Remembering Joan Sutherland

Via NYT – Joan Sutherland, one of the most acclaimed sopranos of the 20th century, a singer of such power and range that she was crowned “La Stupenda,” died on Sunday at her home in Switzerland, near Montreux. She was 83.

For opera lovers this is a sad day.  Ms. Sutherland was indisputably one of the great sopranos of the last century and millions have enjoyed her glorious recordings over the years.  Even though she hasn’t been on stage in years, her death feels like the end of an era, as though something magical has vanished forever.

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