Edita Gruberova Lucrezia Borgia from Munich Era desso il figlio mio

A couple of days ago there was a broadcast of Gaetano Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia in which Edita Gruberoba sang the part for the first time in a staged production (she had sung Lucrezia in concert before). Here we have her singing the Final Cabaletta Era desso il figlio mio.

Before anyone illuminates us with their criticism, we want to see you do this, at nearly 70.

Seems like people are coming here trying to make a point that gruberoba is not nearly 70 because she is 63. Honestly I do not care because at 63 she is closer to 70 than Fleming is at 50 and Radvanovsky at 40 (the other exponents of Borgia worth mentioning). So if you feel that you must discuss the math rather than the performance then be advised your comment will not be approved.

Donna Lucrezia Borgia: Edita Gruberova
Gennaro: Pavol Breslik

Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper
Bertrand de Billy, conductor

Regie: Christof Loy

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Edita
• Gruberoba
• Lucrezia
• Borgia
• Gaetano
• Donizetti
• Munich

[lornabegbie]

But who is the wonderful tenor??

[tenore23]

@lornabegbie You only need to open the tab with the information and you will find who it is.

[operapassion]

I love Edita, but this is not her role!!! listen to Weidinger that's Borgia, Edita is Elvira, Lucia or Elisabetta

[tenore23]

I am not sure I agree 100%. She performed the role in concert in Spain and she was magnificent judging from the clips of that concert that have been posted on YouTube. I think this performance is compromised, but I would not judge her Lucrezia based only on this performance.

[operapassion]

@tenore23

I hope ur right! I will see her live as Lucrezia in Dresden in June and hope it will be better than this.... Until now Edita never disappointed me live!

[tenore23]

Well, i hope you report back to us.

[zarino78]

Davvero imbarazzante.

[robertleicester]

Gruberova was ill during this performances, the cancelled all performances after this (for example a Don Giovanni in Verbier). I heard her four times live in Lucrezia and must say, that this was worst performances I ever heard from her. So I think its not fair, to judge a singer from only this one bad performance....

[luwaig1]

@leprincebeaumont lei non è stata mai Belcantista,lei ha una tecnica Tedesca che è tutt'altra cosa.

[SiegmundOpera]

In this video she is not perfect because she was ill but I saw her live in another performance and she was amazing in every respect. I liked also the regie except in some points. The really things that I did not like were the long grey whig and the staging. For all who love this wonderful opera of Donizetti's sung by this team (Edita Gruberova, Pavol Breslik, Alice Coote, Franco Vasallo) I recommend the entire opera under youtube looking for Lucrezia Borgia, Pavol Breslik 129 min

[SiegmundOpera]

"Magica, magica, magica ..."endlessly repeated and I agree with him. In his second comments he invites all the Gruberova's detractors (in my opinion extremely arrogant and in some cases also rough and ill-bred for their absolute lack of respect of the tastes of other people who are by them heavily offended, called idiot, stupid ecc) to save their time and efforts in writing critics to Edita which would not certainly change her fan's opinion about her.

[SiegmundOpera]

especially the Sutherland (edition 1972) but anyway, sincerly, I would pay a ticket ten times or even more only to listen to Lucrezia Borgia sung by Edita Gruberova and the other singers, the "grandioso" Pavel Breslik, the wonderful Alice Coote and Franco Vasallo. I liked also the chorus and the orchestra director.

An italian Gruberova's admirer (the Chiambretti) under another video wrote 2 comments. In the first one he simply says about Edita

[SiegmundOpera]

As another person said, there are young singers who sing with an awful voice (that sometimes sounds old with an ugly timbre) and poor acting. They should retire before Gruberova. And Edita will retire when she decides to do it and their fans will miss her immensely. So, please, the ones woh don't like her, see and listen to Lucrezia Borgia only sung by Sutherland, Devia, Weidinger,.... I am not a musical expert and as a profane i have heard all of them and I must say that I like them all,

[lamsalgado]

@lornabegbie Pavol Breslik ! He is truly wonderful ! We really need and deserve a tenor like him !

[orejarota]

yo quiero un novio hermoso y que cante asi como Pavol Breslik!!!!! BELLO!!! 

[nikodemus7777]

Wenn sie sich am Ende die Perücke runter reißt und die Bühne verläßt, dann scheint es, als ob auch sie von dieser grusligen Inszenierung genug hat...

[thomastmwc]

impeccable coloratura but her low register... BUT again, considering how old she is, I still love her :)