Joan Sutherland
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Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE (7 November 1926 – 10 October 2010)[2] was an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano known for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s to the 1980s.
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Birth name | Joan Alston Sutherland |
Born | (1926-11-07)7 November 1926 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 10 October 2010(2010-10-10) (aged 83) Les Avants, Vaud, Switzerland |
Occupation(s) | Opera singer |
Years active | 1947–1990 |
Other names | La Stupenda[1] |
Alma mater | Royal College of Music |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
She possessed a voice combining agility, accurate intonation, pinpoint staccatos,[3] a trill and a strong upper register, although music critics complained about her poor diction.[4][5]
Sutherland was the first Australian to win a Grammy Award, for the year 1961 Best Classical Performance – Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra) presented in 1962.
She was known as 'La Stupenda' and is widely regarded as one of the greatest sopranos of all time.