Richard Bonynge

Richard Alan Bonynge AC, CBE (/ˈbɒnɪŋ/ 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.

Richard Bonynge
Tenor Colin Lee, soprano Pretty Yende, Bonynge, mezzo-soprano Violina Anguelov and baritone George Stevens at a concert performance of Lucia di Lammermoor in Cape Town in April 2013
Born
Richard Alan Bonynge

(1930-09-29) 29 September 1930
Occupation(s)Conductor, pianist
Years active1962–present
Spouse
(m. 1954; died 2010)
Children1
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