Joan Sutherland

Reluctant Prima Donna Joan Sutherland

This fantastic DVD presents a definitive profile of the reknowned operatic, Joan Sutherland, with excerpts from 'Lucia Di Lammermoor Alcina'. She was a nervous young singer who went on to become one of the greatest operatic voices of the twentieth century. In 1960, Joan Sutherland gave a remarkable performance of Alcina at Venice’s La Fenice opera house that earned her the moniker ‘La Stupenda’ (The Stupendous One). This film tells the story of the ‘diva from Down Under’ through exclusive interviews with Dame Joan herself, Richard Bonynge, Franco Zeffirelli, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Marilyn Horne, and Sherrill Milnes.