Listen to a Sample: Your browser does not support the audio element. Richard Bonynge’s greatest contribution to music, besides his collaborations with Joan Sutherland, may be his championing of obscure repertoire that would provide ample opportunity for Sutherland to show her skill. Le Roi de Lahore is a prime example, a grander-than-grand French opera with a sterling role for Sutherland, who is in excellent voice as the conflicted priestess Sita. Bonynge lavishes attention over a slightly-trimmed edition of the score, especially in the fantas