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Birgit Nilsson playlist.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Language:
- German
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Operas--Excerpts.
- Operas.
- Live sound recordings--New York (State)--New York.
- Live sound recordings.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Excerpts.
- Live sound recordings.
- Operas.
- Sound recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (2 hr., 13 min., 3 sec.))
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [2018]
- Language Note:
- Sung in German and Italian.
- System Details:
- digital
- audio file
- streaming audio file
- Summary:
- Birgit Nilsson and Astrid Varnay, two of the 20th century's most thrilling sopranos, were born in Sweden less than a month apart in 1918 and went on to portray many of the dramatic heroines of the operatic repertoire. To celebrate the centenary of their births, the Met has compiled playlists of some of their most memorable moments with the company. Nilsson, who made her Met debut in 1959 as Isolde in Tristan und Isolde, went on to sing more than 200 performances of 16 roles. She may be best known for portrayals of commanding heroines of the German canon--from the title characters of Salome and Elektra to Brünnhilde in Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung. But when she turned to the Italian repertoire, as she did on 93 occasions, the results were equally riveting. Her portrayal of the icy princess Turandot--the role she sang a record 52 times with the company--will go down as one of the most electrifying performances of any artist in Met history.
- Contents:
- Die Walküre. Nun zäume dein Ross ... Hojotoho! (February 24, 1968) ; Siegmund! Sieh auf mich! (March 1, 1969) ; Siegfried. Heil dir, Sonne! (January 13, 1962) ; Götterdämmerung. Starke Scheite Schichtet mir dort (January 27, 1962) / Richard Wagner
- Un ballo in maschera. Ecco l'orrido campo ... Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa (January 12, 1963) / Giuseppe Verdi
- Turandot. In questa reggia (March 4, 1961) / Giacomo Puccini
- Fidelio. Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? ... Komm Hoffnung lass den letzten Stern (February 13, 1960) / Ludwig van Beethoven
- Tannhäuser. Dich teure Halle (March 26, 1966)
- Elektra. Allein! Weh! ... Ganz allein! (December 10, 1966) ; Wer bist denn du? ... Orest! (February 27, 1971) / Richard Strauss
- Tristan und Isolde. Wie lachend sie mir lieder singen (Isolde's narrative and curse) (January 9, 1960) ; Liebestod (March 18, 1961) / Richard Wagner
- Tosca. Vissi d'arte (February 15, 1969) / Giacomo Puccini
- Salome. Ah! Du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund küssen lassen (March 13, 1965) / Richard Strauss.
- Participant:
- Birgit Nilsson ; supporting soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; various conductors.
- Notes:
- Recorded live 2018 The Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York.
- Duration: 2 hr., 13 min., 3 sec.
- Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Contains:
- Container of: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre. Nun zäume dein Ross
- Container of: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre. Siegmund! Sieh auf mich
- Container of: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Siegfried. Heil dir, Sonne!
- Container of: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Götterdämmerung. Brünnhildes Schlussgesang
- Container of: Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Ballo in maschera. Ma dall' arido stelo divulsa
- Container of: Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Turandot. In questa reggia
- Container of: Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Fidelio (1814). Komm, Hoffnung
- Container of: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tannhäuser. Dich, teure Halle
- Container of: Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Elektra. Allein! Weh, ganz allein!
- Container of: Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Elektra. Orest! Orest!
- Container of: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tristan und Isolde. Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen
- Container of: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tristan und Isolde. Liebestod
- Container of: Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca. Vissi d'arte
- Container of: Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Salome. Ah! Du wolltest mich
- OCLC:
- 1035389856
- Publisher Number:
- USY3P1802177
- USY3P1802178
- USY3P1802179
- USY3P1802180
- USY3P1802181
- USY3P1802182
- USY3P1802183
- USY3P1802184
- USY3P1802185
- USY3P1802186
- USY3P1802187
- USY3P1802188
- USY3P1802189
- USY3P1802190
- 811357019825
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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