The Scottish mezzo-soprano, Rosemary Gunn, was a valued member of Opera Australia's ensemble Principals and was an excellent singer in a wide range of repertoire. She joined the company in 1972 and, in 1977, won both the Pan Pacific Final of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in Honolulu and the Sydney Sun Aria. Her career with Opera Australia lasted four decades and her roles included Amneris, Brangäne, Fricka, Octavian, Ruggiero, Marina, Adalgisa, Nicklausse, Orlofsky, Meg Page, Suzuki, Maddalena, Dorabella and a myriad of other roles. Here she sings Arsace's brilliant entrance aria from Rossini's SEMIRAMIDE - "Ah! quel giorno ognor rammento" - in a concert at the Sydney Opera House on October 10th, 1982. The pianist is Gary Laycock.

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