Edita Gruberova - Casta Diva

Aria "Casta Diva" from Bellini's Norma. Edita Gruberova live at the Holland Festival at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam (June 24, 2007).

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Music

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• Edita
• Gruberova
• aria
• casta
• Diva
• Bellini
• Nroma
• Concertgebouw
• Amsterdam
• Holland
• Festival
• 2007
• belcanto

[emililosier]

i believe this is the original key... i cant be too sure though cuz i dont have absolute pitch and i am nowhere near a piano or tuning fork... but it sounds higher than other versions here on youtube.

[Hupjeflupje]

You're wright: this is the original key. Nowadays however not often used but Gruberova does.

[MisterSoprano]

Well, she was 61 on this tape, she 63 now. Tell me how much sopranos can sing at that age, and sing so well? :)

[violinistx100]

I love it when a singer can put me in a hypnotic trance...

[optimal798]

@MisterSoprano Cannot agree with you more. Many criticise her, dislike her, but I don't see any soprano in the so called "new generation" that can sing better than she does. I appreciate Dessay and other coloratura as well, just not sure if they can achieve what Gruberova did when they are at the same age.

[Altonahh10]

Es ist wirklich eine eigene Version, die sich von anderen unterscheidet. Die Musikalität von Gruberova ist wohl unbestritten, ebenso wie ihre technische Finesse. Trotzdem klingt ihre Norma (vor allem, wenn man das gesamte Werk mit ihr erlebt), irgendwie künstlich, Norma ist bei ihr eher das Zwitschervögelchen und sie wird der Figur vielleicht im Ganzen nicht gerecht. Aber das ist letztendlich Geschmackssache.

[jjilly]

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooooooooooooooooooh ooooooooooooooooh wow .... i wish to sing like this, like a nightingale...

[Noiz]

Trop génial ! Bravo et merci E. GRUBEROVA.

[BEVER29]

C'est de l'ordre du miracle! Dans la voix; la lumière du satellite invoqué.

[howardl22840]

Beautiful, emotional and extraordinary for her age.

[operafan0anegnd]

Edita is amazing. Love it.

[escottster]

It's funny. In her older age those runs, while generally lovely, have a little less sparkle, her top is perhaps a little rougher. But the drama and stage presence is there more than ever. I love the rawness of her tone on the high sections, and that with the orchestra make this a pretty damned exciting recording.

[055746]

Ona je jedinecna!!!!!!!!!!!

[pbarroso001]

Elle chante cette piéce vraiment bien et etant donné son âge á l´époque, mais je prefere quand même la "key" habituelle; est bien plus melodieuse, ce ton me semble un peu "sacagé".