Edita Gruberova - Il dolce suono (part 1)

Madness scene: Il dolce suono (part 1) from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
Live concert performance of Edita Gruberova at the Holland Festival at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam (June 24, 2007).

[@yangsimon9080]

She is really the Queen of Bel Canto. What's very special about her, besides the artistic and tonal beauty, she possesses one of the best techniques--in that her technique will actually heal damaged vocal!

[@amelied9]

I saw Gruberova perform an opening night Lucia at Covent Garden in the late 1980s...it was out of this world. If anyone understands the feeling of the role, she does. Her cadenzas remain the standard for me. Even here, so many years later, she remains an inspiration. Brava Edita!

[@adeeo]

Most critics never heard her live. I have heard them all, Edita till 67 about was an absolute world wonder... I have never heard anybody better in means of precision, technique and perfection...

[@Philadoude]

Wow!! She rules bel canto. A once in a generation voice!!

[@hermanneckert6966]

It's wonderful - Edita Gruberova the Best!

[@raaadja99]

She is such a marvel to listen to!

[@Chronically_JBoo]

Beautiful.

[@Hupjeflupje]

Well, Gruberova is known for her superior technique: she is one of the very few singers who hass full control over her breath and voice.

[@Idkie]

*__________* AMAZING!!! my god! i love her!

[@cristinagenoverdalmau7925]

Sooo intelligently sung!!

[@johnmelo7261]

Diva eterna, maravilhosa sempre ... 😍😍😍😍🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🙏🏽🙌🙏🏽🙌👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@MartinSlovakian]

I am so proud to be Slovak while watching her performance.

[@johannnestroy5989]

so close your eyes, this art is primary for ears

[@dalferr]

She is perfect! Perfeita!!!

[@patricioszychowski7541]

I love this woman.

[@pakitomatrix]

wonderful!

[@MiguelBorrallo]

Es absolutamente espectacular... sobre todo teniendo en cuenta la edad que ya tiene esta mujer... ha pasado los 60 años... a ver como canta Sarah Brightman con esa edad...

[@Philadoude]

@violinistx100 Sorry, don't have a particular nominee for this generation's bel canto voice. Your candidates are def worthy. Outside bel canto I really like Netrebko and Garanca. Hey, let's just be glad that Gruberova is still singing...and singing awesome at that!

[@chryssanthemum]

bravo bravo!!!!!

[@jamessaldana2]

je suis d'accord...j'adore elle!!!! Ze zingt prachtig!!! spasiba, vsyo khorosho

[@Sinedeathmeth]

essa mulher é divina

[@dbostwald]

Wonderful...

[@lizel666]

AMAZING ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@Bluehawk2008]

And it sounds better because of it. har har har

[@smoothiw]

Honored!!

[@NATALIA1215]

FYI dear it was sung bu inva mulla tchkaco an albanian soprano! check her on yahoo or wickipedia and ypo are roven wrong! although its not impossible to reach those notes but the aria on the song was digitalized but inva was singing it!

[@Hupjeflupje]

@kherynn The spoken language is Dutch. Thanks for complimenting my native language!

[@lovejuancarlos]

Lol, Yes She Does, But That Makes The Sound Come Out Better. Well Thats What My Choir Teacher Told Me.

[@33fernandez]

She is well-known for her "Effeckthatscherei" . (Mannerisms). Showing how good her technique is, is a cheap method to escape real interpretation of the pieces....that is why her facial expressions are funny--not to say ugly, because she tries that way to put emotion into her singing....If showing technique (which is actually the instrument) is fine arts, that is the question !

[@55patri]

gran virtuosismo

[@pakitomatrix]

yes, a little, because is the same aria..

[@AllyKauffman]

Ya muchas quisieramos cantar como ella.

[@Hupjeflupje]

@XardasW4 : The question of kherynn (which is now removed) was: what language are the spoken dialogues of the presentors? It was a Dutch TV broadcast so the interviews etc. were in Dutch (and I know because I am Dutch :-)

[@violinistx100]

@Philadoude This generation's voice would be? Diana Damrau, Natalie Dessay? My how opera's been picking up lately! Gruberova performed this so beautifully!

[@pakitomatrix]

sip mira a mi me encanta sarah, como bien sabes, pero esta aria

[@XardasW4]

@Hupjeflupje It is italian ^^ I know it because I'm italian too :D Don't worry, non ti preoccupare, mistakes come to everybody ^^

[@mestizala]

claro que sarah si da tono altos puede dar sobreagudos en 8 tiempos la cual es muy difícil

[@sujungbee]

Every singer is different, please stop comparing her to Inva. Edita's voice is beautiful.

[@OsamaBinLooney]

did The 5th Element bring anyone else here?

[@jewelmarkess]

@Endriking Inva Mula is excellent in this aria - the little of it we get to hear - but given as we don't have a recording of Inva Mula's singing the full mad scene, but only the first part plus some additions written specifically for the movie, it's really difficult to compare. Edita Gruberova is excellent. Also you are comparing a recording made for the movie with a live performance which is very different.

[@momoq86]

then now i m really confused...than what is the point of those sharp intake of breath for? when i listen to other great soprano sang this aria, they dont inhale as sharply as she did..

[@pepe242sr]

she is slovak, Lucia Popp too:)

[@ilprezzo]

Amazing!!! With 64!!! @ 33fernandez: the word is spelled "Effekthascherei"!!! And BTW she is Edita Gruberova...singing for 40 Years....and who are you again???

[@operalovers]

y ademas esta aria es para sopranos de coloratura, sarah es ligera ella puede cantar otras arias, la coloratura es una tecnica diferente a la que sarah nunca recurre, pero eso no quiere decir que sea mal cantante. yo no me imagino a la callas cantando algo de haandel y por eso es mala cantante?. no lo creo cada cual debe desarrollarse donde mejor le acomode el estilo.

she make funny faces

[@bellidoify]

fith element

[@ghnosto]

Buen alcance de voz ademas de buena voz y tono pero.... se siente como si faltara algo no se que, pero me da esa impresion. Aun asi hermosa interpretacion. dedo arriba

[@Hupjeflupje]

But matching the emotions of the role. (if you want really funny faces watch Cecilia Bartoli!)

[@mestizala]

a mi tambien me encanta sarah brightman pero en algo que no estoy de acuerdo es que dijas que su respiracion, impostacion y tecnica no tiene, es como decir que sarah no es una exelente cantante, cosa que no es verdad yo creo que si tiene una exelente tecnica, tiene una buena respiracion y imposta muy bien, afinacion , colocacion, y segun lo que es escuchado ella tiene oido absoluto y creo que de las mas perfectas, eso es lo que pienso de sarah brightman yo creo que si puede cantar esta aria =)

[@lamproslampinos]

like her a loT... happy to follow you too

[@Hupjeflupje]

Brightman singing Donizetti??

[@momoq86]

i dont know much about the technicalities of singing opera but her sharp intake of breath in at certain part of this aria, seem like her techniques are very flaw...

[@adeeo]

Yeah, you have proven, that you are just absolutely out of any knowledge about singing...

[@profadepsiho]

Much much better than Sumi Jo. Gruberova IS Lucia here!

[@alelooooooya]

god, thats make quite a change compared to the 5th element lol !

[@jairo0892]

jaja, si hace una cara graciosa cuando canta!... jeje... prefiero la versión de Sarah Brightman!... pero está bueno el vid

[@rayoat]

i can only listen to her, cant watch her face as i drives me potty

[@JK-musick]

To much for Edgardo...

[@greguar-7]

:)

[@AllyKauffman]

He leído comentarios comparando a Edita Gruberova con Inva Mula Tchako, en primera Edita Gruberova es soprano de coloratura e Inva Mula Tchako es soprano lírica, o sea ni al caso la comparación porque son registros vocales completamente diferentes, pero bueno es su opinión y se respeta. Ahh y a mí si me gustó como la cantó Edita Gruberova. :)

[@pakitomatrix]

perdon le di post sin quierer... decia esta aria esta fuera de su alcance, y sarah como te dire, ha estudiado opera, pero no es una cantante de opera, es de cross-over, canta arias, pero eso no la combierte en una cantante de opera. como pavaroti, el llego a cantar baladas pop, pero eso no lo combierte en baladista vdd. en fin, lo que digo, esta aria nececita agudos que no creo que sara los pueda dar. cosa que no la hace mala cantante para nada

[@DPPSucks]

the fifth element version was combined with a man and a soprano's voice, and beautified in the studio with special effect, it's NOT really sung by a real soprano!

[@mariorossi9655]

2:03

[@85lui85]

Mon Dieu . . .c'est terrible... j'ai écouté plusiers interprétations qu'elles sont très meilleurs que la sien

[@charstar1989]

@geddafan1 Sarah brightman can bring it, just not like a REAL Opera singer. lol

[@pakitomatrix]

jajaja aiga no te descubras, sara no puede cantar esta aria... =P es más para coloraturas, que para dramaticas, y se necesita una perfecta respiración, impostacion y tecnica, cosa que por mas que amo a sarah son cosas que no tiene, ademas de agudoas, mas que duraderos muy finos

[@bellsandwhistles92]

i personally like Inva Mulla Tchako's version better :/

[@RossiniSoprano]

Yeah, SB did "It" with ALW, which is how she ever got cast in ANYthing with her complete lack of voice/talent.

[@STERO1145]

NO CREO QUE eDITA SEA LA MEJOR lUCIA PERO EL SIMPLE HECHO DE INSUINAR QUE SARHA LO HAGA MEJOR ES UN INSULTO, QUE DEMONIIOS TIENES EN LOS OIDOS, SARHA NO ALCANZA TODOS LOS TODOS DE ESTA ARIA.. DEBES DE ESTAR MUY MU PERDIDO SI HUBIESE DICHO SUTHERLAND LO CREIRIA PERO BRIT...??? POR DIOS........

[@YKKY]

you really don't know much about opera do you?

[@Xtrakoolness]

sarah brightman did it better...

[@AzNeo]

ew...