Absolutely the best interpretation of the laughing song. I mean she ACTUALLY laughs during the song.

Those were the days.....La Gruberova ruled and I adoooored her in this part. Beautiful!!!!!

IT'S 1985 FOR GOD'S SAKE...NO ONE KNEW WHAT THEY WERE WEARING!!! LOL! The singing sublime! I just heard her in München 10.03 and she sounded incredible!!!! Fabulous Eb!!!

Edita's rendition is superb. Absolutely agree she is among the very best singers.

She is an angel!* And the last high note? Just lovely and perfect! Love you*

She's truly one of the Queens of Coloratura! Fantastic! =)

Man I fall to pieces every time from 3:20 to the end. And I've never heard a high D sung with such fearlessness before!!! Love you Gruberova!!

She is quite the comedienne! One wouldn't know it by all of her "mad" roles but she truly excels as Zerbinetta, Maria and Adele!

I love Edita singing this song and she brings so much character to the role. Definitely one of her signatures and Maestro Levine is such a fun conductor. For those bashing the dress, get over it. It was the 80's. Otherwise, Gruberova was in prime voice and I've never heard a better interpretation.

Om My God!!!! what a performance! I enjoyed so much, the best i have heard from this one... bravisimo!!

her dress, her hairdo... 80's Diva!!!

Fantastic Performance! This operatic performance of Edita Gruberova was from "Gala of Stars 1986" hosted by Beverly Sills and conducted by James Levine, and this 3 and a half hour special aired as part of the conclusion of KPBS San Diego's Festival '86 (March 1986 Membership Campaign), Circa Sunday March 16th, 1986!! TV Worth Watching and TV Worth Paying For!!

Edita is one of the greats. She belongs in the pantheon of the greatest opera singers. I doubt if any dare challenge my assertion.

STAGGERING!! This is true perfection... Perfect expression, perfect laughing! Thank you so much for sharing the clip!!

that was absolutely fabulous

We loved her voice and her dress :-)

You can't help but smile with this one, it's so merry!

She is just wonderful!

It doesn't get any better. Brava!!!!!!

Her singing was so amazing, I forgot about the dress!

May she rest in peace.

I love it!!! and I also love the fact that one of the greatest coloraturas of the century hosted a show with one more of the greatest coloraturas of the century!

I really don't mind her dress at all, I really like this rendition and her voice, the end.

THE BEST ✨ !!!! BRAVISSIMA ✨❤✨

Realmente era perfecta en todo sentido. Pese a quien le pese... Gruberova canto todo con sublime perfeccion. Y los testimonios sobran a patadas

You have to listen to her singing the Alleluya Chorus from The Messiah! her runs are perfection, truly heavenly..

Goodness, she has an interesting movement style, doesn't she? Truly, undeniably unique. And what a voice! Also seems to have a fun sense of humor and timing. :)

Iconic and beautiful

Thanks! They were my high school and college years so I know all about those expressive costumes & 'dos!

Очень техничная груберова, просто восторг!

never mind tha fashion sense, i love her laugh! the song is perfectly expressed!

I think the voice definitely overshadows the unmistakeable 80s hair and dress x

in fact she is over 60, to be more exact 63 and her voice is still powerful and stable :)

For someone who has seen the opera (Dallas 08-09 season) and gone through the score numerous times, yes the "laughing song" pushes up to an Eb and resolves in Ab major. :)

Brava, Madame!

Super!!!!!!

Гениальная Эдита.

fantástica!!! gracias por compartir este viedo.

RiP Edita Gruberova 😢😢😢😢😢

I came here after listening to Florence Foster Jenkins to hear what this song is supposed to sound like. This singer is better but I prefer Flo's fashion sense.

It was THE 80'S!

I like her!!

It looks like she is wearing one of those ab belts you see on infomercials!

the costume is funny as hell! and the Lady D hairdo. Grubi's great, too. Never was a coloratura she didn't rock.

Have fun with it and best of luck with that audition.

bravaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Yes, the Laughing Song only goes up that high but she sang an Eb in Lucrezia Borgia in March.

Have a look at the very first live TV-production from Sydney Opera house, Fledermaus, Laughing song, Monique Brynnel

If Strauss doesn't put you in the mood for the ball, then i don't know what will :P

❤❤

"Mein Herr Marquis" by Bonnie Tyler :)

she was kind of cute back then - she is absolutely stunning right now

When I see this, I feel like Diana Damrau got a lot of her inspiration from Gruberova. Her humor and style is very similar. Very lovely!

i think she belongs in the 1600 hundreds! there just something about her face and nose! Perfect;y adorable!

Is that Sheldon Cooper playing the Oboe?

Great!:)

Den har set på danske på Ddet Ny Teater i Københaven-M.V.B..

At least one of the comments refers to the beauty of Gruberova's siging and not on the way she was dressed. Thanks!

i stood on top of a stool and i still cannot reach the high notes. :(

smashing!

she's sure no Florence Foster Jenkins

Jeg har den på danske med Githa hybru på danske dvd film

I bet it would now!

bravissima

çok güzeldi muhteşem

@operadude32 The hairdo reminds me of Bonnie Tyler LOL.. gotta love the 80s

my friend is going to sing this song to get into a special high school thats in Baltimore i think

Always will be a "better one"... but this one is very good by it self.

It was the 80's for god's sake - I'm sure you could find some really nice pics of you or your parents from that time!

She'll be 63 this December!!!!! Don't know if Ms. Garanca will sing Adalgisa.

wooooo

SHE BETTER SANG!

hahaha, some bunch of queens here, discussing fashion...

The magic happens after 3:17 Edit: Magic = 3:22

SABEN UNA COSA?????????.....CUANDO CANTABA CALLAS ...O SUTHERLAND........NO SOLO ERA SU VOZ..LA QUE FLOTABA Y BRILLABA....TAMBIEN ERA SU FUERZA...PERSONAL.......VOCES GRANDIOSAS EN PERSONALIDADES GRANDIOSAS.........NO VOCESILLAS.....DE TRES AL CUARTO.........Y LO SIENTO POR EDITA.......QUE SE ATREVIO A COMPARARSE A LAS GRANDES DEL PASADO SIN TENER NI LA MAS MINIMA IDEA DE LO QUE SIGNIFICA LA GRANDEZA..........

Cultura Alemanha e outra coisa

Lucrezia is nothing compared to when she used to sing F# like they were nothing, but giving that she is close to almost 60 I still love her hefty Eb's! Did she also sing Norma opposite Elina Garanca this season?

As does mine - Schirmer score that is.

Poor thing. But she's just so much fun to listen to the tragedy of the dress can be overlooked. :)

Put The Donald in drag and they'd be twins and no offense intended to Ms Gruberova

IT'S 1985. NO ONE KNEW WHAT THEY WERE WEARING!!! lol!

is that itzhak perlman on the podium?

boy oh boy...maybe that dress is whats making her go hahahaha

3:21

Mein herr marquis

she looks like a pink football player with that dress

She didn't even come close to Jenkins' . :D

what's up with the caps? are you illustrating a mad scene?

I came here too, after listening to Florence Foster Jenkins. Sure, this voice is better but I feel more emotion/feeling in Florence's interpretation (not a joke)!

@ajb1776 Did she died?

Now that is some good German. I hate when songs get translated.

Cool but its not rolling in the deep adele hey

no, it's the coiffure………

Guarda tus apreciaciones personales para ti mismo. A nadie le importa lo que digas porque tus argumentos son sumamente relativos. Edita se ha consagrado ya como una de las grandes de la Ópera y tus comentarios no van a cambiar nada. Así que lárgate a llorar a otro lado.

OK, so in what way does the costume make the music here?? who the heck cares about the darn costume ???

whoa. what a visually assaulting dress.

A good example of hideous clothing happening to great singers lol

what does she wear? what in hell is that?