Norma DVD review from the June 2007 issue of "Gramophone": Excerpt:
"Edita Gruberová waited until last year to sing Norma on stage
for the first time (her recording on Nightingale Classics to which John Steane
gave a warm welcome - 11/05 - was based on a concert performance). In this
production from Munich she is revealed as the greatest Norma of today.
Her singing and acting bring out the complete portrait of the guilt-ridden
priestess, trapped between her sense of duty to her religion and country,
and the sickening prospect of losing her lover and her children. Gruberová
brings a lifetime's experience of singing bel canto opera and caresses
Bellini's vocal lines with many subtle touches. Almost entirely absent is that
mannerism of sliding between notes which has marred some of her singing in the
past. Every phrase is moulded with the feeling and reticence of a great artist."
(Patrick O'Connor)
Richard Strauss songs; The Mozart/Debussy/Wolf Lieder CD (if the article doesn't show up, enter the site thru the main page, select "Arias for soprano" then "Coloratura song cycles" - or, switch off JavaScript in your browser)