Les Huguenots

DVD musik.

207 min. 2-disc, DVD, Dame Joan Sutherland´s farewell to The Opera Stage.
Featuring:

Joan Sutherland, Clifford Grant, Amanda Thane, Suzanne Johnson, Anson Austin, John Pringle, John Wegner

Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Richard Bonynge


Directed by Lofti Mansouri


Not only a stunning opera, but a momentous historical occasion immortalised on DVD: Dame Joan Sutherland?s farewell to the operatic stage. After dominating the international opera stage for over 30 years, La Stupenda, as Dame Joan Sutherland is affectionately known, takes her historic final bow in this gala farewell performance of Les Huguenots.


Les Huguenots is one of the grandest of grand operas, and in the 19th Century was known as 'The Night of the Seven Stars' requiring, as it does, seven major artists in the leading roles.


The drama of this magnificent production with its superb cast, the excitement and emotion of the festivities before and after the performance are all included in this DVD classic.


?Sutherland?s voice retains the sheen of old gold, and can still get up to its agile, vertiginous tricks.? ? The Observer


?You could say Dame Joan was incandescent and you would be right: on this special night, this night of one star, she gave a wondrous, full-voiced performance that should be remembered for light years to come...? ? The Age


Recorded live at the Sydney Opera House, 2 October 1990