Joan Sutherland Movies
- 1976
Lakmé
Lakmé01976HD
Opera Australia's 1976 production of Lakmé, an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes, with a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and...
- 1983
Il trovatore
Il trovatore01983HD
Elijah Moshinsky's production of Verdi's "Il trovatore", filmed live at the Australian Opera in 1983. Joan Sutherland stars as Leonora, with Kenneth...
- 1995
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection51995HD
Tired of local corruption and the harshness of his life a bushman demonstrates the true Aussie spirit and decides to run for parliament
- 2019
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Tales of Hoffmann
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Tales of Hoffmann02019HD
In Luther's beer-cellar, lusty singing extols the virtues of beer and wine. For this evening, the Muse decides to deflect the poet Hoffmann's...
- 1978
The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni
The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni81978HD
Imbuing the familiar Don Juan myth with a captivating combination of comedy, seductiveness, danger, and damnation, Mozart created an enduring...
- 1990
Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots
Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots01990HD
Joan Sutherland's farewell performance to the operatic stage offsets this story of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre and the magnificence of 16th...
- 1990
Die Fledermaus
Die Fledermaus01990HD
After the Viennese premiere, the Fledermaus (the bat) conquered the world. It is one of the few operettas that are regularly performed at the major...
- 1978
Norma
Norma01978HD
Dame Joan Sutherland considered Norma, the lead character of Bellini’s bel canto melodrama, one of her favourite roles. She performed the...
- 1983
Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucia di Lammermoor01983HD
This telecast offers a rare opportunity to see the legendary Joan Sutherland in the role that first catapulted her to international stardom. She...
- 1981
A Toast to Melbourne
A Toast to Melbourne01981HD
Using archival film, aerial photography, stills, prints and contemporary footage, this documentary presents the city of Melbourne and its lifestyle....
- 1991
La Stupenda
La Stupenda01991HD
Dubbed ‘La Stupenda’ thirty years ago by an Italian critic, Dame Joan Sutherland and her husband Richard Bonynge talk at length about her...
- 1986
La Fille du Régiment
La Fille du Régiment01986HD
Australian Opera Chorus and Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra production of Donizetti's opera
- 2018
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life02018HD
Franco Zeffirelli passed away on 15th June 2019. Chris Hunt's biography explores how Zeffirelli's sense of drama was born out of his own experience...
- 1984
Anna Bolena
Anna Bolena01984HD
King Henry VIII (Enrico VIII) of 16th century England falls in love with his queen's lady-in-waiting, Jane Seymour (Giovanna Seymour). The queen,...
- 1988
Lehár: The Merry Widow
Lehár: The Merry Widow01988HD
Turn of the century Paris provides the glittering setting for this light hearted tale of political and amorous intrigue amidst the gaiety of Parisian...
- 1977
Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia
Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia01977HD
The Australian Opera Chorus & The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Lucrezia Borgia, infamous noblewoman of the Renaissance, has...