La Stupenda: A Joan Sutherland Celebration
Thu, 20th Aug 2026 07:30 pm
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A star-studded tribute to the voice that stopped the world When Joan Sutherland sang, the world listened. With astonishing technique, extraordinary musicality, and impossibly perfect high notes, she brought forgotten heroines to life and earned her own place in operatic history. In 2026, the opera world celebrates the 100th birthday of the “voice of the century”. Join us as we re-live her great successes at the Sydney Opera House, in the theatre that bears the icon’s name. Homegrown opera sensation Jessica Pratt famously followed in Sutherland’s footsteps as the third Australian to sing Lucia di Lammermoor at La Scala. Hear her unique, luminous coloratura as she tackles this incredible music. Pratt is joined by Australian-Chinese tenor Kang Wang and the full forces of the Opera Australia Orchestra and Chorus. Leading from the podium is sensational Italian conductor Speranza Scappucci in her much-anticipated Opera Australia debut.
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