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Edita Gruberova Edition Vol 1 - The Queen of Belcanto - Arias by Donizetti and Bellini

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Anna Bolena; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera
Performers: Banditelli, Gloria; Bros, Jose; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Schneiderman, Helene; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich; Boncompagni, Elio; Viotti, Marcello; Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Edita Gruberova, leading diva of bel canto singing, has selected several of her favorite arias centered on an archetype of the bel canto era: the...continue...

Donizetti's Tudor Queens: Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda & Roberto Devereux / Edita Gruberova

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena; Maria Stuarda; Roberto Devereux
Performers: Boutet, Benoit; Bros, Jose; Gruberova, Edita; Hauáler, Gerald; Hollop, Markus; Kim, Ettore; Morozov, Igor; Reyes, Jose Guadalupe; Schneiderman, Helene; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Boncompagni, Elio; Haider, Friedrich

"The clear tone and breathtaking agility sparkle as before, now informed by a loving portamento that caresses each phrase. In 'Pianfete voi?' She rivals Callas...continue...

Donizetti: Roberto Devereux / Gruberova, Ziegler, Bernardini, Kim. Friedrich Haider - Strasbourg PO

2 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Roberto Devereux
Performers: Bernardini, Don; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Haider, Friedrich
Ensemble: Rhine Opera Chorus; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

"[Edita Gruberova's performance is] full of subtle nuance and breadth of phrase as well as vocal and dramatic power.... The balance between voices and orchestra...continue...