Born in 1946 in Bratislava, Edita Gruberová began her career in 1968 with a debut as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia in her hometown. She achieved her international breakthrough in 1970 at the Wiener Staatsoper as the Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte. She became especially famous for her mastery of the bel canto repertoire; with great expressiveness and fascination, she embodied roles such as Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Norma, or Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos. For over five decades she delighted audiences worldwide; her last major stage role was Elisabetta in Roberto Devereux, which she sang in 2019.
The exhibition presents a selection of exquisite photographs, programmes, reviews and documents from all phases of her brilliant artistic life, from the beginnings in Bratislava to the great triumphs on the opera stages of the world.