Joan Sutherland The Top Ten High E Naturals ( E6)

Unlike high Eflats, which prompt a reaction of Wow, high Es make one sit up in one s chair and think, Did that just happen Since my last update to my JS high E F collection, I ve discovered that in her first recital, Spargi di pianto alone of the mad scene is transposed from Eflat to E ( ). Her 1963 I Puritani is similarly affected. I tried changing the pitch of both recordings to make sure it wasn t Decca s fault, but it just made her sound like a mezzo. So here s a collection of Joan Sutherland s Top Ten Sustained E6s: The Top 10 High Es 0:00 1959 studio Verdi: I vespri siciliani Merce, dilette amiche (Bolero) 0:21 1959 studio Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor Spargi d amaro pianto (Mad Scene) 0:54 1960 studio Rossini: Semiramide Bel raggio lusinghier 1:13 1960 studio Rossini: Semiramide Bel raggio lusinghier 1:43 1960 studio Thomas: Hamlet A vos jeux, mes amis 2:00 196