La Stupenda: a portrait of Dame Joan Sutherland

A celebration of the life and career of Australia’s most famous opera star, Dame Joan Sutherland, culminating in her farewell performances in Sydney and London in 1990. Sutherland’s career spanned more than forty years. “La Stupenda” provides an overview of the highlights of her career.

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Credits

director

Derek Bailey

producer

Brian Adams

production company

Landseer Film and Television Productions

Duration

01:30:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1991

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302415

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Music & Performing Arts → Operas - Excerpts

Music & Performing Arts → Sutherland, Joan, 1926-

People → Sutherland, Joan, 1926-

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1991