Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (1960) Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (excerpts) (1959) Wagner: Die Walküre (1961) Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (1958) Strauss: Salome (1961) Strauss: Elektra (1966) Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527 (1959) Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 (1961) Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (1961) Verdi: Macbeth (1964) Verdi: Aida (excerpts) (1963) Verdi: Arias (1962) Puccini: Tosca (1966) Arias: Wagner, Weber, Beethoven Swedish Songs In Land Of The Midnight Sun (Sibelius, Grieg) Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen Duets: Wagner Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder and other Arias Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (1966) Wagner: Tannhäuser (Dresden version) (1969) Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527 (1967) Weber: Oberon (1970) Strauss, R: Die Frau ohne Schatten (1977) Recital: Beethoven & Strauss (1982) Puccini: Turandot (1965) Verdi: Aida (1967) Puccini: La fanciulla del West (1958) Puccini: Turandot (1959) Weber: Der Freischütz (1969) Met Production Of Elektra (Dvd) The Golden Ring Documentary Of The Making Of The Solti Ring (Dvd)
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- Limited Edition 79-CD + 2-DVD covering all the major roles Nilsson performed – 27 full-length operas including 2 full Wagner ‘Ring’ cycles. - Birgit Nilsson’s complete Decca, Philips and Deutsche Grammophon recordings marking her 100th birthday and produced with the full support of the Birgit Nilsson Foundation - Handsome packaging includes CDs presented in wallets with a spine and with original sleeve art encased in an anti-scratch rigid box with magnetic-hinged lid. - Beyond the operas recorded for Decca, Philips and DG include 4 operas recorded for EMI (now Warner Classics): Aida, La Fanciulla del West, Turandot and Der Freischütz; as well as her earlier 1959 Turandot under Leinsdorf for RCA. - 200-page perfect bound book, in English and German, including: - New essay – “Apotheosis Achieved†by Raymond McGill - A note by Decca producer Christopher Raeburn - Many unseen photographs from the Decca archive - Recording Index - Composer/Work Index
HIGHLIGHTS:
- 27 COMPLETE OPERAS, including:
- TWO COMPLETE RING CYCLES* – Böhm/Solti NEWLY REMASTERED FOR THE CENTENARY *Nilsson not in Rheingold - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE with Solti – REMASTERED including the rehearsals PLUS the Bayreuth/Bohm recording from Deutsche Grammophon - Strauss SALOME AND ELEKTRA – REMASTERED - Verdi MACBETH and Beethoven FIDELIO - Two TURANDOT recordings – with Leinsdorf and Molinari-Pradelli - AIDA, LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST and FREISCHUTZ – with Heger - Decca Operatic Recitals (Verdi, Beethoven, Weber and Wagner) and “Swedish Songs in Land of the Midnight Sun†- DVDs of the MET production of ELEKTRA, and the GOLDEN RING documentary of the making of the Solti Ring