Dame Joan Hammond

Joan Hammond lived an extraordinary life, as dramatic and deeply moving as any of the operatic roles for which she became famousTosca, Mimi, Butterfly, Aida, Salome, Rusalka. No stranger to success, in her youth Joan was a golfing champion, excelling at most sports. But it was her voice that took her on a life-changing journey to Europe where the opulent pre-war theatres became her domain. Ever passionate, always generous, and never losing her Australian accent, Joan Hammond was an inspiring cha