Biography
Edita Gruberová (Slovak: [ˈedita ˈɡruberoʋaː]; 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.
Filmography
all 22
Movies 21
self 3
TV Shows 1
Im Olymp der Kunst (2013)
I Puritani (2011)
Lucrezia Borgia (2009)
Norma (2007)
Roberto Devereux (2005)
Beatrice di Tenda (2002)
Alpha Forum (1998)
Linda di Chamounix (1996)
La Traviata (1993)
A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song (1992)
Verdi La Traviata (1992)
Così fan tutte (1989)
Don Giovanni (1987)
Manon Lescaut (1983)
The Magic Flute (1983)
The Magic Flute (1982)
Verdi: Rigoletto (1982)
Hänsel und Gretel (1981)
Strauss: Die Fledermaus (1980)
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1980)
Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
The Art of Belcanto
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1946-12-23
Deathday2021-10-18 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceRača, Slovakia
CitizenshipsSlovakia
Also Known AsEdita Gruberová
AwardsEcho Klassik Female Singer of the Year, Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double Cross, Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Gold Decoration for Services to the City of Vienna, Bavarian Order of Merit, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, Herbert von Karajan Music Prize
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