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Short Report COLLECTION FINDING AID Dame Joan Sutherland (1926-2010) and Richard Bonynge (1930+ ) Performing Arts Programs and Ephemera (PROMPT) Australian Collection Development The Sutherland/Bonynge file in the Library’s PROMPT collection documents the extensive and intertwined Australian and overseas careers of opera singer Joan Sutherland, and orchestral conductor Richard Bonynge. This husband and wife team of musicians helped the career of the other by frequently performing together, her usually as principal singer under his baton. It was Bonynge who discovered Sutherland’s ability to sing the great bel canto roles and to this end he researched and conducted the operatic repertoire which most suited his wife’s unique coloratura voice. Content Printed materials in the PROMPT collection include programs and printed ephemera such as brochures, leaflets, tickets, etc. Theatre programs are taken as the prime documentary evidence of a performance by Sutherland/Bonynge. In a few cases however, the only evidence of a performance is a piece of printed ephemera. In these cases the type of piece is identified, eg, brochure. The list is based on imperfect holdings and is updated as gaps in the Library’s holdings for these artists are filled. Unless otherwise stated, all entries are based on published programs in the PROMPT collection. For a list of Joan Sutherland’s performances to 31 December 1990, please refer to Richard Bonynge’s A prima donna's progress : the autobiography of Joan Sutherland. Access The Sutherland/Bonynge PROMPT files may be accessed through the Library’s Petherick Reading Room by eCallslip request: http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2657303. www.nla.gov.au Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.1 Australia March 2011 Collection Finding Aid Dame Joan Sutherland (1926-2010) and Richard Bonynge (1930+ ) Arrangement This finding aid is divided into three parts encompassing 1. Australian performances: Including Sutherland in oratorio, opera, recital and film and Bonynge as piano soloist, accompanist and conductor. In this part readers should be aware that those programs flagged “(AO)” are only held in the Australian Opera PROMPT file of the PROMPT Collection, not in the Sutherland/Bonynge file. 2. Overseas performances: Documenting Sutherland in oratorio, opera and recital and Bonynge as accompanist and conductor. 3. Tribute performances, memorial services and celebrations: Australian and overseas. The arrangement in each sequence is chronological by year and then by month, week or day. NB. All dating is based on evidence in the programs or ephemera. Included are Bonynge’s career performances after Sutherland’s retirement in 1990 and significant singers such as Luciano Pavarotti and Marilyn Horne are also noted. Entries for each program are arranged as follows: • Year, day/s and month (Venue/Theatre and city) • Company name • Name of opera (Creator), concert or recital. • Sutherland’s performance role or other involvement; Bonynge’s role. Additional sequences in the Sutherland/Bonynge file There are other sequences in this file which are not included in this aid but which researchers will find useful. These are as follows: • Press and magazine clippings (Australian and overseas) • Biography • Ephemera • Monograph references. Other Library holdings relating to Sutherland and B onynge The Library holds a set of historical music scores (with parts) of operas, collected by Richard Bonynge, as well as editions of music by Richard Bonynge and Joan Sutherland. Music collections may be accessed through the Petherick Reading Room. Additionally, the Library has begun collecting the Bonynge-Sutherland audio-visual archive, but this is not yet accessible to the public for preservation reasons. For information about this collection, contact the Library’s Music and Dance Branch. 2│61 www.nla.gov.au April 2011 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.1 Australia Collection Finding Aid Dame Joan Sutherland (1926-2010) and Richard Bonynge (1930+ ) Books about Sutherland/Bonynge, the opera companies they performed in, as well as serials and newspapers containing reviews and articles are accessible through the Library’s catalogue. Pictures and photographs of Sutherland/Bonynge may be accessed through the Pictures Reading Room. The PROMPT scrapbooks contain clippings from newspapers and other sources about Sutherland/Bonynge. There are biographical cuttings on Joan Sutherland and all these are available through the Petherick Reading Room. These and other resources are included in the Library’s publication A full house : the ESSO guide to the Performing Arts Collections of the National Library of Australia / by Michelle Potter. See also: • Books and biographical cuttings • Pictures and posters • Oral history interviews • Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge information and resources listed within the TROVE discovery service • Australian Public Affairs Full Text (APAFT) for indexed journal articles 1. AUSTRALIAN P ERFORMANCES Aus tralia in the 1940s See also Digitised Australian newspaper and magazine coverage from the 1940s of Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge (including promotions and reviews). 1947 20 May; Sydney Town Hall (Sydney NSW) Singers of Australia The Passion of our Lord according to St. John (Bach). Joan Sutherland in choir. 1949 19 March; North Sydney Music Shell (North Sydney NSW) 1949 Mobil Quest concert sponsored by the Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd. in association with North Sydney Municipal Council Joan Sutherland as New South Wales grand finalist with Ronal Jackson, Allan Ferris and Patricia Church sings arias: ‘Love and Music’ and ‘Oh Could I but Express in Song’ from www.nla.gov.au 3│61 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.1 Australia April 2011 Collection Finding Aid Dame Joan Sutherland (1926-2010) and Richard Bonynge (1930+ ) Tosca (Puccini); duet ‘Assist, o Sun’ and ‘You’d Better ask me’ with Allan Ferris; ‘Holy Angels’ finale to Faust (Gounod). 1 October; Sydney Town Hall (Sydney NSW) Sydney ‘Sun’ Aria Contest Finals. Joan Sutherland as entrant no. 119, wins. 19 October; Adelaide Town Hall (Adelaide SA) Stars of [1949] Mobil Quest, Adelaide Recital, sponsored by the Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd. Joan Sutherland as a New South Wales soprano sings arias: ‘May Laurels Crown Thy Brow’ from Aida (Verdi) and ‘Santuzza’s Romance’ from Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni); Enid Conley accompanist. Aus tralia in the 1950s See also Digitised Australian newspaper and magazine coverage from the 1950s of Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge (including promotions and reviews). 1950 28 & 29 June; Sydney Town Hall (Sydney NSW) ABC Sydney Symphony Orchestra Youth Concert. Richard Bonynge soloist (piano, with others). 15 September; Albert Hall (Canberra ACT) Stars of [1950] Mobil Quest, Canberra Recital, sponsored by the Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd. Joan Sutherland as a New South Wales dramatic soprano sings arias: ‘Dear Hall of Song’ from Tannhauser (Wagner), ‘Suicidio’ from La Gioconda (Ponchielli) and duet ‘Keys of Heaven’ (Broadwood/Maitland) with David Allen; L. Pogson conductor; Adrian Holland accompanist. 5 November; Botanic Gardens (Melbourne VIC) Music for the People. Joan Sutherland (with others). 12 November; Sydney Town Hall (Sydney NSW) Gala Concert. Joan Sutherland (with others). 1953 1953 Mobil Quest, sponsored by the Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd. Program. 4│61 www.nla.gov.au April 2011 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.1 Australia Collection Finding Aid Dame Joan Sutherland (1926-2010) and Richard Bonynge (1930+ ) 1954 1954 Mobil Quest, sponsored by the Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd. Program. Joan Sutherland as a New South Wales soprano sings arias: ‘May Laurels Crown Thy Brow’ from Aida (Verdi) and ‘Santuzza’s Romance’ from Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni); Enid Conley accompanist. Aus tralia in the 1960s See also Digitised Australian newspaper and magazine coverage from the 1960s of Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge (including promotions and reviews). 1965 24 July; Her Majesty’s Theatre (Melbourne VIC) 13 October; Her Majesty’s Theatre (Brisbane QLD) The Sutherland – Williamson International Grand Opera Co. La Traviata (Verdi) Joan Sutherland as Violetta Valéry; Richard Bonynge conductor (Brisbane). 29 July; 7 August; Her Majesty’s Theatre (Melbourne VIC) The Sutherland – Williamson International Grand Opera Co. Semiramide. (Rossini) Joan Sutherland as Semiramide; Richard Bonynge conductor. 3 & 5 August; Her Majesty’s Theatre (Melbourne VIC) The Sutherland – Williamson International Grand Opera Co. La Sonnambula (Bellini). Joan Sutherland as Amina; Richard Bonynge conductor. 10 August; 13 September; Her Majesty’s Theatre (Melbourne VIC) The Sutherland- Williamson International Grand Opera Co. Faust (Gounod). Joan Sutherland as Marguerite. 16 August; Her Majesty’s Theatre (Adelaide SA) The Sutherland – Williamson International Grand Opera Co. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti). Joan Sutherland as Lucia; Richard Bonynge conductor. 31 August; Her Majesty’s Theatre (Sydney NSW) The Sutherland – Williamson International Grand Opera Co. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti). Joan Sutherland as Lucia; Richard Bonynge conductor. 4, 6, 22 & 29 September; Her Majesty’s Theatre (Sydney NSW) www.nla.gov.au 5│61 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.1 Australia April 2011 Collection Finding Aid Dame Joan Sutherland (1926-2010) and Richard Bonynge (1930+ ) The Sutherland - Williamson International Grand Opera Co. Semiramide (Rossini). Joan Sutherland as Semiramide;
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