Which famous soprano is married to the conductor Richard Bonynge?
Richard Bonynge Australia to Companion, for "eminent service to the performing arts as an acclaimed conductor and musical scholar, to classical singing and the promotion of opera, and through the collection and preservation of operatic manuscripts." Richard Bonynge Richard Alan Bonynge ( ) (born 29 September 1930) is an Australian conductor and pianist. He is the widower of Australian dramatic coloratura soprano Dame Joan Sutherland. Bonynge conducted virtually all of Sutherland's operatic performances from 1962 until her retirement in 1990. Bonynge was born in Epping, a suburb of Sydney, and educated at Sydney Boys' High School before studying piano at the Sydney
Richard Bonynge Les Avants, Switzerland and also maintains a home in Sydney. His recordings also include some works with no operatic associations, such as the Harp Concerto in E-flat by Reinhold Glière, with harpist Osian Ellis. Richard Bonynge was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to music in 1977. In 1983, he was made Officer of the Order of Australia, and in 1989 a "Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres". In 2009, Bonynge was awarded the Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award. On 26 January 2012, Bonynge was promoted within the Order of