Dame Joan Sutherland: A Life in Pictures

1. Joan Sutherland: A Life In Pictures

1960: Australian opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland being helped with her costume before a performance in Venice. All photos courtesy of Getty Images.

2. Joan Sutherland: A Life In Pictures

3. Joan Sutherland: A Life In Pictures

Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland and Spiro Malas in Donizetti's 'La Fille du Regiment' at Covent Garden Opera House.

4. Joan Sutherland: A Life In Pictures

1959: Italian conductor Carlo Maria Giulini, producer Walter Legge and soprano Dame Joan Sutherland check the score of 'Don Giovanni' in the playback room during the recording for EMI at Kingsway Hall, London.

5. Joan Sutherland: A Life In Pictures

6. Joan Sutherland: A Life In Pictures

1978: Prince Charles with Dame Joan Sutherland at the Australian Musical Foundation's Inagural Gala Concert at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.

7. Joan Sutherland: A Life In Pictures

The 27th Annual Kennedy Center Honorees class poses from L-R: (back row) Warren Beatty, Ossie Davis, John Williams, (front row) Sir Elton John, Ruby Dee and Joan Sutherland at U.S. Department of State December 4, 2004 in Washington, DC.

8. Joan Sutherland: A Life In Pictures

Dame Joan Sutherland, the Australian soprano singer, being showered with flowers on stage at Covent Garden.

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10. Joan Sutherland: A Life In Pictures

Paris, France: Joan Sutherland, and her husband, Richard Bonynge, thank the audience, 23 November 2006 in Paris, during the Charles Cros Academy (the French equivalent of the US Recording Academy) award ceremony.