Dame Joan as the Priestess Sitâ from Jules Massenet's Le Roi de Lahore. A romantic grand opera based on a Hindu fable. It was first performed in 1877 at the Paris Opéra. This work was chosen to open the 1977 Vancouver season, exactly on its 100th anniversary. · Sitâ wasn't a coloratura role at all and Joan's voice at the time - rich, warm, opulent, more dark and heavier - suited very well. · #ClassicalMusic #Opera #BelCanto #FrenchOpera #Romantic #GrandOpera #Composer #JulesMassenet #LeRoideLahore #Costume #Stage #Debut #Dramatic #Coloratura #Soprano #Dame #JoanSutherland #LaStupenda #PrimaDonna #Assoluta #Diva #1970s https://www.instagram.com/p/B2AVfz0hVzb/?igshid=v80d6vr2we6a

















