Joan Carden AO, opera singer

Joan has been a friend and regular correspondent since we first met at Covent Garden in March 1974, when she sang the top role of Gilda in Rigoletto.   See

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/city-east/opera-australia-to-mark-60th-anniversary-with-a-performance-to-raise-the-roof/news-story/815bdf57b8c221f050d2b16ac5d0444a where a picture of Joan meeting the Queen in 1973 also appears.

 (Scroll down a long way in this blog to see the posting Joan at Covent Garden 1990 )

Opera Australia to mark 60th anniversary with a performance to raise the roof

Ex-principal soprano Joan Carden celebrates the 2016 season of Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House, marking 60 years of the iconic company.

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