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Joan Sutherland One exception was her 1994 address at a lunch organised by Australians for Constitutional Monarchy. In that address, she made remarks about having to be interviewed by a clerk of Chinese or Indian background when applying to renew her Australian passport. Her comments caused controversy. Sutherland had a leading role as Mother Rudd in the 1995 comedy film "" opposite Leo McKern and Geoffrey Rush. In 1997, she published an autobiography, "A Prima Donna's Progress". It received mixed reviews for its literary merits. "Library Journal" stated, Opera superstar Dame Joan Sutherland gives an exhaustive account of her performing and recording
Joan Sutherland Obituaries Joan Sutherland Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE (7 November 192610 October 2010) was an Australian-born coloratura soprano noted for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s. She possessed a voice combining extraordinary agility, accurate intonation, "supremely" pinpoint staccatos, a trill and a tremendous upper register, although music critics often complained about the imprecision of her diction. Sutherland was the first Australian to win a Grammy Award, for Best Classical Performance – Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra) in 1962. Joan Sutherland was born in Sydney, Australia,