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Dame Joan Sutherland covered in streamers after her last performance at the Sydney Opera House.

From the Archives, 1990: Joan Sutherland's final performance in Australia

Thirty years ago, at the Sydney Opera House, Dame Joan Sutherland made her last full-length dramatic performance in Australia. She played the role of Marguerite de Valois in 'Les Huguenots' and she received a rousing reception with a long standing ovation from the audience.

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