{"product_id":"birgit-nilsson-great-live-recordings-cd","title":"Birgit Nilsson - Great Live Recordings (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eBirgit Nilsson was a vocal phenomenon in \"a league of her own\" (New York Times). Not even the loudest orchestra could drown her powerful voice. Unfortunately, there were seldom recording engineers around who had the expertise to do her voice justice, so it was mostly reduced to a \"normal\" size in the studio. As the celebrated German music critic Jürgen Kesting put it: \"Birgit Nilsson in the recording studio is like driving a Porsche in the back yard\". Fortunately, there are many live recordings which show the \"real thing\" - a phenomenal, larger-than-life voice. \"There's nobody like her, no other singer I heard in my life\", said Plácido Domingo who partnered her in several performances of Turandot. This centenary edition showcases Nilsson in roles where she set a new vocal standard - Turandot, Isolde, Brünnhilde, Salome and Elektra - in exciting performances, conducted by Herbert von Karajan, Karl Böhm, Leonard Bernstein, Leopold Stokowski, Wolfgang Sawallisch and Eugen Jochum, and alongside other great singers like Anna Moffo, Régine Crespin, Leonie Rysanek, Astrid Varnay, Regina Resnik, Franco Corelli, Wolfgang Windgassen, Ramón Vinay, Jon Vickers, Jess Thomas, Theo Adam and Martti Talvela. Taken in chronological order, these live recordings show the development of the voice of the century: from concert recordings in Stockholm to great performances at the Met, the Bayreuth Festival and the Vienna State Opera, including the Met's broadcast of Die Walküre conducted by Karajan, two versions of Tristan und Isolde, two performances of Elektra and the exciting Turandot with Franco Corelli and Anna Moffo, conducted by Leopold Stokowski. Despite her legendary \"battles\" with star tenor Franco Corelli, Birgit Nilsson was one of a very few singers to be respected by all her colleagues, by conductors and directors and managers. After listening to her live recordings, you'll know exactly why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisc 1: Bartok: Herzog Blaubarts Burg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recorded Live at the Concert Hall Stockholm February 10 1953\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nilsson Sönnerstedt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Disc 2-4: Wagner: Lohengrin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recorded Live at the Bayreuth Festival August 14 1954\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Windgassen Nilsson Varnay Uhde Adam Fischer-Dieskau\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conductor: Eugen Jochum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Disc 5-7: Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recorded Live at the Bayreuth Festival August 19 1957\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Windgassen Nilsson Hoffman Hotter Van Mill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Disc 8: Wagner: Die Walküre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Act 1 Scene 3: \"SCHLÄFST Du Gast\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recorded Live at the Bayreuth Festival July 1957\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nilsson Vinay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conductor: Hans Knappertsbusch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Wagner: Siegfried\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Act 3 Scene 3: \"Heil Dir Sonne\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nilsson Windgassen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recorded Live at the Bayreuth Festival August 1967\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conductor: Otmar Suitner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Disc 9-10: Puccini: Turandot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recorded Live at the Metropolitan Opera House March 4 1961 Matinée Broadcast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nilsson Moffo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conductor: Leopold Stokowski\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Disc 11-12: Strauss: Salome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recorded Live at the Metropolitan Opera House March 13 1965 Matinée Broadcast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nilsson Liebl Dalis Cassel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conductor: Karl BÖHM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Disc 13-14: Strauss: Elektra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recorded Live at the Opéra de Montréal September 19 1967\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nilsson Rysanek Resnik Nienstedt Uhl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conductor: Karl BÖHM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Disc 15-17: Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recorded Live at the Wiener Staatsoper December 17 1967\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Thomas Nilsson Hesse Wiener Talvela\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conductor: Karl BÖHM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Disc 18-20: Wagner: Die Walküre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recorded Live at the Metropolitan Opera House March 1 1969 Matinée Broadcast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nilsson Crespin Vickers Adam Veasey Talvela\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conductor: Herbert Von Karajan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Disc 21-22: Beethoven: Fidelio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recorded Live at the Rai Di Roma March 17 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nilsson Spiess Adam Crass Donath Unger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conductor: Leonard Bernstein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Disc 23-24: Strauss: Elektra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recorded Live at the Metropolitan Opera House February 27 1971 Matinée Broadcast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nilsson Rysanek Madeira Stewart Nagy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conductor: Karl BÖHM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Disc 25-27: Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recorded Live at the Festival D'orange July 7 1973\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Thomas Nilsson Hesse Wiener Talvela\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conductor: Karl BÖHM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Disc 28-30: Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recorded Live at the Bayerische Staatsoper September 29 1976\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nilsson Bjoner Varnay Fischer-Dieskau King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Disc 31: Concerts (Excerpts)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recorded Live at the Concert Hall Stockholm 1953 (First Release on CD)\/1967\/68\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recorded Live at the Sydney Opera House (Opening Concert) September 29 1973\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50400844710162,"sku":"889853923229","price":94.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/3566781-2528710.jpg?v=1729118101","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/birgit-nilsson-great-live-recordings-cd","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}