GRUBEROVA sings Rosina's "Io sono docile" from Rossini's Barber of Seville

Edita as Rosina from Il barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini from the Vienna Staatsoper's production in 1982. This is the cavatina "Io sono docile" in F major. She is having too much fun!

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[frapaisa]

Hello

Is there any DVD of this opera with Gruberova?

Thanks

[operadude32]

@frapaisa not that I know of. :( I'm sure a copy exists in the opera companies "vaults".

[vitellia]

Ugh... Rosina is not all about the high notes, you know... Her embellishments are too self-indulgent for my taste. She might as well have composed a new aria, really. Thank god, they don't do stuff like this any more. For Rosina, I'll take Teresa Berganza and Joyce DiDonato anytime over any great sopranos.

[operadude32]

Yes,I and many others know that "Rosina is not all about high notes" but a tradition of having high sopranos sing this role continues to this day. And with that tradition comes high notes and ornaments!

God forbid - don't ornament any Mozart arias (as your name implies) Maybe you should just sing/listen to Puccini, Strauss and Wagner where it's sing 'con scritto'. Joyce is an incredible Rosina too!

[Antillas636]

This role belongs to Teresa Berganza.

You can see the video in You Tube for the same aria. Check it our and then you can really decide.

[operadude32]

I don't believe you can compare a mezzo singing Rosina to a soprano singing it. This rare excerpt was posted to give Gruberova fans a glimpse of her Rosina. I love Berganza too!

[jboygb]

Too much technique? As a singer, technique is at the foundation of all that we do. Gruberova is a technical master -- and she makes it look easy! Singers struggle for their entire lives/careers for that kind of ease. Her rendition of this aria is BRILLIANT -- and unsurpassed. Bartoli comes close but no one can match Edita.

[CONTESTAR]

However, there is this very funny rossinian anecdote whereby after a stunning performance of a famous soprano of his time doing an overloaded version of Rosina's cavatina, Rossini congratulated the soprano full of enthusiasm adding "...by the way... who wrote this piece!?"

All in all this is a very recognisable version that Rossini -I am sure- would be proud of....

[MrSpockization]

Sounds almost like MIliza Korjus...

watch?v=qyY_6-rtriQ

[quellafiamma]

@vitellia About 90% of this versions 'embellishments' are the published optional endings of phrases. They make the song more interesting and less repeditive, and yes, not everyone does them but they are published for the harder, more interesting option.

I have a published version of the piece which I'm currently studying and most of those ornaments are written in.

[mantomario74]

Esiste il video completo ?

[DiegoMartinazzoli]

Magari ce ne fossero ancora di cantanti così!!

[DiegoMartinazzoli]

Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for posting this wonderful video!!

Again, she is the BEST!!

[operaclassicc]

I do not prefer Rosina sang by a soprano , but Gruberova as always steels my heart . She is brilliant ,with such a rich and radiant voice ,still now ... ! I really appreciate this performance !

[gustopheles]

@operadude32 I have to agree. Composers, even Rossini, wrote ornamentation into their own operas depending on who sang them, and I would hardly consider that 'self-indulgent'. Singing an aria an octave higher than Callas - or Berganze or DiDonato - doesn't negate its credibility; and Edita's interpretations are always brilliant and visceral.

[Lindoron]

It seems that she plays with the music. It looks so easy, when she sings.