Joan Sutherland wowed the opera-goers of Seattle in 1970 by singing all three ladies in “The Tales of Hoffmann.”

Joan Sutherland (Antonia) and Jan Rubes (Spalanzani) in Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann, 1970 © Des Gates

Joan Sutherland (Antonia) and John Alexander (Hoffmann) in Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann, 1970 © Des Gates

Joan Sutherland (Giulietta) in Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann, 1970 © Des Gates