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Richard Bonynge

1930 - Today

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Richard Alan Bonynge ( BON-ing) (born 29 September 1930) is an Australian conductor and pianist. He is the widower of Australian dramatic coloratura soprano Dame Joan Sutherland. Bonynge conducted virtually all of Sutherland's operatic performances from 1962 until her retirement in 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Bonynge is the 1,584th most popular musician (up from 1,591st in 2019), the 265th most popular biography from Australia (down from 245th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Australian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Richard Bonynge ranks 1,584 out of 3,175. Before him are Pete Doherty, Richard Manuel, Joe Sample, Francesco De Gregori, José González, and Rolf Løvland. After him are C418, Mike Patton, Chris Adler, Spike Edney, Ray Evans, and Johnny Marr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Richard Bonynge ranks 464. Before him are Renato Ruggiero, David Piper, Monique Mercure, Abdalqadir as-Sufi, Prawitz Öberg, and Günter Lamprecht. After him are Catherine Hardy Lavender, Nevin Çokay, Duvall Hecht, Ramón Alberto Villaverde, Burt Kwouk, and Aloysius Ambrozic.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Richard Bonynge ranks 265 out of 1,143. Before him are John Broughton (1952), David Malet Armstrong (1926), Catherine Martin (1965), Danny Clark (1951), Ken Kavanagh (1923), and Teresa Palmer (1986). After him are Tones and I (2000), Horace Rice (1872), Edgar Moon (1904), John Pilger (1939), Sam Kerr (1993), and William McMahon (1908).

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Among MUSICIANS In Australia

Among musicians born in Australia, Richard Bonynge ranks 15. Before him are Daevid Allen (1938), Colin Burgess (1946), Tommy Emmanuel (1955), John Williams (1941), Rick Springfield (1949), and Bob Daisley (1950). After him are Simone Young (1961), Mike Chapman (1947), Rolf Harris (1930), Rob Bailey (1953), Robert Stigwood (1934), and Frank Gambale (1958).

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