Joan Sutherland

Joan Sutherland

Australian soprano
Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE was an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano known for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s.Wikipedia
BornNovember 7, 1926
HometownSydney, Australia
Height5'9" (1.75m)
SpouseDame Joan Sutherland (m 1954 - 2010)
ParentsJulianne McClure , Hugh Reskymer Bonython
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