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Birgit Nilsson
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Birgit Nilsson, Sir Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Berit Lindholm, Brigitte Fassbaender, Claudia Hellmann, Helen Watts, Helga Dernesch, Marilyn Tyler & Vera Schlosser
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) – Great Scenes6:19
Birgit Nilsson, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra & Nils Grevillius
Birgit Nilsson's Greatest Songs and Arias6:30
Håkan Hagegård, Jussi Björling, Birgit Nilsson, Orphei Drängar, Adolf Fredriks Bachskör & Gösta Winbergh
En Klassisk Jul (Christmas Greatings from Sweden)5:09
Franco Corelli, Birgit Nilsson, Franco Ricciardi, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Gianni Lazzari, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Renata Scotto & Oliviero de Fabritiis
Puccini - Turandot5:59
Håkan Hagegård, Jussi Björling, Birgit Nilsson, Orphei Drängar, Adolf Fredriks Bachskör & Gösta Winbergh
En Klassisk Jul (Christmas Greatings from Sweden)3:19
Birgit Nilsson
Birgit Nilsson6:09
Birgit Nilsson, Sir Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Berit Lindholm, Brigitte Fassbaender, Claudia Hellmann, Helen Watts, Helga Dernesch, Marilyn Tyler & Vera Schlosser
Wagner: The World of Wagner6:19
Giacomo Puccini
Turandot5:57
Sir Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Birgit Nilsson & Gerhard Stolze
Strauss: Salome4:28
Birgit Nilsson, Chorus, Leopold Ludwig & Philharmonia Orchestra
Wagner: Arias8:30

Albums

Cover of Wagner: Tristan Act 3 (excerpts), 1958 / Vinay, Nilsson, Kubelik — Wagner: Tristan Act 3 (excerpts), 1958 / Vinay, Nilsson, Kubelik
Rafael Kubelik, Ramon Vinay, Birgit Nilsson & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
2026

Cover of Birgit Nilsson Recital Teatro Colón 1967 (Live) — Birgit Nilsson Recital Teatro Colón 1967 (Live)
Birgit Nilsson, Orquesta Estable Teatro Colón & Roberto Kinsky
2023

Cover of Wagner: Orchestral Works by Hans Knappertsbusch (Remastered 2022) — Wagner: Orchestral Works by Hans Knappertsbusch (Remastered 2022)
Hans Knappertsbusch, Vienna Philharmonic & Birgit Nilsson
2022

Cover of Verdi: Aïda — Verdi: Aïda
Zubin Mehta, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli & Grace Bumbry
2021

Cover of Strauss: Salome; Wagner: Götterdämmerung – Excerpts (Opera Gala – Volume 18) — Strauss: Salome; Wagner: Götterdämmerung – Excerpts (Opera Gala – Volume 18)
Birgit Nilsson & Sir Georg Solti
2020

Cover of Wagner: Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung ; Tristan und Isolde – Excerpts (Opera Gala – Volume 17) — Wagner: Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung ; Tristan und Isolde – Excerpts (Opera Gala – Volume 17)
Kirsten Flagstad, Set Svanholm, Birgit Nilsson, Vienna Philharmonic, Sir Georg Solti & Hans Knappertsbusch
2020

Cover of Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B & Siegfried, WWV 86C (Highlights) — Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B & Siegfried, WWV 86C (Highlights)
Birgit Nilsson, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Hans Knappertsbusch & Otmar Suitner
2018

Cover of Puccini: Turandot, SC 91 — Puccini: Turandot, SC 91
Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Leopold Stokowski
2018

Cover of Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65 — Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Birgit Nilsson, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Ingrid Bjoner, James King, Bayerische Staatsopernchor, Bavarian State Orchestra & Wolfgang Sawallisch
2018

Cover of Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 — Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90
Birgit Nilsson, Karl Böhm, Jon Vickers, Ruth Hesse, Walter Berry, New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestre National de France
2018

Cover of Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 — Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75
Birgit Nilsson, Eugen Jochum, Wolfgang Windgassen, Astrid Varnay, Hermann Uhde, Bayreuth Festival Choir & Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
2018

Cover of Strauss: Elektra, Op. 58 — Strauss: Elektra, Op. 58
Birgit Nilsson, Karl Böhm, Leonie Rysanek, Jean Madeira, Thomas Stewart, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
2018

Cover of Strauss: Salome, Op. 54, TrV 215 — Strauss: Salome, Op. 54, TrV 215
Birgit Nilsson, Karl Böhm, Karl Liebl, Walter Cassel, Irene Dalis & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
2018

Cover of Strauss: Elektra, Op.58 — Strauss: Elektra, Op.58
Birgit Nilsson, Karl Böhm, Lotte Rysanek, Gerd Nienstedt, Regina Resnik, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
2018

Cover of Bartók: Herzog Blaubarts Burg, Op. 11, Sz. 48 — Bartók: Herzog Blaubarts Burg, Op. 11, Sz. 48
Birgit Nilsson, Ferenc Fricsay, Bernhard Sönnerstedt & Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
2018

Cover of Birgit Nilsson sings German Opera - Arias by Wagner, Weber & Beethoven — Birgit Nilsson sings German Opera - Arias by Wagner, Weber & Beethoven
Birgit Nilsson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Sir Edward Downes
2018

Cover of R. Strauss: Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223 — R. Strauss: Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223
Birgit Nilsson, Leonie Rysanek, Regina Resnik, Eberhard Wächter, Wolfgang Windgassen, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Karl Böhm
2016

Cover of Verdi: Macbeth (Live) — Verdi: Macbeth (Live)
Birgit Nilsson, Giuseppe Taddei, Bruno Prevedi, Giovanni Foiani, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Thomas Schippers
2015

Cover of Wagner: Die Walküre (Live) — Wagner: Die Walküre (Live)
Leonie Rysanek, Martha Rohs, Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Lotte Rysanek, Margarete Sjöstedt, Gerda Scheyrer, Herbert von Karajan, Teatro Alla Scala Orchestra, Ludwig Suthaus, Gottlob Frick, Christa Ludwig, Hans Hotter, Rosette Anday, Judith Hellwig, Jean Madeira & Birgit Nilsson
2014

Cover of Wagner: Götterdämmerung (Live) — Wagner: Götterdämmerung (Live)
Astrid Varnay, Dorothea Siebert, Paula Lenchner, Hans Knappertsbusch, Bayreuth Festival Choir, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Wolfgang Windgassen, Elisabeth Schartel, Hermann Uhde, Josef Greindl, Gustav Neidlinger, Maria von Ilosvay, Elisabeth Grummer & Birgit Nilsson
2014

Cover of Puccini: Turandot (Recorded Live 1961) — Puccini: Turandot (Recorded Live 1961)
Birgit Nilsson, Giuseppe di Stefano, Leontyne Price, Nicola Zaccaria, Vienna Philharmonic & Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
2014

Cover of Mozart: Idomeneo, K. 366 (Drama in 3 Akten) — Mozart: Idomeneo, K. 366 (Drama in 3 Akten)
Alexander Young, Richard Lewis, Léopold Simoneau, Sena Jurinac, Alfred Poell, Orchester des Glyndebourne Festivals, Birgit Nilsson, Chor des Glyndebourne Festivals, Bruce Dargavel & Fritz Busch
2013

Cover of Giacomo Puccini: Turandot (Recorded 1958) — Giacomo Puccini: Turandot (Recorded 1958)
Birgit Nilsson, Giuseppe di Stefano, La Scala Theater Chorus, La Scala Theater Orchestra & Antonino Votto
2013

Cover of Wagner: Die Walküre — Wagner: Die Walküre
Birgit Nilsson, Jon Vickers, George London, London Symphony Orchestra & Erich Leinsdorf
2013

Cover of Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B — Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B
Sir Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Régine Crespin, Birgit Nilsson, James King, Gottlob Frick & Hans Hotter
2013

Cover of Wagner: Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D — Wagner: Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D
Sir Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen & Gottlob Frick
2013

Cover of Wagner: Siegfried, WWV 86C — Wagner: Siegfried, WWV 86C
Sir Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gerhard Stolze, Gustav Neidlinger & Hans Hotter
2013

Cover of Great Wagner Singers — Great Wagner Singers
Kirsten Flagstad, Birgit Nilsson, Astrid Varnay, Max Lorenz, Lauritz Melchior, Hans Hotter & Josef Greindl
2013

Cover of O Helga Natt — O Helga Natt
Adolf Fredrik Girls Choir, Adolf Fredriks Gosskor, Studio Orchestra, Mari Anne Haggander, Studio organist, Tord Slättegård, Helena Does, Studio cellist, Birgit Nilsson, Nicolai Gedda & Jussi Björling
2012

Cover of Birgit Nilsson Live in Stockholm (1970, 1973) — Birgit Nilsson Live in Stockholm (1970, 1973)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Birgit Nilsson, Leif Segerstam & Geoffrey Parsons
2012

Cover of Great Swedish Singers: Set Svanholm (1943-1958) — Great Swedish Singers: Set Svanholm (1943-1958)
Herbert Sandberg, Set Svanholm, Nils Grevillius, Stockholm Royal Orchestra, Elisabeth Söderström, Florence Widgren, Inge-Gerd Norlin, Hjordis Schymberg, Birgit Nilsson, Sixten Ehrling, Lars-Erik Larsson, Sigurd Bjorling, Tor Mann & Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
2012

Cover of Puccini: Turandot - Verdi: La forza del destino (Excerpts) [Live] — Puccini: Turandot - Verdi: La forza del destino (Excerpts) [Live]
Birgit Nilsson, Giuseppe di Stefano, Leontyne Price, Nicola Zaccaria, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
2012

Cover of Beethoven: Fidelio (Metropolitan Opera) — Beethoven: Fidelio (Metropolitan Opera)
Karl Böhm, Birgit Nilsson, Jon Vickers & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
2011

Cover of Wagner: Die Walküre (Metropolitan Opera) — Wagner: Die Walküre (Metropolitan Opera)
Berislav Klobucar, Birgit Nilsson, Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Leonie Rysanek, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Thomas Stewart
2011

Cover of Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 — Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Karl Böhm, Birgit Nilsson, Jon Vickers & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
2011

Cover of Beethoven: Fidelio (1960) — Beethoven: Fidelio (1960)
Milan La Scala Chorus, Herbert von Karajan, Wilma Lipp, Hans Hotter, Gottlob Frick, Birgit Nilsson, Franz Crass, Gerhard Unger, Jon Vickers & Teatro Alla Scala Orchestra
2010

Cover of Puccini: La Fanciulla del West — Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Birgit Nilsson, Andrea Mongelli, Chorus of La Scala, Milan, Teatro Alla Scala Orchestra & Lovro von Matačić
2010

Cover of Puccini: Turandot — Puccini: Turandot
Renata Tebaldi, Birgit Nilsson, Jussi Björling, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma & Erich Leinsdorf
2009

Cover of Wagner: Die Walkure — Wagner: Die Walkure
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Chorus der Bayreuther Festspiele, Hans Knappertsbusch, Astrid Varnay, Birgit Nilsson & Hans Hotter
2009

Cover of Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde (Live) — Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde (Live)
Jon Vickers, Birgit Nilsson, Walter Berry, Bengt Rundgren, Ruth Hesse, ORTF National Orchestra & Karl Böhm
2009

Cover of Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen — Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen
Teatro Alla Scala Orchestra, Chorus of La Scala & Wilhelm Furtwängler
2008

Cover of Sydney Opera House Opening Concert 1973 — Sydney Opera House Opening Concert 1973
Sir Charles Mackerras, Birgit Nilsson & Sydney Symphony Orchestra
2008

Cover of Wagner: Arias — Wagner: Arias
Birgit Nilsson
2008

Cover of Wagner, R.: Walkure (Die) [Opera] (Karajan) (1958) — Wagner, R.: Walkure (Die) [Opera] (Karajan) (1958)
Hans Hotter, Birgit Nilsson, Ludwig Suthaus, Herbert von Karajan, Teatro Alla Scala Orchestra, Christa Ludwig, Jean Madeira, Lotte Rysanek, Gerda Scheyrer, Margareta Sjoestedt, Martha Rohs, Rosette Anday, Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Leonie Rysanek, Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus, Judith Hellwig & Gottlob Frick
2008

Cover of The Three Sopranos — The Three Sopranos
Birgit Nilsson & Victoria de los Ángeles
2007

Cover of Verdi: Aida — Verdi: Aida
Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Grace Bumbry & Zubin Mehta
2006

Cover of Beethoven: Fidelio — Beethoven: Fidelio
Birgit Nilsson, Hans Hopf, Gottlob Frick, Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cologne Radio Chorus & Erich Kleiber
2006

Cover of Verdi - Aida — Verdi - Aida
Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Grace Bumbry & Zubin Mehta
2005

Cover of Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11, Sz. 48 (Live, February 10, 1953) — Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11, Sz. 48 (Live, February 10, 1953)
Birgit Nilsson, Bernhard Sönnerstedt, Radiokören, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Ferenc Fricsay
2005

Cover of Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B (Live) — Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B (Live)
Martha Mödl, Astrid Varnay, Birgit Nilsson, Max Lorenz, Hans Hotter, Josef Greindl, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Joseph Keilberth
2005

Cover of Ritorna Vincitor! - The Legendary Birgit Nilsson — Ritorna Vincitor! - The Legendary Birgit Nilsson
Birgit Nilsson
2003

Cover of Puccini: Turandot (Highlights) — Puccini: Turandot (Highlights)
Alessio De Paolis, Birgit Nilsson, Erich Leinsdorf, Giorgio Tozzi, Giuseppe Conca, Jussi Björling, Luigi Rossi, Mario Sereni, Oliviero de Fabritiis, Renata Tebaldi, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Tommaso Frascati & Ugo Catania
2000

Cover of Wagner: Tristan und Isolde — Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Birgit Nilsson, Jon Vickers & Orchestra of Teatro Colon
1999

Cover of Wagner: Lohengrin — Wagner: Lohengrin
Birgit Nilsson, Chor Und Orchester Der Bayreuther Festspiele, Eugen Jochum & Wolfgang Windgassen
1998

Cover of Puccini Gala — Puccini Gala
Birgit Nilsson, Montserrat Caballé, Dame Joan Sutherland, Maria Chiara, Franco Corelli, Mirella Freni, Herbert von Karajan, José Carreras, Lorin Maazel, Luciano Pavarotti, Renata Tebaldi, Riccardo Chailly & Zubin Mehta
1998

Cover of En Klassisk Jul (Christmas Greatings from Sweden) — En Klassisk Jul (Christmas Greatings from Sweden)
Håkan Hagegård, Jussi Björling, Birgit Nilsson, Orphei Drängar, Adolf Fredriks Bachskör & Gösta Winbergh
1995

Cover of Birgit Nilsson — Birgit Nilsson
Birgit Nilsson
1995

Cover of Birgit Nilsson - Songs — Birgit Nilsson - Songs
Birgit Nilsson
1995

Cover of Birgit Nilsson's Greatest Songs and Arias — Birgit Nilsson's Greatest Songs and Arias
Birgit Nilsson & Variouis Artists
1994

Cover of Puccini - La Fanciulla del West — Puccini - La Fanciulla del West
Angelo Mercuriale, Antonio Costantino, Birgit Nilsson, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Dino Formichini, Florindo Andreolli, Gabriella Carturan, Joao Gibin, Lovro von Matačić, Teatro Alla Scala Orchestra, Renato Ercolani & Walter Legge
1991

Cover of Birgit Nilsson Recital — Birgit Nilsson Recital
John Wustman & Birgit Nilsson
1991

Cover of Puccini - Turandot — Puccini - Turandot
Birgit Nilsson, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Franco Corelli & Renata Scotto
1988

Cover of Wagner: Duets from Parsifal & Die Walküre — Wagner: Duets from Parsifal & Die Walküre
Birgit Nilsson, Helge Brilioth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Leif Segerstam
1974

Cover of Wagner: Götterdämmerung — Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Wolfgang Windgassen, Thomas Stewart, Gustav Neidlinger, Josef Greindl, Birgit Nilsson, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Karl Böhm
1973

Cover of Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Arias from Der fliegende Holländer, Rienzi & Die Feen — Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Arias from Der fliegende Holländer, Rienzi & Die Feen
Birgit Nilsson, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis
1971

Cover of Puccini: Tosca (Recorded Live at The Met - February 15, 1969) — Puccini: Tosca (Recorded Live at The Met - February 15, 1969)
The Metropolitan Opera, Birgit Nilsson, Plácido Domingo, William Dooley & George Schick
1969

Cover of Wagner: Tannhäuser — Wagner: Tannhäuser
Birgit Nilsson, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Otto Gerdes, Theo Adam & Wolfgang Windgassen
1969

Cover of Richard Strauss: Elektra — Richard Strauss: Elektra
Sir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Regina Resnik, Marie Collier, Tom Krause, Gerhard Stolze & Vienna Philharmonic
1967

Cover of Strauss: Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223 — Strauss: Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223
Sir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Vienna Philharmonic, Regina Resnik, Marie Collier & Tom Krause
1967

Cover of Puccini: Tosca — Puccini: Tosca
Lorin Maazel, Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
1967

Cover of Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Live) — Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Live)
Birgit Nilsson, Christa Ludwig, Peter Schreier, Wolfgang Windgassen, Eberhard Wächter, Martti Talvela, Bayreuth Festival Choir, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Karl Böhm
1966

Cover of Land of the Midnight Sun — Land of the Midnight Sun
Birgit Nilsson, Wiener Opernorchester & Bertil Bokstedt
1965

Cover of Verdi: Macbeth — Verdi: Macbeth
Thomas Schippers, Giuseppe Taddei, Birgit Nilsson, Giovanni Foiani, Bruno Prevedi, Piero de Palma, Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
1965

Cover of Nilsson Sings Verdi — Nilsson Sings Verdi
Birgit Nilsson
1962

Cover of Strauss: Salome — Strauss: Salome
Vienna Philharmonic, Birgit Nilsson, Sir Georg Solti, Grace Hoffman, Gerhard Stolze & Eberhard Wächter
1962

Cover of Verdi: Un ballo in maschera — Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Sir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Carlo Bergonzi, Cornell MacNeil, Giulietta Simionato, Sylvia Stahlman & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
1962

Cover of Wagner: Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D (Recorded Live at The Met - January 27, 1962) — Wagner: Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D (Recorded Live at The Met - January 27, 1962)
The Metropolitan Opera, Birgit Nilsson, Gottlob Frick & Hans Hopf
1962

Cover of Richard Strauss: Salome — Richard Strauss: Salome
Birgit Nilsson, Eberhard Wächter, Gerhard Stolze, Sir Georg Solti & Vienna Philharmonic
1962

Cover of Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Recorded Live at The Met - March 18, 1961) — Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Recorded Live at The Met - March 18, 1961)
The Metropolitan Opera, Birgit Nilsson, Karl Liebl & Joseph Rosenstock
1961

Cover of Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Remastered 2017) — Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Remastered 2017)
Sir Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Birgit Nilsson, Fritz Uhl, Regina Resnik, Tom Krause, Arnold van Mill & Wiener Singverein
1961

Cover of Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B (Recorded Live at The Met - December 23, 1961) — Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B (Recorded Live at The Met - December 23, 1961)
The Metropolitan Opera, Birgit Nilsson, Jon Vickers, Otto Edelmann & Erich Leinsdorf
1961

Cover of Mozart: Don Giovanni — Mozart: Don Giovanni
Erich Leinsdorf, Cesare Siepi, Birgit Nilsson, Cesare Valletti, Leontyne Price, Fernando Corena, Eugenia Ratti, Heinz Blankenburg, Arnold van Mill, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera & Vienna Philharmonic
1960

Cover of Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Bayreuth 1957) — Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Bayreuth 1957)
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Birgit Nilsson, Walter Geisler & Grace Hoffmann
1957

Cover of Presenting Birgit Nilsson — Presenting Birgit Nilsson
Birgit Nilsson
1953

Singles & EPs

Cover of Beethoven: Ah perfido!, Op. 65 - EP — Beethoven: Ah perfido!, Op. 65 - EP
Birgit Nilsson, Heinz Wallberg & Philharmonia Orchestra
2020