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Chalet Monet - Inside the Home of Dame Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge (Hardcover)
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Chalet Monet - Inside the Home of Dame Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge (Hardcover)
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Situated in a dress circle position on the slopes of the village of
Les Avants, overlooking Lake Geneva in Switzerland, Chalet Monet is
the magnificent home of Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE and her
husband, Maestro Richard Bonynge AC CBE. In his charming, eloquent,
conversational style, Richard Bonynge takes us inside the home he
has shared with Dame Joan, and in so doing provides rare insight
into the lives of two of the greatest international cultural icons
in opera of all time. The Chalet was introduced to Dame Joan and
Richard by their close friend Noel Coward who resided in the
neighbouring property. The opulence of each of the distinctive
rooms over the four floors and vistas from the Chalet is artfully
captured in stunning photography. Paintings and objets dart line
the walls and fill the cabinets, each with their own provenance;
presented by royalty or celebrities, embroided by Dame Joan or
collected by Richard. Through the stories of these artefacts, told
by Richard in eloquent conversational style, we learn about the
life and times of two of the most formidable figures associated
with opera in the 20th century. "For those fortunate enough to have
discovered and experienced the thrill of opera and all the larger
than life characters associated with it, to enter Chalet Monet is
somewhat of a fairy tale experience that could be taken right out
of a Cinderella story ... Chalet Monet is a house with a thousand
stories. It is living history, theatrical, a beautiful home with
enormous spirit like its owners. It radiates grandeur yet intimacy
with places to sit and contemplate, views to linger over, books to
be read, paintings to admire and music to listen to. It is a
treasure trove for the senses where many a story has been told
orbegun. Only its walls and its owners remember the decades of
music making here and possibly the oddneighbour and the cows on the
grassy slopes ... Thank you, Richard for allowing us to enter your
private and colourful world." From the Preface by Fiona Janes,
Artistic Director/General Manager Joan Sutherland & Richard
Bonynge Foundation. This sumptuously produced coffee table book
captures the essence of the fairy tale that is Chalet Monet.
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