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Australian Women
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Sutherland, Joan (1926 - )Dame, OM, DBE |
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| Opera singer | |
| Born: 7 November 1926 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
Dame Joan Sutherland was appointed as a Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 30 December 1978 for services to the performing arts. She was also appointed to the Order of Merit in 1991 for Services to opera and singing. In 1983 she was described as, 'quite simply, the greatest and most beloved singer in the world today'. She is known universally, and accurately, as 'La Stupenda'. |
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| Sources used to compile this entry: 100 great Australians by Robert Macklin (1983). | ||||||||||||||||
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Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 19 June 2008 http://womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0053b.htm |