Joan Sutherland



First NameJoan
Last NameSutherland
Full Name at BirthJoan Alston Sutherland
Other NamesLa Stupenda
The Voice of the Century
La Prima Donna Absoluta
Age83 (age at death)
Date of BirthNovember 7, 1926
BirthplaceSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of DeathOctober 10, 2010
Location of DeathGeneva, Switzerland
Height6' 2" (188 cm)
BuildLarge
Star SignScorpio
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAustralian
Occupation CategorySinger

Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE (7 November 1926 – 10 October 2010) was an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano noted for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s.


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Filmography

Selected Joan Sutherland film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1995
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection
Mother Rudd

1990
Die Fledermaus
Party's Guest singer

1990
Les huguenots
Marguerite de Valois

1988
The Merry Widow
Hanna Glawari

1988
Maria Stuarda
Maria Stuarda

1986
Daughter of the Regiment, The
Marie

1986
Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucia

1984
Anna Bolena

1984
Dialogues of the Carmelites
Madame Lidoine

1984
Adriana Lecouvreur
Adriana Lecouvreur

1983
Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucia

1983
Il trovatore
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1981
Norma
Norma

1980
Lucrezia Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia

1978
Norma
Norma

1978
Don Giovanni
Donna Anna

1977
Lucrezia Borgia
Lucrezia

1977
Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucia

1976
Lakmé
Lakmé

1976
I puritani
Elvira

1962
The Voice of Firestone
Guest Opera Vocalist

Soundtrack Credits

2008
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1993
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1991
Suite 215
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1989
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1987
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1987
Mascara
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1987
Coda
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Navigation Boxes
2004 Kennedy Center Honorees
Joan Sutherland