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As Joan Sutherland turns 75, she takes her rightful place in Decca's "The Singers" series with this winning collection from her incredible discography. With 69 minutes of material, those who just buy it to listen to are not short-changed, but there is added value when you put the disc in a computer. Here you can listen to the disc while following the complete texts (with translations in English, French and German), read a biographical essay, ponder your next choice from the extensive discography or zoom in on any of the 21 Sutherland pictures in the gallery. The programme is completely seductive right from the start, with a piece from
Lucia di Lammermoor (though not so much of it as the texts suggest), through to Gounod's "O divine Redeemer", which is a glorious wallow. In between there is much variety, from the vigorous heights of Wagner to the pure kitsch of Noel Coward's "I'll follow my secret heart" with La Stupenda joined by the master himself. The passag! e of time has not dimmed her ability to thrill--wonderful stuff.--
Keith Clarke