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He has established himself as a composer, a conductor, a teacher, an administrator, and a leader.
Australian-born musician Richard Bonynge, AC, CBE, is acknowledged as a scholar of Bel Canto, in 18th and 19th century opera and ballet music....
Richard Bonynge
Australian conductor and pianist
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Tenor Colin Lee, soprano Pretty Yende, Bonynge, mezzo-soprano Violina Anguelov and baritone George Stevens at a concert performance of Lucia di Lammermoor in Cape Town in April | |
Born | Richard Alan Bonynge () 29 September (age94) Epping, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation(s) | Conductor, pianist |
Yearsactive | –present[1] |
Spouse | Joan Sutherland (m.; died) |
Children | 1 |
Richard Alan BonyngeAC, CBE[2] (BON-ing) (born 29 September ) is an Australian conductor and pianist.
He is the widower of Australian dramatic coloraturasopranoDame Joan Sutherland. Bonynge conducted virtually all of Sutherland's operatic performances from until her retirement in
Biography
Bonynge was born in Epping, a suburb of Sydney, and educated at Sydney Boys' High School before studying piano at the Sydney Conservatorium of Mu