Edita Gruberova
Edita Gruberová was a coloratura soprano, best known for her performances of Mozart and Strauss operas, but also strongly identified with the bel canto revival. She studied in her hometown of Bratislava, and then in Vienna and Prague, finally making her professional debut as Rosina in Rossini's Barber of Seville at the Slovak National Theater in 1968. An engagement to sing Mozart's Queen of the Night with the Vienna State Opera in 1970 was pivotal in establishing her career. She joined the company as a regular member in 1972, and before long she had made successful debuts at Glyndebourne (1973), the Salzburg Festival (1974, as Thibault in Verdi's Don Carlo with Karajan), and the Metropolitan Opera (1977, again as Mozart's Queen). During the late 1970s and early 1980s she debuted at many of the world's other major houses, including Covent Garden, La Scala, and the Chicago Lyric, but her schedule remained focused around the houses of central Europe -- a trend that continued throughout her career. Gruberová pursued a full schedule of operatic and concert appearances well into the 2000s.
Other Mozart roles that Gruberová was strongly associated with included Constanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail and, somewhat surprisingly, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni -- a more lyrical role that lacked the high-flying coloratura that was usually her calling card. Her performances of Zerbinetta in Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos were considered among the best ever heard. Among the bel canto operas, Donizetti's Lucia and Anna Bolena, Rossini's Semiramide, and Bellini's I Capuleti e I Montecchi figured prominently in her success. Edita Gruberová died on October 18, 2021 in Zurich, Switzerland. She was 74 years old.
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Mozart : Die Entführung aus dem Serail (L'Enlèvement au sérail)
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 9 mrt. 1987
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Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Agnes Baltsa, Edita Gruberova, Francisco Araiza, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Giuseppe Patané
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1990
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Great Moments of Edita Gruberova
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 1 jan. 1995
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Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527
Thomas Hampson, Edita Gruberova, Concertgebouworkest, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Opera - Released by Warner Classics on 1 jan. 1989
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Mozart, Strauss, Bellini, Cherubini & Thomas: Opera Arias
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Edita Gruberova - The Teldec Recordings
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The Art of Edita Gruberová
Klassiek - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on 26 okt. 2021
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Mozart: Concert Arias
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1992
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The Art of Coloratura
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Klassiek - Released by Orfeo on 1 jan. 2016
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Orff: Carmina Burana
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Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 14 apr. 2015
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Edita Gruberova: A Portrait - Belcanto Festival
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics (Parlophone) on 1 jan. 2013
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Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Ann Murray, Edita Gruberova, Franz Grundheber, Gwyneth Jones, Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Colin Davis
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1993
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Opera Arias
Klassiek - Released by Sony Classical on 24 feb. 2006
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R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos
Leontyne Price, Tatiana Troyanos, Edita Gruberova, René Kollo, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1979
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Dialog - Neue romantische Balladen
Edita Gruberova, Toni Stricker, Slowakische Philharmonie Bratislava
Klassiek - Released by Nightingale Classics on 24 jan. 1998
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Vincenzo Bellini : Capulets et Montaigus
Riccardo Muti, Edita Gruberova, Agnes Baltsa, Dano Raffanti, Gwynne Howell, Sir John Tomlinson
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 1 jan. 1985
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An Evening at the Opera: Famous Arias And Duets
Agnes Baltsa, Edita Gruberova, Luciano Pavarotti, Jon Vickers
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 25 jan. 2008
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Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel (Highlights) (International Version)
Klassiek - Released by Universal Music Group International on 1 jan. 1993
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Edita Gruberova, Siegfried Lorenz, Deutschen Bach-Vocalisten, New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Max Pommer, Helmut Winschermann
Klassiek - Released by CapriccioNR on 1 jan. 1984
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