Edita Gruberova

Edita Gruberova

Edita Gruberová (23 December 1946 – 18 October 2021) was a Slovak coloratura soprano. She made her stage debut in Bratislava in 1968 as Rosina in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia, and successfully auditioned at the Vienna State Opera the following year, which became her base. She received international recognition for roles such as Mozart's Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte and Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss. In her later career, she explored heavier roles in the Italian bel canto repertoire, such as the title role in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, and Elvira in Bellini's I puritani. In 2019, she portrayed Elisabetta in Donizetti's Roberto Devereux, who leaves her throne, concluding a stage career performing leading roles over 51 years. She is remembered as the "Slowakische Nachtigall" (Slovak Nightingale), and as prima donna assoluta. Edita Gruberová was born on 23 December 1946 in Rača, Bratislava, to a German father and a Hungarian mother. As an anti-communist, her father survived a five-year prison sentence for treason. Her father drank and she developed a close relationship with her mother. She sang in a school choir and in the children's choir of the broadcaster. The pastor of the parish where she prepared for Confirmation accompanied her when she sang solos at church, and prepared her in piano playing to pass the exam to enter the conservatory. Gruberová began her musical studies at the Bratislava Conservatory (Konzervatórium v Bratislave), where she was a student of Mária Medvecká. She then continued at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU). While studying there, she was a singer of the Lúčnica folk ensemble and appeared several times in the Slovak National Theatre. She would later study with Ruthilde Boesch in Vienna. In 1968, Gruberová made her operatic debut at the National Theatre in Bratislava as Rosina in Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia. After winning a singing competition in Toulouse, she was then engaged as a soloist of the opera ensemble of the J. G. Tajovský Theatre in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, from 1968 to 1970. Among her roles was Eliza Doolittle in Loewe's musical My Fair Lady. Since communist Czechoslovakia was going through normalisation, during which the borders to non-communist countries were closed, Medvecká surreptitiously arranged for an audition for Gruberová at the Vienna State Opera in the summer of 1969. She was immediately engaged, and made her breakthrough the following year when she appeared as the Queen of the Night in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. In 1971, Gruberová decided to emigrate to the West. She became a member of the Vienna State Opera in 1972, where she was only given secondary and supporting roles in her early years. She was invited to perform at many of the most important opera houses in the world, especially in coloratura roles. Gruberová made her debut at Glyndebourne in 1973 as the Queen of the Night. She became an Austrian citizen in 1974. ... Source: Article "Edita Gruberová" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Edita Gruberova
  • Popularity: 2.615
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1946-12-23
  • Place of Birth: Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]
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  • Also Known As: Edita Gruberová
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Edita Gruberova Movies

  • 2007
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    Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos

    Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos

    1 2007 HD

    Opera in one act with prologue. Based on the production of the Vienna State Opera by Filippo Sanjust. Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal

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  • 1983
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    The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

    1 1983 HD

    The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina. Aided by the lovelorn bird...

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  • 1982
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    Verdi: Rigoletto

    Verdi: Rigoletto

    6.9 1982 HD

    Rigoletto is a jester in the court of the Duke of Mantua. He has a hunch-back and he's rather unattractive, but he's good at his job of humiliating...

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  • 1980
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    Die Entführung aus dem Serail

    Die Entführung aus dem Serail

    1 1980 HD

    Production of Mozart's opera about the Spanish nobleman who seeks to rescue his beloved Konstanze from the hands of the Pasha. Karl Bohm conducts...

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  • 1987
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    Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni

    8 1987 HD

    Live from Teatro alla Scala 1987.

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  • 2009
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    Lucrezia Borgia

    Lucrezia Borgia

    1 2009 HD

    Live from Munich 2009

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  • 2005
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    Roberto Devereux

    Roberto Devereux

    1 2005 HD

    Live from Munich, 2005. London, 1601: love, lust and a death sentence at the English royal court - that's just the mix for great Italian opera....

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  • 1993
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    La Traviata

    La Traviata

    1 1993 HD

    La Traviata was recorded at what was one of Venice's most exquisite 18th-century opera houses, La Fenice, tragically destroyed by fire in 1996, and...

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  • 2002
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    Beatrice di Tenda

    Beatrice di Tenda

    1 2002 HD

    Live performance from the Zurich Opera House, January 2002.

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  • 1981
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    Hänsel und Gretel

    Hänsel und Gretel

    1 1981 HD

    Engelbert Humperdinck's beloved musical fairy tale HÄNSEL UND GRETEL is brought to life by Sir Georg Solti and an illustrious cast - all part of...

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  • 1996
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    Linda di Chamounix

    Linda di Chamounix

    1 1996 HD

    Acclaimed soprano Edita Gruberova stars as the title character in this 1996 production of Gaetano Donizetti's "Linda di Chamounix," featuring the...

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  • 2011
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    I Puritani

    I Puritani

    1 2011 HD

    Edita Gruberova, Jose Bros, and Carlos Alvarez star in this Teatre del Liceu production of the Bellini opera conducted by Friedrich Haider and...

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  • 1989
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    Così fan tutte

    Così fan tutte

    1 1989 HD

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker in this filmed studio performance of Mozart's opera recorded in 1988.

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  • 1980
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    Strauss: Die Fledermaus

    Strauss: Die Fledermaus

    1 1980 HD

    Theodor Guschlbauer conducts the Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera in this lavish staging of Johann Strauss's operetta. Recorded in...

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  • 1982
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    The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

    10 1982 HD

    Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”

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  • 2007
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    Norma

    Norma

    9 2007 HD

    This new production of Bellinis Norma by Jürgen Rose (sets, costumes, stage direction, and lighting) to honor Edita Gruberovas first staged...

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  • 1983
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    Manon Lescaut

    Manon Lescaut

    6 1983 HD

    The sets and costumes by Ponnelle are truly reflective of the 'grand style'. Plus the fact that the two lead characters are portrayed by top singers...

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  • 1992
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    Verdi La Traviata

    Verdi La Traviata

    4 1992 HD

    This set has Edita Gruberova singing in top form, all her scooping cast aside, which one finds in abundance in her Lucia under Richard Bonynge. Here,...

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  • 2009
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    The Art of Belcanto

    The Art of Belcanto

    1 2009 HD

    Edita Gruberova, prima donna assoluta of the bel canto community. But what is the nature of bel canto? What is the secret of her vocal gift? These...

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  • 1992
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    A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song

    A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song

    1 1992 HD

    Tony Randall and some children, filmed in Connecticut, provide the framework of the history of some of the carols sung by opera stars.

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  • 2013
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    Im Olymp der Kunst

    Im Olymp der Kunst

    1 2013 HD

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  • 1998
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    Alpha Forum

    Alpha Forum

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1987
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    Le monde est à vous

    Le monde est à vous

    1 1987 HD

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