Sutherland is an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano noted for her contribution in the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire in the late 1950s and 1960s. One of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century, she was dubbed La Stupenda by La Scala audiences. She possessed a voice of great beauty and considerable power, combining extraordinary agility, flawless intonation, a phenomenal trill and amazing upper register. Pavarotti once described Dame Joan as the Voice of the Century while Montserrat Caballé once described her voice as heaven.
Here Sutherland sings the aria 'Sempre libera' from Traviata, live performance. She includes a high E flat at the end; the key has been transposed a half step lower.
