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2. Donizetti's The Daughter of the Regiment

As Marie, found as an infant on the battlefield and adopted by a whole regiment of adoring fathers, Joan falls in love with the brave Tonio.

3. Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor

As Lucy in Lucia, betrayed by her own brother, Sutherland’s a tragic heroine indeed!

4. Offenbach's La Perichole

As the title character in La Perichole, Joan displays her lively flair for comedy as well as her amazing vocal abilities.

5. Verdi's La Traviata

As Violetta in La Traviata, Sutherland’s a beautiful Paris courtesan in love with a penniless young man.

6. Gounod's Faust

As Marguerite in Faust, Sutherland loves a man who has sold his soul to the devil for youth and pleasure.

7. Verdi's Rigoletto

In Rigoletto as Gilda, she is in love with the flirtatious and corrupt Duke of Mantua to the despair of her father, the court jester.

8. Thomas's Mignon

In the comic opera Mignon, Joan portrays the exuberant Philine, whose affections are much sought after.