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• 25 Apr 2013

Dame Joan Sutherland – “The Mad Scene” Part 1: “Il dolce suono… Ardon gli incensi” – G Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor”.

February 26, 1959, live broadcast – Conductor: M°. Tullio Serafin.

This performance derives from the first Covent Garden that brought Joan into the international limelight. It really is a remarkable performance – definitely more taught than her studio recordings, but with traditional cuts.