Birgit Nilsson Podcasts
Swedish opera singer (1918-2005)
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[@ 3 min] 2024 being a leap year not only means it’s an Olympiad, but also a Rossini birthday year. To celebrate his 56th (!) birthday, we’ll do some 'Spring Training' on the bel canto master’s career highlights... [@ 33 min] Maestro Enrique Mazzola takes a 'Free Throw' on the aria “Celeste Aida”, which he considers to be a written in the bel canto style, albeit for a heroic Verdi tenor... [@ 38 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… It's Season Announcement Season. We’ll unpack the upcoming offerings from the Met, including Christina Nilsson as Aida... operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore
Birgit Nilsson - Helen Donath - Ludovic Spiess - Theo Adam - Franz Crass - Gerhard Unger - Siegfried Vogel - Fernando Jacopucci - Franco Calabrese Leonard Bernstein - Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Roma della RAI - Rome - 17 March 1970 - Broadcast
Isolde: Birgit Nilsson | Brangäne: Michèle Vilma | Tristan: Jon Vickers | Kurwenal: William Dooley | King Marke: Paul Plishka | Melot: William Lewis | Sailor's Voice: Raymond Gibbs | Shepherd: Nico Castel | Steersman: Louis Sgarro | Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf | Metropolitan Opera | 30 January 1974 | In-house recording
Cio-Cio-San: Leontyne Price | Suzuki: Mildred Miller | Kate Pinkerton: Margot Blum | Lt. B. F. Pinkerton: Sandor Konya | Sharpless: Vladimir Ruzdak | Goro: Howard Fried | The Bonze: Joshua Hecht | Prince Yamadori: Raymond Nilsson | Conductor: Kurt Herbert Adler | San Francisco Opera | 22 September 1961 | In-house recording
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