Gruberova sings Giunia from Mozart's Lucio Silla

[MisterPapageno]

Simply AWESOME!

[albertcombrink]

What a singer!

[DiegoMartinazzoli]

Insuperabile. Grande tecnica e vero BELCANTO

[MrConvivator]

Thanks I´ve put a link !

[duchable]

Great! Does somebody know where this was filmed? No halls in Munich look like that!

[brividokaldo]

God exists.

[alexandriusgirl]

Ps- CRAZY LUNGS!!! How can she do those super long coloraturas??? amazing..

[alexandriusgirl]

wow.. Natalie dessay's rendition to this aria sounds "hungry" in comparison to this one.. But I still like both. Just comes to show that roles can be expressed in so many ways and still be good.

[MrHbc3]

@alexandriusgirl If you are referring to Dessay's recording with Louis Langree on her CD Mozart Heroines, I have that CD and have been playing each one after the other. I don't know what "hungry" means but I think Gruberova's tone quality is generally richer. On the whole I like Natalie's coloratura technique better, and like some of the things Gruberova does better, but overall prefer Natalie's. Of course I'm a big Dessay fan and hers was a studio recording. Natalie is a Gruberova fan BTW.

[sascha1984dd]

pure perfection!

[Iareto]

Yeah, I had to repeat the section from 6:58-7:01 to make sure I hadn't just made up the perfection in my head. This is unreal singing. No one else sings it this well at ALL. She's in a class above.

[Tristiano]

OMg totally! This artist was very clever with her throat.

[leoperarm]

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE REUPLOAD LUCIA'S MAD SCENE? Unfortunately, Lohengrin's channel was suspended and he was the uploader!!! Please! Please! Please!

[Iareto]

I have the audio for it, but no video. Would you still like me to upload it.

[leoperarm]

it'll be fine if you could upload the first part, operadude32 uploaded the ending ;-)

[operadude32]

@leoperarm I've uploaded the second part of the aria. Don't know where the 1st part is. Sorry. What an incredible evening of coloratura singing.

[leoperarm]

thank you so much!

[Ravenelvenlady]

Still the best interpretation of the role I've heard. She is simply spectacular! Thanks for the video.

[robertdonkers]

She was in absolute unbelieve voice during this period. Which other singer can sing this difficult aria like this? She never breathes where others need 3 or more. She simply palys with the coloratuyra. With this she really set an unbelievable standard. All others simply sound inadequate after listening to this. During this concert she also sung Zerbinetta and more difficult aria which where all delivered at this amazingly high standard. One of the top sopranos of our time surely!

[g420730a]

Flawless!

[streetballgansta]

uhh

[beethomozart]

long live the genius mozart

[ChuckNYC71]

I'm speechless, absolutely stunning... Gruberova at her best. Brava!

[schambi333]

the most beautiful soprano I'ver ever listened to :)Her coloratura technique is simply stunning!!!!

[parker930]

Superb singing here! Super-human technique & artistry. It just seems so easy for her. Brava Edita!!!

[194734]

she is my favorite soprano what a voice she sang the best mozart

[InfosMusique]

Superbe, mais heureusement que le chef est la pour rattraper les fautes de tempo.

[SENAFOREVER]

C'est incroyable que vous vous permettiez ce genre de commentaires alla Beckmesser.

Non il n'y a pas de fautes de tempo. Le RUBATO, vous connaissez? La SPREZZATURA? Ecoutez Battistini, Lili Lehmann, Sigrid Onegin...

[vitellia]

Wow, she sounds way better here than in the Harnoncourt Lucio Silla recording. Fantastic! That cadenza was literally (one-)breathtaking. This is a perfect performance of this formidable aria except for a minor glitch (around 5:16,7); it made me suddenly realize she actually is a human being!

[moghedien13]

she does, and that is one kick ass recording. the tone sounds fuller here and the coloratura is just as impressive.

[jboygb]

I cannot believe she sang this AND the 1912 Zerbinetta in the same recital.  She's just amazing!!!! BRAVA!

[myrtillocactus]

the best, always

[1laboheme]

Thank you sooo much for this!

[lyside1]

Gohar002 credo abbia esaurito l'argomento sulla Gruberova...complimenti per l'arguto commento...nasce sicuramente da una conoscenza molto profonda della discografia sull'argomento...bravissimo

[gohar002]

Superba... una leggerezza... una facilità nell'emissione... A mio giudizio una delle più grandi mozartiane di tutti i tempi... Il canto è un modello di controllo, di espressività mai urlata, ma sempre suggerita dall'interno della frase musicale... La coloratura è di una precisione millimetrica, ma non è metronomica nè fredda... Anzi, è proprio dalla coloratura che emerge l'interpretazione...Senza parole!!!

[vexme2]

This is the sort of singing that causes one to reappraise one's view of eighteenth century vocal prowess. The very fact Mozart could imagine such a minefield of technical detail would indicate it existed around him.  The singing on this video is the essence of artistry.

[operadude32]

True & beautifully written.

[vexme2]

Thanks. I watched the video again and I couldn't help thinking how Mozart must have composed this aria with a certain wry grin on his face. The other detail I missed before was how (almost) nonchalant the conductor appears while Gruberova is negotiating some of those most difficult terrain of the repertoire.

[operadude32]

My wish for a time machine is to hear the singers that Mozart created these roles/arias for and also Bach's singers...when ever did they breathe?

[vexme2]

A time machine...that's interesting. My guess is that composers from the past did exactly the same as composers of the present day: they knew of what their singers, orchestras, ensembles etc were capable and wrote accordingly (including where to grab a breath!). I dare say great composers always raise the bar a bit higher though.

[LeNozze44]

@vexme2 Indeed. The child Mozart wrote that he loved it "daß die aria einem sänger so accurat angemessen sey, wie ein gutgemachts kleid." He truly must have had a great selection of singers if such a "minefield of technical detail" could fit anyone so well.

[Glenmed]

Not much breathing written into this score. I'm out of breath just watching! Brava.

[edgarbiervliet]

where can one buy this video?

[operadude32]

It's not commercially available which is a REAL shame. It's an incredible evening of singing. It wouldn't surprise me if it will become available in the future.

[edgarbiervliet]

let's hope so...

[Rukasepar]

Amazingly wonderful ... wonderfully amazing!!

[moniminica]

OLe!

[millenniumpop]

Is this the same concert where she sang the original version of Zerbinetta's aria? This woman sure sang her lungs out that day!!!

[operadude32]

You are correct!  Zerbinetta, Glauce, Giunia and Amina!

That is a big sing for sure.

[aedgent]

ok it means that there is Amina missing on youtube... and what about "Je suis Titania la blonde" ?