Birgit Nilsson
Birgit Nilsson (1918-2005) was a Swedish dramatic soprano, one of the supreme Wagner and Strauss singers of the twentieth century. Her voice combined enormous power with remarkable steadiness and brilliance.
Nilsson’s roles included Brünnhilde, Isolde, Elektra, Turandot and other parts requiring stamina, focus and fearless projection. In the Pristine catalogue she appears in Puccini and Wagner-related repertory, including Turandot...
PUCCINI Turandot
Live recording, 1962
Total duration: 1hr 58:33
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liù - Licia Albanese
Ping - Frank Guarrera
Pang - Robert Nagy
Pong - Charles Anthony
Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Kurt Adler
PUCCINI Turandot
Stereo studio recording, 1959
Total duration: 1hr 54:30
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Jussi Björling
Liù - Renata Tebaldi
Ping - Mario Sereni
Pang - Piero De Palma
Pong - Tommaso Frascati
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro dell'opera di Roma
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
WAGNER Tristan und Isolde
Live broadcast recording, 1960
Producer and XR Remastering: Andrew Rose
Cover artwork based on a photograph of Birgit Nilsson as Isolde, Met Opera 1959/60
Total duration: 3hr 22:30
Tristan - Ramón Vinay
Isolde - Birgit Nilsson
Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
Karl Böhm, conductor
J STRAUSS II Die Fledermaus: Ballet & Gala (various composers)
J STRAUSS II Waltzes and Overtures
Recorded Vienna 1960 and Berlin 1940-42
Total duration: 74:28
Renata Tebaldi, Birgit Nilsson,
Jussi Björling, Leontyne Price
Ettore Bastianini, Joan Sutherland
Ljuba Welitsch et al
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & State Opera Chorus
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 1. Das Rheingold
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 2. Die Walküre
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 3. Siegfried
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 4. Götterdämmerung
Recorded in 1961/62
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 2. Die Walküre
Live broadcast performance, 1961
Total duration: 3hr 31:04 (includes radio announcements)
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Gladys Kuchta
Wotan - Otto Edelmann
Fricka - Irene Dalis
Hunding - Ernst Wiemann
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
