Meyerbeer - Les Huguenots / Bonynge, Sutherland, Thane, Australian Opera

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Summary: great prima donna's farewell
Review: The great coloratura of our time's swan song. She was well passed sixty and was shaking all the time, the coloratura and voice a mere shadow of its legendary power and awesome technique that gave her the title "Voice of the Century". She indeed was a glorious singer during the 50's 60's and 70's. Unfortunately she retired about a decade too late, and may have left some bad performances that may discredit her. This performance is legendary that it was her last. My advice, if you a big fan of the great dame, and have many recordings and tapes of her during the 60's and 70's, buy this as a momento of the great diva's life. But if you're a person who is NOT familiar with Sutherland's phenomenal career, DO NOT BUY THIS, instead, purchase the Bell Telephone VHS. Thank you