Joan Sutherland - The Top Ten High E Naturals (E6)

Unlike high E-flats, 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 E-flat 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 [1960 studio] Delibes: Lakmé: Ah! Où va la jeune Indouse (Bell Song)
2:15 [1961 live] Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda - Act I Finale
2:40 [1962 live] Rossini: Semiramide - Bel raggio lusinghier
3:18 [1963 studio] Bellini: I Puritani - Vien diletto in ceil, di luna (Mad Scene)
3:54 [1971 studio] Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor: Se tradirmi tu potrai (with Sherrill Milnes)

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