Quote of the day
The Chinese seemed to be mourning Mao in a heartfelt fashion. But I wondered how many of their tears were genuine. People had practiced acting to such a degree that they confused it with their true feelings.
Joan Sutherland
Born: November 7, 1926
Died: October 10, 2010 (aged 83)
Bio: Dame Joan Alston Sutherland was an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano noted for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s.
Known for:
- Lucia di Lammermoor (1973)
- Turandot (1985)
- Norma (1988)
- The Art of the Prima Donna: Joan Sutherland (1989)
- Ernani (1998)







