Person Open DS/UK/138 Sutherland; Dame; Joan (7 November 1926-10 October 2010); OM AC DBE; Australian soprano singer Sutherland Joan Dame 7 November 1926-10 October 2010 Australian soprano singer Female Joan Alston Sutherland La Stupenda https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx?3Pr34iE34hleBR Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (born)

Les Avants, Vaud, Switzerland (died)

Australian Musician; Singer, soprano White Daughter of Scottish parents Wife of Richard Bonynge (Australian conductor) Heterosexual Awards, Honours and Legacy: During her career and after, Sutherland received many honours and awards. She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1961 Birthday Honours. That year she was named the Australian of the Year. Sutherland is a Distinguished Member of the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity. Sutherland was the first Australian to win a Grammy Award, for Best Classical Performance – Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra) in 1962. In the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was in the first group of people to be named Companions of the Order of Australia (AC). She was elevated within the Order of the British Empire from Commander to Dame Commander (DBE) in the 1979 New Year Honours. On 29 November 1991, the Queen bestowed on Sutherland the Order of Merit (OM). Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE was an Australian coloratura soprano noted for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s. She possessed a voice combining extraordinary agility, accurate intonation, "supremely" pinpoint staccatos, a trill and a tremendous upper register, although music critics often complained about the imprecision of her diction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Sutherland (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 3/8/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 640e95c6-aea9-4257-a96a-a164e3dd785c