1918–2005 Swedish soprano Nilsson made her debut as Agathe (Der Freischütz) in Stockholm in 1946. She sang many German and Italian roles there before her Glyndebourne debut as Mozart’s Elettra (Idomeneo) in 1951. In the 1950s she became known as a Wagner specialist, singing regularly at Bayreuth 1957–70. She frequently appeared at Covent Garden from 1957, singing Turandot, ...
1918–2005, Swedish Nilsson’s impressive soprano voice boasted a focused yet powerful sound and an amplitude that could ride the grandest of Wagnerian climaxes with ease. Among Nilsson’s most famous performances were her legendary 1950s and 1960s portrayals of Brünnhilde and Isolde. Both of these roles were recorded, with Karl Böhm conducting. She was equally powerful in roles such as ...
dance and calls on Chrysothemis to join her. At its height she falls dead. Recommended Recording: Elektra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor; Decca 417 345-2; Soloists: Birgit Nilsson (Elektra), Marie Collier (Chrysothemis), Regina Resnik (Klytämnestra), Gerhard Stolze (Aegisth), Tom Krause (Orest) Personalities | Richard Strauss | Turn of the Century | Opera ...
Soloists: Peter Pears (Peter Grimes), Claire Watson (Ellen Orford), James Pease (Balstrode), Jean Watson (Auntie), Geraint Evans (Ned Keene), Lauris Elms (Mrs Sedley), David Kelly (Hobson), Owen Brannigan (Swallow), Raymond Nilsson (Bob Boles), Marion Studholme, Iris Kells (Nieces) Sounds Familiar Peter Grimes’ Aria Few moments in opera make the impression that Act II Scene 2 of Peter Grimes does. Seeing ...
Lucia and Bellini’s Amina (La sonnambula) – and Russian repertoire (Tatyana in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin and Natasha in Prokofiev’s War and Peace). Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Birgit Nilsson | Contemporary | Classical ...
thrives in roles that require great vocal and dramatic commitment; her fearless and flamboyant Violetta (La traviata) being a fine example. Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Personalities | Birgit Nilsson | Modern Era | Opera Techniques | Bel Canto | Early & Middle Baroque | Opera Techniques | Realism, Naturalisme & Verismo | High Romantic | Opera Techniques | ...
, had all the hallmarks of a Fab Four classic. A track from 1970’s No Dice, ‘Without You’, was taken to the top of the UK/US charts by Harry Nilsson (and, two decades later by Mariah Carey) but frustrations with management and lack of funds led co-writer Pete Ham to commit suicide in 1975. In 1983, Tom Evans ...
Russell; saxophonist Jay Migliori; and multi-instrumentalists Sonny Bono and Nino Tempo. Many, many others also contributed to the sessions, ranging from King Curtis, Herb Alpert, Harry Nilsson and Lenny Bruce to Brian Wilson, Billy Preston, Cher and Dr. John. After running the musicians through each of their parts and rehearsing them incessantly, Spector would ...
the ‘Fourth Tenor’, a sobriquet that does no justice to singers as individual as Roberto Alagna (b. 1963), José Cura (b. 1963) or Ramon Vargas (b. 1960). Sopranos If Birgit Nilsson dominated Wagnerian singing in the post-war era, their success in the bel canto repertory made Callas and Sutherland the first soprano superstars on a global scale. As commanding in ...
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