| Other author/creator | Berbié, Jane, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Horne, Marilyn, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Bergonzi, Carlo, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Bonifacio, Tina, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Pavarotti, Luciano, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Cassinelli, Riccardo, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Du Plessis, Christian, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Gibbs, John, 1937-1986, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Tourangeau, Huguette, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Elkins, Margreta, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Duval, Pierre (Tenor), performer. |
| Other author/creator | Flagello, Ezio, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Bonynge, Richard, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Santi, Nello, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Pritchard, John, 1921-1989 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Molinari-Pradelli, Francesco, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Mehta, Zubin, conductor. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Attila. Allor che i forti corrono. |
| Included Work | Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891. Lakmé. Sous le dôme épais. |
| Included Work | Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880. Contes d'Hoffmann. Oiseaux dans la charmille. |
| Included Work | Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Beatrice di Tenda. Aria finale. |
| Included Work | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Zauberflöte. Zum Leiden bin ich auserkoren. |
| Included Work | Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Linda di Chamounix. O luce di quest'anima. |
| Included Work | Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Semiramide. Serbami ognor sì fido. |
| Included Work | Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Fille du régiment. Salut à la France. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata. Un dì felice, eterea. |
| Included Work | Balfe, M. W. (Michael William), 1808-1870. Bohemian girl. I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls. |
| Included Work | Bishop, Henry R. (Henry Rowley), 1786-1855. Clari. Home, sweet home. |
| Included Work | Benatzky, Ralph, 1884-1957. Casanova. O Madonna, auf uns sieh. |
| Included Work | Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Lucia di Lammermoor. Dolce suono. |
| Included Work | Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Norma. Casta diva. |
| Included Work | Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Alcina. Tornami a vagheggiar. |
| Included Work | Glière, Reinhold Morit͡sevich, 1875-1956. Concertos, soprano voice, orchestra, op. 82. |
| Included Work | Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Lucia di Lammermoor. Sulla tomba che rinserra. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto. Caro nome. |
| Included Work | Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Esclarmonde. Esprits de l'air. |
| Included Work | Coward, Noël, 1899-1973. Operette. Where are the songs we sung? |
| Included Work | Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Boys from Syracuse. Falling in love with love. |
| Included Work | Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Puritani. Son vergin vezzosa. |
| Included Work | Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Turandot. In questa reggia. |
| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tristan und Isolde. Liebestod. |
| Included Work | Cilèa, Francesco, 1866-1950. Adriana Lecouvreur. Poveri fiori. |
| Included Work | Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Sonnambula. Ah! non giunge. |
| Other author/creator | London Symphony Orchestra, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Orchestre national, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Orchestre de la Suisse romande, performer. |
| Other author/creator | New Symphony Orchestra of London, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Société des concerts du Conservatoire. Orchestre, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Ambrosian Singers, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Opera House (London, England). Chorus, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus, performer. |
| Other author/creator | New Philharmonia Orchestra, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Opéra de Paris. Chœur, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Ambrosian Opera Chorus, performer. |
| Other author/creator | John Alldis Choir, performer. |
| Other author/creator | National Philharmonic Orchestra (Great Britain), performer. |
| Other author/creator | Wandsworth School. Boys' Choir, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Welsh National Opera. Orchestra, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Maggio musicale fiorentino. Orchestra, performer. |
| Portion of title |
Supreme voice of Joan Sutherland |
| Contents |
Disc 1 (76:26). Attila. Santo di patria. Allor che i forti corrono / Verdi (London Symphony Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor) (2:50) -- Lakmé. Viens, Mallika. Dôme épais le jasmin = Flower duet / Delibes (Jane Berbié; Orchestre national de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo; Bonynge) (6:04) -- Les contes d'Hoffman. Oiseaux dans la charmille = Doll song / Offenbach (L'Orchestre de la Suisse romande; Bonynge) (4:40) -- Die Zauberflöte. O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn. Zum Leiden bin ich auserkoren / Mozart (New Symphony Orchestra of London; Bonynge) (4:49) -- Linda di Chamounix. Ah! tardai troppo. O luce di quest'anima / Donizetti (Orchestre des concerts du Conservatoire; Nello Santi, conductor) (6:13) -- Semiramide. Serbami ognor sì fido / Rossini (Marilyn Horne; London Symphony Orchestra; Bonynge) (7:57) -- Beatrice di Tenda. Eccomi pronta. Deh, se un'urna / Bellini (Ambrosian Singers; London Symphony Orchestra; Bonynge) (6:14) -- La fille du régiment. Pour ce contrat fatal. Ah! salut à la France / Donizetti (Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Bonynge) (4:49) -- La traviata. Un dì felice / Verdi (Carlo Bergonzi; Orchestra del Maggio musicale fiorentino; Sir John Pritchard, conductor) (3:31) -- The Bohemian girl. I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls / Balfe (London Symphony Orchestra; Bonynge) (4:34) -- Home sweet home / Bishop (Tina Bonifacio, harp) (4:17) -- Casanova. Nuns' chorus / J. Strauss II ; arranged by Douglas Gamley (Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Bonynge) (3:47) -- Lucia di Lammermoor. O giusto cielo! Il dolce suono mi colpì di sua voce! Ardon gl'incensi. Spargi d'amaro pianto = Mad scene / Donizetti (Chœur de l'Opéra de Paris; Orchestre des concerts du Conservatoire; Santi) (16:10). |
| Contents |
Disc 2 (77:00). Norma. Sediziose voci. Casta diva / Bellini (Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, conductor) (8:05) -- Alcina. Tornami a vagheggiar / Handel (London Symphony Orchestra; Bonynge) (4:14) -- Concerto for coloratura soprano, op. 82 / Glière (London Symphony Orchestra; Bonynge) (12:00) -- Lucia di Lammermoor. Sulla tomba. Ah! verrano a te sull'aure / Donizetti (Luciano Pavarotti; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Bonynge) (9:50) -- Rigoletto. Gualtier Maldè. Caro nome / Verdi (Riccardo Cassinelli, Christian du Plessis, John Gibbs; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Bonynge) (6:46) -- Esclarmonde. Esprits de l'air! Esprits de l'onde! Roland! Roland! Roland! / Massenet (Huguette Tourangeau; John Alldis Choir; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Bonynge) (6:37) -- Operette. Where are the songs we sung? / Coward ; arranged, Douglas Gamley (orchestra conducted by Bonynge) (3:42) -- The boys from Syracuse. Falling in love with love / Rodgers ; arranged, Douglas Gamley (Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Bonynge) (2:32) -- I puritani. Son vergin vezzosa / Bellini (Margreta Elkins, Pierre Duval, Ezio Flagello; Orchestra del Maggio musicale fiorentino; Bonynge) (4:10) -- Turandot. In questa reggia / Puccini (Pavarotti; John Alldis Choir; Wandsworth School Boys' Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Zubin Mehta, conductor) (6:40) -- Tristan und Isolde. Mild und leise wie er lächelt: Isolde's Liebestod / Wagner (National Philharmonia Orchestra; Bonynge) (6:21) -- Adriana Lecouvreur. Poveri fiori / Cilèa (Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera; Bonynge) (2:52) -- La sonnambula. Ah! non giunge uman pensiero / Bellini (London Opera Chorus; National Philharmonia Orchestra; Bonynge) (3:15). |
| General note | Principally opera excerpts. |
| General note | Previously released material, 1959-1990. |
| General note | Compact discs. |
| General note | Program notes by Raymond McGill and biographical notes (15 pages : portraits) inserted in the container. |
| Performer |
Joan Sutherland, soprano; with various singers, orchestras, and conductors. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded 1959-1988. |
| Language | Sung in Italian, French, German or English. |
| UPC |
028947002628 |
| Publisher number | 289 470 026-2 Decca (set) |
| Publisher number | 289 470 027-2 Decca (disc 1) |
| Publisher number | 289 470 028-2 Decca (disc 2) |