Edita Gruberová celebrates farewell : the sorceress of the Bel Canto

sets High above in the registry Edita Gruberová the sound. A fine sound, at the same time as unbreakable stable. Sure, she leads him in the coloratura, developed virtuoso to continue his coloring. The soprano snakes its way straight through, "Ah! se u'urna è a me" from Bellini's "Beatrice de tenda" with a fascinating freedom. It stretches flexible your voice, shaping the sounds according to the apparent will, and emits easily the biggest presence on the stage.

72. Celebrates birthday Edita Gruberová next week. For over 51 years, she is on the Opera stage and sings. On this one, the stage of the German Opera, she appeared 38 years ago for the first Time. Now you can say goodbye to your audience in Berlin. And that's not wool and the ends duly of her: Standing Ovations already at the break, countless bouquets and presents from the house and the audience at the end, a written banner in the first row to the second of three encores, standing ovation, as the orchestra is already disappeared in the dressing rooms.

A rich spectrum of sound colours

your wealth of Knowledge to the own voice, very impressed – limits Gruberová knows incredibly. The program of the Evening has been created accordingly. Always alternating with purely orchestral records, you occurs, and is, for example, the mad scene of Ophélie from Ambroise Thomas' "Hamlet" at the end of the program. Equal to twice the on: Not only that a functioning dramaturgy, Gruberová can indulge in here for the conclusion of the peace of mind the delusion of the scene and to the tip of tones increase.

Own limits, you reached only in the case of the volume against the full orchestra of the German Opera under Peter Valentovic. The strength and the voice volume shows them again and again in the decisive moments, the house hold but disciplined during the evening. This self-discipline was, you have always been: In the selection of the batches, the frequency of appearances.

amazes you with its richness. Almost chirping trill, warm, comforting and Pianissimos in all situations, how is it corny sounds flow into each other as they settle in Strauss' "voices of spring waltz", the staccato notes like a needle pointed each other. In addition, she possesses a keen sense of drama and Timing, that in every Phrase, expression, every joke fits. Very impressive, it shows the Saint-Saëns "Parysatis". Vocalise similar you sing no Text, but it tells so much with the sound, nuances, facial Expressions and subtle Gestures.

Edita Gruberová in the German Opera Queen of coloratura

The Queen of Bel Canto of the Deutsche Oper say good-bye. It was a worthy farewell.