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...
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 3. Siegfried
Live broadcast performance, 1962
Total duration: 3hr 49:17 (includes radio announcements)
Siegfried - Hans Hopf
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 4. Götterdämmerung
Live broadcast performance, 1962
Total duration: 4hr 05:15 (includes radio announcements)
Siegfried - Hans Hopf
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Gunther - Norman Mittelmann
Gutrune - Gladys Kuchta
Hagen - Gottlob Frick
Waltraute - Irene Dalis
Alberich - Ralph Herbert
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
PUCCINI La fanciulla del West
Studio recording, 1958
Total duration: 2hr 6:22
Birgit Nilsson - Minnie
João Gibin - Dick Johnson
Andrea Mongelli - Jack Rance
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan
conducted by Lovro von Matačić
R. STRAUSS Salome
R. STRAUSS Elektra (excerpts)*
Studio recordings, 1961 (stereo) & *1952 (Ambient Stereo)
Total duration: 2hr 25:30
Birgit Nilsson – Salome
Gerhard Stolze – Herod
Grace Hoffman – Herodias
Eberhard Wächter – Jokanaan
*Christel Goltz - Elektra
*Elisabeth Höngen - Klytemnestra
*Ferdinand Frantz - Orest
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
*Bayerisches Staatsorchester
conducted by Georg Solti
PUCCINI Turandot
Broadcast performance, 1961
Total duration: 1hr 58:41
Birgit Nilsson Turandot
Anna Moffo Liù
Franco Corelli Calaf
Choir and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
