Edita Gruberova - Norma debut 2003

Edita Gruberova makes her debut in Bellini's Norma.
Interview & rehearsal clips.
Tokyo 2003

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Music

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• Edita
• Gruberova
• Norma
• Bellini
• debut
• Japan
• Kasarova

[silvr94]

She can still hit a high F without a problem???

[Hupjeflupje]

According to herself she still can, but doesn't in public...

In concerts and performances she frequently goes to E flat (sustained!!).

[killerbunny123123]

i lovw gruberova.......her voice is pure crystal, and she can reach high notes which sound so beautiful! just watch her "bell song" or ardon gli incensi................magical

[agnellodei]

That's true! well, Giuditta Pasta was said to have a darker color and she was more comfy in the middle register, she had a high D though and a low A.

[agladd]

Non mi piace

[bodiloto]

Povera,come una volpe alla fine di sua sofferenza

[leoperarm]

Can someone please translate this?

[dougbalt]

Everyone's right who posted that Norma was written for Giuditta Pasta. She sang mezzo roles earlier in her career but switched to the soprano repertoire later. Norma needs to hit many high C's but also has to hit many middle C's, as well. When you become familiarized with the role, you can hear what Giuditta Pasta must have sounded like. Like Callas, she must have had an extraordinary range: dark on the bottom and brilliant on the top.

[dougbalt]

Yes, it is true that she has stated in recent interviews that she still has a high F. Her voice has not deteriorated at all, as is the case with almost all other sopranos over 60. But although she doesn't sing the Queen of the Night anymore, she still hits F's and even F#'s when she sings Zerbinetta live.

[Elisabetta611]

Norma was NOT written for a mezzo!