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Sutherland's Story Guides Aspiring Sopranos
Dame Joan Sutherland says she has not sung properly since retiring but stayed in touch with opera. The Australian coloratura describes her solo arc from 1961 Met debut to 1990 retirement, stresses stable development for young singers, and details her autobiography A Prima Donna's Progress. She notes technique over natural talent, praises pitch accuracy of past performers, and discusses family life with conductor Richard Bonynge and their son Adam in Sydney and Switzerland.
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Joan Sutherland
Sydney Opera House
Sutherland
Australia
New York
Joan
Metropolitan Opera
London
Royal Opera
Covent Garden
Paris
Dame Joan
Regnery
Kirsten Flagstad
Richard Bonynge
Switzerland
Bonynge
Adam
Sydney
Covent Garden Opera