Made by Film Australia 1991. Directed by Derek Bailey.
A segment from La Stupenda featuring Dame Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti to mark her passing on 10/10/2010.
At the Sydney Opera House on 2nd October 1990 Dame Joan Sutherland bade farewell to opera in an emotional performance as Marguerite de Valois in Giacomo Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots. The occasion marked the close of a distinguished singing career spanning 42 years and embracing 50 different roles. La Stupenda combines documentary, archival material and performance to present a unique retrospective of those years.
Executive Producers: Neil Mundy, Chris Oliver
Producer: Brian Adams
Writer/Director: Derek Bailey
Narrator/Presenter: Humphrey Burton
A National Interest Program. A Landseer Production for RM Associates and Film Australia in association with Omnibus - BBC Television, The Decca Record Company, Radio Telefis Eireann and RTP.
