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Joan Sutherland

1926 - 2010

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Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, (7 November 1926 – 10 October 2010) was an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano known for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s to the 1980s. She possessed a voice combining agility, accurate intonation, pinpoint staccatos, a trill and a strong upper register, although music critics complained about her poor diction. Sutherland was the first Australian to win a Grammy Award, for the year 1961 Best Classical Performance – Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra) presented in 1962. She was known as La Stupenda (Italian for 'The Stupendous One') and is widely regarded as one of the greatest sopranos of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joan Sutherland has received more than 919,611 page views. Her biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Joan Sutherland is the 263rd most popular singer (down from 185th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Australia (down from 28th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Singer.

Joan Sutherland is most famous for her singing career. She was born in Sydney, Australia and became a member of the Australian Opera in 1960. She was the first Australian to sing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and she became one of the most celebrated opera singers of the 20th century.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Joan Sutherland ranks 263 out of 4,381. Before her are Lil Wayne, Barbara, Chris Cornell, Warda Al-Jazairia, Dino Merlin, and Kylie Minogue. After her are Anna German, Fancy, Frida Boccara, Sezen Aksu, Beyoncé, and Lucia Popp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Joan Sutherland ranks 87. Before her are Aaron Klug, Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, Francisco Rabal, Ta Mok, Gus Grissom, and Poul Anderson. After her are György Kurtág, Joachim Fest, James Stirling, Karl Richter, Hugo Banzer, and Patricia Neal. Among people deceased in 2010, Joan Sutherland ranks 52. Before her are Francisco Varallo, Paul Schäfer, Mario Monicelli, Arthur Penn, Juliet Anderson, and Ryszard Kaczorowski. After her are Antony Flew, Anton Geesink, Milka Planinc, Patricia Neal, John Forsythe, and Hwang Jang-yop.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Joan Sutherland ranks 37 out of 1,143. Before her are P. L. Travers (1899), Lionel Logue (1880), Ned Kelly (1855), Tamam Shud case (1903), John Noble (1948), and Kylie Minogue (1968). After her are Alan Jones (1946), Lisa Gerrard (1961), Phil Rudd (1954), Rod Taylor (1930), Roy Emerson (1936), and Johnny Logan (1954).

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Among SINGERS In Australia

Among singers born in Australia, Joan Sutherland ranks 2. Before her are Kylie Minogue (1968). After her are Johnny Logan (1954), Nellie Melba (1861), Helen Reddy (1941), Natalie Imbruglia (1975), Dannii Minogue (1971), Judith Durham (1943), Iggy Azalea (1990), Lenka (1978), Felix (2000), and Darren Hayes (1972).

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