dame joan sutherland

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Definition of dame joan sutherland in English English dictionary

of the 20th century. She is known as La Stupenda because of the great beauty of her singing, and she sang in opera houses all over the world from the 1950s to the 1980s (1926- ) an Australian opera singer, who is one of the most important sopranos (=women with high singing voices). born Nov. 7, 1926, Sydney, Austl. Australian soprano. After debuting in Sydney in 1947, she moved to London. Having sung minor roles at Covent Garden from 1952, she established her status as one of the leading coloraturas of the 20th century in a 1959 performance of Lucia di Lammermoor. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1961, and she became a favourite there and worldwide in bel canto roles until her retirement in 1991

Hyphenation

Dame Joan Suth·er·land

Turkish pronunciation

deym cōn sʌdhırlınd

Pronunciation

/ˈdām ˈʤōn ˈsəᴛʜərlənd/ /ˈdeɪm ˈʤoʊn ˈsʌðɜrlənd/