Rigoletto - Bella figlia dell'amore (Met, 1987)

[@photo161]

Both Pavarotti and Sutherland are in superb voice here. I am amazed to remember how I took such magnificent singing for granted at the time, never suspecting that I had been witnessing the very end of the last era of great singing...

[@mortalclown3812]

And this was Milne, too, right? Astonishing. I don't expect to hear anything like it in my lifetime.

[@Eiswirth1]

And remember, this was at the end of her long career. Magnificent singing; will never be equalled.

[@dr.luizcarlossette]

Breathtaking! Outstanding! Incomparable! Historical!

[@Demille40]

How do you get to the Met? Practice . The applause you hear is for sheer musical genius, God given voices and years of practice to sustain it all for the glory of performance. This is peerless.

[@lahire22]

one of the most beautiful and complex ensemble in opera music; love it so!

[@vestrilaura6517]

🎉mera viglia

[@Alce2008]

very true. The four were absolutely superb!

[@Jasoncheahts]

A historic performance. That last note by Dame Sutherland was truely magnificent.

[@cadoh8143]

Marvellous voices.. Sutherland fantástica.

[@salvatorecollura2692]

Dame Joan’s last note is like a jewel of undiscovered beauty, catching and scattering the light of some other world.

[@sozanmarshall2832]

So true

[@leaf1131]

The Diva, Joan Sutherland ❤❤❤❤❤

[@aniloza58]

Impresionante, emociona la voz inmensa de quien descubrí en un Messiah de Haendel. Y desde entonces agradezco la memoria de Joan Shuterland. Gracias

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

I love it when you include lots of the applause!

[@leaf1131]

Thanks for bringing this to us❤

[@jjg69]

Genial, maravilloso, bello !!! Una interpretación magistral, sublime. Un homenaje al más grande de los maestros, GIUSSEPPE VERDI !!! Enjoy the Opera, VIVA VERDI !!!

[@albertoruvalcaba4003]

Qué excelente interpretación!

[@alfredobuglione5192]

Ecco l'esempio di quando se ne cade un Teatro ahahahah Immensi!

[@gg2353]

I fell in love with opera after listening to this aria.

[@marisafernandez9510]

Es el mejor cuarteto, y no ária, de la ópera.

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

❣️. 🇲🇽. Bravo !!!!! Placido. Yucatan. 😅.

[@davidpendragon3302]

This kind if singing is gone forever.

[@sozanmarshall2832]

This is the best of the best you can't beat this

[@GE071039]

QUE ESPETÁCULO 💥💥💥💥

[@judithsouthorn1161]

Beautiful!!!!

[@judithsouthorn1161]

Thankyou

[@blessOTMA]

I can't imagine sitting in that audience and not sobbing over the seer beauty of these voices and knowing you were witnessing both incredible greatness and its passing at once. Brava.

[@judithsouthorn1161]

Love it!

[@judithsouthorn1161]

FABOLOUS.

[@carlospopelier]

another masterpiece from verdi, and fantastic singing.

[@aidacabrera572]

Te quiero mucho mi amor ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@GE071039]

OBRIGADA MEU PAI ♡

[@moustik7432]

Dame Sutherland's technique was flawless. Pavarotti's wasn't that great when he started his career as young tenor and she taught him many things including how to breath while singing. He was very grateful to her.

[@Lu2Lu2-k5r]

Luciano mi manchi tanto! Ma tu non sai quanto Lucià!

[@deaded5040]

You don't hear Thunderous applause like that anymore

[@terryrivas9815]

What a talent. Unsurpassed. Rip

[@silviac.1840]

Eccezionali tutti

[@highbaritone]

62 here. Amazing.

[@walterortiz7908]

Genial… divino …! Desde Montevideo

[@alfredobuglione5192]

Livello mondiale.Mamma mia.

[@DJChi_BoccheDiLupo]

Universale!

[@filuferru]

Disumano! Che poi tutti si sperticano giustamente in lodi alla Sutherland e Pavarotti, ma qui tutti e quattro spaccano... E se quello che ci arriva da una conversione video sono emozioni così forti non riesco ad immaginare cosa deve essere stato essere lì presenti...

[@annatrombetta]

Ugh i came because i couldn't remember the mezzos name but the singers aren't listed 😭

[@JoanSutherlandFan]

Don't worry dear. The mezzo, Maddalena is Isola Jones and Sparafucile is Ferrucio Furlanetto.

[@annatrombetta]

@@JoanSutherlandFan Thank you!! I love Isola Jones, but I can NEVER remember her name 🙈

[@fabriziogarzi9892]

Gli applausi e le urla erano solo per la Joan.

[@Alce2008]

The four we superb.What is difficult is to find 4 voces that combine

[@SifiliticoJoe]

HOLY SHIT

[@archiereece8321]

those big knockers!