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This magnificent performance was recorded in Edinburgh in 1960. But caveat emptor: the sound is sub-standard by a long shot. There is a major drop-out:
This will be a must for Sutherland fans. In 1960 she was in first blush of her stupendous career, and she’s in glorious, huge-but-girlish voice.
This August, 1976 live performance from Sydney is of course only for Sutherland fans. (It has been available on video for some time but I’m
I believe this is the only note-complete performance of this opera, and furthermore, the only one that is sung in all of the original keys
The bright recording and arrangements (lots of bells, shiny brass) go delightfully with Sutherland’s high-placed voice, at its most fabulous in 1965 when this was
Acis & Galatea was Handel’s most popular work during the 18th century, and it is easy to understand why. The tunes are lovely, frequent, and
This overweight bon-bon from 1889 is one of Massenet’s most exotic and lush works, one filled with musical motifs that bring Wagner to mind. It
I doubt if there’s ever been a more astonishing debut recital in the history of the LP. Sutherland sang the “Lucia” heard ’round the world
Dame Joan Sutherland was a vocal law unto herself, and if you don’t believe me, just listen to a few minutes of the six-and-one-half hours
Given that Testament has re-released its extraordinary, excellent-sounding 1955 Bayreuth Ring cycle as an attractively priced boxed set, it seems strange for the label to
