Australian opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland has died in Switzerland at the age of 83.
Dame Joan is considered one of the greatest operatic sopranos of the 20th century.
She retired from the stage 20 years ago and had been in poor health following a fall, the BBC reports.
Dame Joan made her debut at London's Convent Garden in 1959 and went on to appear in productions around the world and making numerous recordings.
She was dubbed "La Stupenda" for her vocal range and stage presence after a 1960 performance at Venice's La Fenice opera house.
She sang at the Sydney Opera House when it opened in 1973, and bowed out with her final series of concerts there in 1990.
Her final stage appearance in opera was alongside Luciano Pavarotti in a production of Die Fledermaus the previous year.
In a statement, Dame Joan's family said she had a long life and gave a lot of pleasure to many people.
