Edita Gruberova - Spargi d'amaro pianto

Finale of the madness scene: "Spargi d'amaro pianto" from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
Live concert performance of Edita Gruberova at the Holland Festival at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam (June 24, 2007).

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• Edita
• Gruberova
• Donizetti
• Lucia
• Lammermoor
• Wahnsinn
• madness
• scene
• Holland
• Festival
• 2007
• Concertgebouw
• Amsterdam

[jmiller05]

Her pianisimmos are not strong enough. They basically become inaudible.

Not enough impact on the high notes.

[Hupjeflupje]

@jmiller05

I was in the audience and have to disagree with you: her pianissimo's are indeed very very soft (intented) but still audible.

Edita takes back power on the high notes to prevent screeming (as other sopranos do to force out the high notes).

[dannymaestro]

Her higher register is still very beautiful and her pianissimi-tones are superb. Astonishing! Sutherlands voice sounded much older at this age (I think Gruberova is 60 here)...

[optimal798]

Looks like Angela Merkel in opera world

[optimal798]

With her age, with her reputation I guess she just "play" this role without any difficulty. Fantastique.

[flaminia5]

i like this oper! i like it!

[ibk1980]

@jmiller05 sing this better then her and don´t forget to upload for us here... easy to criticize when we can´t do better...

BTW, the video is great!

[hayyu2008]

I love this great coloratura, but why does she always 'slide' up to the Eb? Throughout her career she has done this ... not a criticism ... I have over 10 of her recordings... Viva La Gruberova! Of course, we also have to appreciate that this lady is 60 here and to this day is still singing roles that many of the 'wannabe' coloraturas of today would be scared of!!

[hayyu2008]

I love this great coloratura, but why does she always 'slide' up to the Eb? Throughout her career she has done this ... not a criticism ... I have over 10 of her recordings... Viva La Gruberova!

[Cedricfollyman]

I think that the huge glissando up to the high Eb was unnecesasy, and i felt this piece would have been better served if she had landed onto the note instead of sliding into it. Otherwise,it very lovely indeed. . . He colouratura comes with such ease and is almost flutelike :D

[violinistx100]

@FloriaTosca90 Why should she stop doing what she loves? As she's said she loves to "move people in their souls...this is the absolute peak." I personally think she sounds great considering her old age.

[FloriaTosca90]

Edita did better in her past than this performance. Am I the one this sounds not so good? Why is she still singing at her old age? She was unforgettable, but now is over...

Mi sembra che a tratti canti in maniera arronzona e cialtrona. Non stacca tra un acuto e l'altro e sembra che, a tratti, stia solo gridando lamenti. A una certa età nessuno la obbliga a mantenere nel repertorio il belcanto più ardito