with Dame Joan Sutherland

John Pascoe’s Royal Opera House debut in 1980 was as set designer for a production of Lucrezia Borgia* marking Dame Joan Sutherland’s thirtieth year at Covent Garden, London, and Il Teatro del Opera, Rome. He went on to work extensively with Sutherland, designing sets and costumes for Alcina for Australian Opera, and sets for Anna Bolena* in San Francisco, Chicago and Toronto.

In 1988, he directed and designed Sutherland’s last new production at Covent Garden, Anna Bolena, and, in 1989, her farewell performances in the role of Norma at Costa Mesa, Los Angeles, and Detroit. After her death in 2010, his costumes for Anna Bolena were featured in a major exhibition celebrating her career at the Royal Opera House.

*Available on DVD