Joan Sutherland - The Greatest Hits

Joan Sutherland - The Greatest Hits

Joan Sutherland - The Greatest Hits
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Composer: Vincenzo Bellini
Composer: Leo Delibes
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
Composer: Charles Gounod
Composer: George Frederick Handel
Composer: Jacques Offenbach
Composer: Niccolo Piccinni
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Conductor: John Pritchard
Conductor: Nello Santi
Conductor: Richard Bonynge
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra of London
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Performer: Joan Sutherland
Performer: Carlo Bergonzi
Performer: Gabriel Bacquier
Performer: Jacques Charon
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-05-12
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
  1. Samson: Let The Bright Seraphim
  2. La buona figliuola: Furia di donna
  3. Norma: Casta diva
  4. I Puritani: Son vergin vezzosa (Polonaise)
  5. La Fille Du Regiment: Pour ce contrat fatal...Ah! salut à la France
  6. Lakme: Ah!...Où va la jeune Indoue (Bell Song)
  7. Rigoletto: Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome
  8. Faust: Ã? Dieu! que de bijoux!...Ah! je ris de me voir si belle (Jewel Song)
  9. La Traviata: E' strano!...Ah, fors'è lui...Sempre libera
  10. Les Contes d'Hoffman: Les oiseaux dan la charmille (Doll Song)
  11. Lucia di Lammermoor: Il dolce suono mi colpi di sua voce!...Ardon gl'incensi (Mad Scene)

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Free Music Review: Classic coloratura singing by Dame Joan
Hit: 5 Stars

Joan Sutherland was one of the wonders of coloratura technique in the 1950s and 1960s. Some say that the 1960s represent the peak of her accomplishments. The cuts on this CD represent that period, so this is Dame Joan at her best. Music ranges from Handel to Bellini to Delibes to Donizetti to Verdi, with Gounod, Piccinni, and Offenbach thrown in for good measure. She was not great on characterization (no Tebaldi, Callas, or Moffo here), but, oh, that voice! Some illustrative examples follow. . . .

She began as a dramatic soprano, so that there is a lot of punch behind her coloratura technique. It is amazing that she exhibits such agility, given that background. "Let the Bright Seraphim" from Handel spotlights that agility, as well as one of the best trills of the past 60 years. While some CDs that feature coloratura singing may end up with excessive ornamentation, ornamentation at some level is di rigueur. And a trill is a key part of the coloratura soprano's armamentarium. Also present on this cut is a command of high notes, precisely hit.

Bellini's opera, "I Puritani," includes a "polonaise," entitled "Son vergin vezzosa" that shows off Sutherland's gifts to good effect. Coloratura techniques, again, are evident. The repeat features increased ornamentation and a clean hit on the final high note. The "Bell Song" from Delibes' "Lakme" is included on this CD. Some stunning trills are featured; again, she hits the notes well, including the high ones. This ends with a nice trill and high notes well done.

Verdi's opera, "Rigoletto," features wonderful music, including ""Gaultier Malde. . .Caro nome," where an innocent is messed around with by a genuine cad. But the music is wondrous, one of Verdi's best tunes. Sutherland hits trill after trill. Well conceived and executed effects. From "La Traviata," also by Verdi, a nice rendering of "Sempre libera." Again, characterization is not her forte; for Violetta, go to others like Renata Scotto and Anna Moffo for that. Once more, trills that are glorious are manifest. An agile voice and well done high notes.

The "Mad Scene" from Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor"? Here is one of the iconic recordings. This was one of Sutherland's genuine "greatest hits." Again, forget characterization and acting; that was never her strength. Listen to the voice and the singing. "Spargi d'amaro pianto," the culminating segment of the "Mad Scene," is absolutely stunning. Trills, runs, high notes cleanly hit, other ornamentation (e.g., appoggiaturas) are exemplary.

I have not listened to Sutherland's work in some time and I had begun to wonder if I had romanticized her skills as I was listening to more contemporary coloratura sopranos singing the same repertoire. However, listening to this CD reassures me that I am not simply some old-timer going into the past. While there is talent today (including the voices of Netrebko, Fleming, Dessay, and others), Dame Joan Sutherland is one of "the real deals" among coloratura sopranos.
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