOUS! And what a beautiful picture of her! She was in such COMMAND of her voice! She could do so many incredible things! Real trills, scales of every imaginable kind - high notes - the SIZE of her voice was at times heroic! What WONDERFUL selections!! Really - Operamyworld- this was a wonderful post!

[@Sutherland2]

Many think that Decca records failed to record her voice properly. Nilsson, too. They didn't have the technology to capture these huge voices. Hearing Sutherland and Nilsson in the house was much more thrilling than recordings.

[@jondavwal13]

It wasn't just that her voice was huge in the house. It just felt like it filled every open space it could find and then sat on your shoulder while she sang into your ear. It was always audible over everybody else and anything else but in a weirdly comfortable way. I've never heard any other voice in the theater that had the same effect.

[@Sutherland2]

@@jondavwal13 Beautifully said, and so true. We were so privileged to have heard her in the house so long.

[@GarthAstrology]

@@jondavwal13 A friend of mine said that Sutherland's voice "subsumed and subdued" the space.

[@WilsonWatt-q2e]

Absolutely true. I heard her at the Chicago Lyric, the Met, and Covent Garden. She always gave everything to her performances and always seemed to be ready to do it again even at the end of the evening. No audience could feel left out when hearing her in the house.

[@PeteBMan]

A million times this. The engineers controlled what they couldn't understand and capture. Those of us today only have glimpses of the greatest, unfortunately

[@dantewalston2755]

Brava Sutherland, what wonders great technique and talent can put the human voice to work… When La Callas said “she’s not good, she’s great!” It was settled from then! Brava!!!!

[@Ruffiello]

People are screaming their heads off! Oh, how I wish I could have heard her live.

[@manolis.799]

I am in total awe of this woman!!! Unbelievable voice, some magnificent recordings here

[@marylambcarter]

OMG !!!!!!!! ALIEN MOMENT ... NOT HUMAN VOICE !!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE

[@schneevongestern9898]

I don't know. There are many who put emphasis on how she did have great expression and pathos in her singing. To me, what excites me about her is the voice as a vocal phenomenon. She had the technical ability to put her naturally given voice to utterly perfect use. The resonance, projection, stamina, volume, agility, breath support, breath control, vocal control, intonation, relaxation, any technical and vocal feature was supreme with her. And hands down. Her high range was legendary. The combination of piercing yet beautiful brilliance, agility, precision and gigantic resonance and volume was unique. What wasn't her absolute strength, to my sensation, was diction (becoming increasingly mushy at least from the late 60s), authentic drama and her lower range. That was more a strength of a singer like callas. But sutherland around 1960, +/- 2 years, was a vocal miracle. Just like callas around 1950. Together with Schwarzkopf they make the three defining sopranos of the second half of the 20th century to me. And again, hands down. Schwarzkopf had the most beautiful singing voice ever. True lyrical voice.

[@Sutherland2]

Joan worked very hard to improve her diction and it did get better in the 70s and 80s. The accusation of poor diction is a very tired old saw. Betty Blackhead was a great singer, too, but her VOICE will never rank among the greats. But she did have good diction.

[@schneevongestern9898]

@@Sutherland2 in the end i do not care too much about diction. it is about the sound. Some singers could only sing vocalises and i still would be listening to them all the time.

[@WelahHomo87]

Schwarzkopf was no patch Joan or Callas

[@ryan.engstrom]

This is amazing! Thank you!

[@jordipanadesribera6890]

La Stupenda, artista indimenticabile.

[@magicmonkichi]

13min, and 51 seconds of pure vocal bliss! Many thanks! Does anyone know what piece she is singing at 6:45?

[@wehrlepascal7109]

6:45 It's from the composer GRAUN and the name of the opera MONTEZUMA. Greetings. Pascal

[@magicmonkichi]

@@wehrlepascal7109 Thank you ^_^

[@itzopera]

Thanks for this gift!!

[@itzopera]

How lucky you are! I would give anything to have heard her in live. For me she was and is absolutely the best!

[@gadenkrotis540]

Thankyou so much for this - especially loved her talking at the beginning, and yes, seeing her Live, it really did sound as though her voice was a wonderful, warm and full column of omnidirectional sound ... completely unparalleled. Daylight second

[@KBGWorld29]

Her voice was a true product of nature and nurture! Brava!

[@williammaddox3339]

Thanks!

[@nfterestt]

She is amazing - I think before 1960 are her best recordings. Seems like the diction went away after this point... her voice is so crazy and round and released. Incredible!!!!

[@MMotta-mk8uq]

Grande soprano dramático coloratura!

[@sergiosanchezsanchez8712]

Impresionante compilación. La Voz de Joan Sutherland es de super soprano.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻❤️👍🏻

[@aetion]

This video is a gem. Thank you, dear OperaMyWorld.

[@acitipo]

Ah la Stupenda!!! La voz más hermosa de la lírica.

[@magicmonkichi]

back for more! that "Tu vedrai" near the end of this clip is killer! /faints.

[@raularango5973]

Gran diva.

[@Homoclassicus]

Wow where do that "C'est l'histoire amoureuse" and that Hamlet Mad Scene come from? She was stunning in them even for her own considerably unsurpassable standards! :-O Could you please post those performances complete some day? It'd be amazing! Thanks for this upload!

[@OperaMyWorld]

I would post them soon!! The Hamlet is from 1968 Unknown PlACE concert (I have only this piece) and the "C'est l'histoire amoureuse" comes from 1970 in Canada's Winnipeg Opera where Joan gave a recital!

[@Homoclassicus]

@@OperaMyWorld Thank you very much!

[@MMotta-mk8uq]

A rainha da técnica vocal. Perita em trilho, volatura, staccato, legato, extrema agilidade vocal, mais ágil que muitos sopranos ligeiros, etc. Grande Joan Sutherland!

[@ThrivingJean]

Great upload, thank you! Please, what version of Al tuo seno Fortunato is it? 1967? 1968?

[@OperaMyWorld]

ThrivingJean 1967!!

[@ThrivingJean]

@@OperaMyWorld Thank you very much. Do you know the 1968 Salt Lake City concert? It's exquisite.

[@OperaMyWorld]

ThrivingJean I wish I could hear it!

[@tjw2469]

imagining a female monster screaming at your face with pure vowel at the distance of 1 mm

[@nathandavis3002]

Whats the recording at 8:05 from?

[@ryan.engstrom]

My guess is something of Haydn...

[@nathandavis3002]

Drives me crazy because I know that recording well and have listened to it recently! But now it escapes me!

[@nathandavis3002]

Ah yes! Al tuo seno fortunate! Indeed haydn.

[@delosmike2030]

This is pitched ridiculously high, making her seem to be hitting high E naturals. And of course it makes the tempos too fast also.

[@bellini7verdi]

un BAZOOKA......................TOTALLLLLLLLLLLLL