If you're a Sutherland fan and haven't read her autobiography, find it. I'm nearly finished and I know I will start over again. It's incredible! WHAT a life they both had together. Sensational. And very honest. I adore Joan.
Gorgeous lady...incredibly talented...Big voice....worked incredibly hard and was so devoted to her Art...down to Earth. ..sincere and sweet! A grand package! I am sure she is singing with Angels in Heaven now!!!
...Superb interview...I remember perfectly well the first time I heard her sing a high E-flat- (yes, possibly a D) in alt, at the end of Olympia's aria...At that moment It seemed as if all the lights in the house had suddenly been thrown on, so incredibly luminous, so richly radiant was the sound...
I'm not expecting the interview to give me some esoteric information at all. I want to have the opportunity to spend some time with a great lady whom I loved when she is just being herself, and what a lovely self she was. This interview gave her a chance to just be herself. for all to see.
Absolutely lovely lady, humble, kind & generous even to a silly “extra” like me, knitting away during rehearsals for some stage hand or other production staff. Thanks Joan for the memories 😘😘😘
I imagine she was a wonderful person, very grateful for the career, people she worked with, the audience she had. She was a rarity in terms of talent, virtuosity and human virtues.
I had the great honour of having a quick chat with Joan Sutherland at a chemist shop in Bondi Junction, Sydney. I was hunting for a particular brand of sunscreen, when this incredibly tall, large woman popped up right next to me and asked simply, 'so what brand do you think's best'? She was extremely down to earth, lighthearted, incredibly friendly, and as you see in almost every interview, not a whiff of entitlement or attitude. I get the sense she only ever saw herself as an average person who could sing well.
I loved that she talked about how she dislikes the new interpretations of operas being done, and productions that have no regard to the libretto or deference to the composer's intent.
Graciousness always complements outstanding talent, of which Dame Joan Sutherland had much -- not to mention the dedication and hard work it took to maintain such an outstanding career and pleased so many, who came to hear a once in a lifetime opportunity. She was outstanding on a recording, but in person, she was absolutely mesmerizing. I was so fortunate to have done just that . . . and she will always remain one of the greatest voices that ever lived . . . simply amazing!
I just happened upon this 22 years after the fact. Charlie Rose really made it clear that he knew nothing about opera nor what's involved for an opera singer to have a career. He also didn't seem to bother learning much about her career trajectory. At least she was gracious but he really came across as ignorant.
Couldn't agree more. That stupid laugh he produced after saying people thought of her as having the greatest voice of the 20th century (which she did!) was just embarrassing...he obviously knew nothing of her talent.
Thank you for all these interviews of your channel . I am reading right now her autobiography and it is great to listen to her in this videos while I'm reading her book. thanks a lot¡¡¡ :-)
Charlie Rose didn't know opera or Dame Joan. However, it is always good to bring operatic singers into the mainstream. After all, I was exposed to opera for the first time watching Marilyn Horne on Sesame Street!
Any regrets? Anything you would have done differently? Dude, you had one of the greatest singers of all times, with one of thre greatest careers ever in the studio. Couldn't you at least have tried to ask some relevant questions?
Her response regarding the "updated productions" is brilliant. Productions these days are very ugly indeed. They're supposed to be "creative" and they just come out wrong.
Opera today is all about "concept" by the egotistical director. The composer's original ideas are irrelevant, after all what could he have possibly known? So pleased I saw the legendary productions/singers of the 1960's and 70's before they trashed the genre.
That was the most interesting part of the interview I think. She'd probably be disgusted with some of today's productions which have gone quite further in that direction.
@@bluewaltz4279 Yeah, and the Met is actually more traditional compared to other opera houses from pictures I've seen. Opera productions are in a sad state right now. ☹
Rose pronounces Mozart as 'Moe-zart'---that says it all. He probably doesn't really like her because of the infamous 'Chinese or Indian' comment. I couldn't care less about that.
sutherland Fan There’s a video clip on RU-vid where she sang the Pasquale duet. But Sutherland and Bonynge also talked about Thais, and I wish she had sung the Mirror Aria on a record, concert....anywhere.
Charlie Rose was utterly unqualified to interview the "voice of the century." That stupid laugh of his while introducing her was insulting. She was all class while he struggled to ask questions worthy of her talent. Good thing Dame Joan let that kind of thing go.
One of the 20th century’s truly remarkable singers. And I was lucky enough to see her quite a few times on stage. But she is not scintillating as an interview subject, and her book was like reading the Encyclopedia Brittanica.
Tho Hsse Ha! And in comparison to Sutherland, Callas was such a lame, minor singer. Callas’s peak lasted about three years; Sutherland’s, about 30 years, with no loss of flexibility or high notes. Callas is great if you enjoy seasickness!
Dave Glo sorry but Callas's career began in 1942 und she had a perfect voice until 1957, after she followed singing, although no with the same perfect voice she had and that’s not about his technique which was perfectly perfect, not the same to say about Sutherland only cause she was able to troll and make coloraturas that’s not belcanto that’s a simple Zerbinetta. You are talking with no sense cause Maria Callas had a disease called "dermatomyositis" which affects to all muscles in the body getting them faster old. Then please, firstly read a bit more. She was classified the best voice of the XX century and not for nothing
With Joan's sense of humour we can not take serious, she was conditioned to say that about Callas, this interviewer is quite nonsense. Joan's biography give us her honest opinion about Callas artistry ;) But lets get real, did should she say "I prefer Callas" just because is Callas?!
Vinicius Soaris it’s obvious she realized she had to dumb down her responses because the interviewer had nothing to say! Like an 8th grader asking questions! How did he get that job?
Joan actually brought up Callas. She said, "Flagstad, Tebaldi, Callas". She worked with Callas and respected her. And Callas saw Joan in Lucia and praised her performance. One shouldn't put words in Joan's mouth.She gave honest answers to the interviewer.
My two favourite sopranos of all time, Renata Tebaldi and Dame Joan Sutherland. I have adored them for over 40 years. Oh. And Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. all heavenly.
Interesting what she think about Callas acting...The interviewer just wasted a good ocasion with one of the greatest singer. I dindt expect Sutherland liking Tebaldi...You may hear the influence of Flagstad in Sutherland's voice but certanly not Tebaldi.
*Sutherland had as influence Melba, Flagstad, Galli-Curci... and we can realise this in her singing. But Tebaldi was a voice she enjoyed to listen to ;)*
You can see when Charlie went too deep into opera for his own understanding. 😂 Who were your favorite voices? (Obviously expecting to hear someone he knew.) “Flagstaad” (no response). I’m sure he had no idea who she meant. Of course, that Dame Joan said she first sang heavier material makes this answer unsurprising.
I don't think the clip from 1983 shows Joan Sutherland at her best. Her earlier performances from the 1960s were much better than 1983 when her voice is not as in her prime. Still the range and technique was there.
There is no video footage of her singing Lucia in 1960s that would be worth showing. She still has plenty of voice in this performance and she sang the role for another 5 years after this.
loboestepario2424 She was just being honest. When Callas’s voice deteriorated so badly, she tried to make up for it by throwing herself around the stage. Some people adore that style of acting and singing. I don’t. I just can’t stand Callas,
Dave Glo I lived for Dame Joan, followed her around the world, and my home in England is Sutherland House. But I also had time for Callas, but what a tragic life.
@@wotan10950 You may want to reconsider your thoughts about Callas. Spend some time listening to what she did with recitatives (and include the French Romantic composers), perhaps following the score. Listen also to how she used the inherent rhythm of words to give structure and expression without ever straying from total accuracy of the music, no matter the style or period. Even if her high notes don't work for you, she was a musical genius and I would urge you to look a little further into what she was doing.
I think that Charlie was asking the very questions that his audience, - not an opera-loving audience in the main - would have wanted to be asked. This was not a Met broadcast interview but one that offered an attractive introduction to Dame Joan that would have been very interesting and enjoyable for the average TV viewer. The criticism of Rose is uninformed...
So then there's no need to research before any interview, as long as it introduces the person to his audience? Ridiculous. I'm still glad he did it, because she was the greatest singer ever and changed my life for the better, and I'm always happy to hear her commentary. Her husband might have politely ripped Charlie a new one.
Sutherland's perspective from on stage with Callas may be different from an audience member's. There is not enough of Callas in live operatic performances on film for me to have an opinion; Callas' reputation as an actress is huge and the recordings certainly show a lot of drama in her singing.
Ummmm, Sutherland criticizing ANY singer's acting ability is the very definition of hilarity, let alone one of the greatest stage performers in history.
+tenisfin well ANY...not really. there have been n there are much worse and more ridiculous actresses. (damrau, dessay, caballe, netrebko, devia, gruberova,....many others)
Terrible shallow interview by Charlie Rose. He should be ashamed of the lost opportunity. I met Dame Joan on one occasion, and she was every bit as charming as she seems in this interview.
Richard C I met Dame Joan and her husband on a number of occasions. As you said, she was extremely charming, and very down to earth. We used to receive Christmas cards from her over a few Christmases; and my home in a England is called after her, Sutherland House.
yikes, what a horrible interviewer. the smugly patronizing smile he kept giving was quite off-putting. here sits one of the greatest voices of all time, and all that comes to mind as an ending is "any regrets?" the chosen clip from lucia, while showing her great resonance, really falls midway among her greatest recordings.
“The unparalleled operatic voice of the century” Hmmm, Joan was a talented and one of the best sopranos of the century but the “best”??? Well we have Maria Callas, Rosa Ponselle, Montserrat Caballe just for sopranos who I think have achieved more than her, so host pls dont hype up, however Joan was still amazing
What do you mean by "achieved"? I don't believe any of the sopranos you named achieved more than Sutherland, although I love and admire each of them. Sutherland sang more roles than any of them, had a longer career than Ponselle or Callas, and made more recordings. Sutherland sang 64 roles in the course of her career. Pavarotti heard all of these sopranos, except Ponselle. That said, Pavarotti stated quite clearly what he believed..."Joan Sutherland had certainly the greatest singing voice of the last century". I'm inclined to agree with him.
Shayan Mardanbeigi: You really need his definition of “the unparalleled operatic voice of the century”. However there are several top tier singers who are unique in a variety of ways (beauty, interpretation, technique, stage performer, quality over career duration, repertoire to evaluate them. It is more important to enjoy them and the art. I remember when the MET was broadcasting the 1990/91 season and in the preview Marilyn Horne spoke eloquently about how she will miss that big silver sound. It’s bee nearly 33 years, longer than her US career and God, I miss her her. I remember thinking that at the time (1990), I could remember growing up and not knowing the voices of Joan Sutherland and Barbra Streisand.
What a dire interviewer he is; he clearly doesn't actually know much about opera and the dumb, anodyne questions betray his ignorance. She often looks as bemused and bored as such a sweet person would let on.
Brian McDonagh: To make that comment makes me realize without knowing what you look like, that you’re an a**. Joan Sutherland was a tall elegant woman. Susan Boyle looks like part of a dog liter.
A singer of her exceptional talent and quality would be a fool to mess around with elective surgery on her face. Any surgery is risky, but especially around the mouth which shapes the sound of the voice. She was much to sensible (and not vain) to even contemplate such a thing.
I believe she did have some work done in the 50s along with her teeth, but there's a school of thought that the Eflats are in the jaw. June Anderson also had a prominent one.
BlueWzltz42: No, you aren’t being kind. She had a prominent jawline and yes there was some work done associated with replacing all of her teeth due to the sinus disease that rotted them out and forced the operation to scrape and clean her cavaliers otherwise it would have affected her career and crippled her by the time she was forty.
