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Hans Knappertsbusch: Beethoven & Wagner [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-08-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72a; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Backhaus, Wilhelm; Nilsson, Birgit
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

When conductor Hans Knappertsbusch first met the Vienna Philharmonic he only rehearsed the first part of the program with the musicians. When asked why he...continue...
Run Time: 81 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono, Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish...continue...

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala - Oct. 22, 1983 [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-09-15

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; ...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Berberian, Ara; Blegen, Judith; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bruson, Renato; Bumbry, Grace; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose; Ciannella, Giuliano; Cotrubas, Ileana; Darrenkamp, John; Di F...
Conductors: Levine, James; ; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The gala celebration is a collection of opera's best-loved favorites and immediately catches attention with spectacular performances by stars such as Dame Joan Sutherland, Anna...continue...
Run Time: 231 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Frenc...continue...

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Artur Rodzinski, et al

4 CD / Gala / 2009-04-05

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Tannhäuser
Performers: Hoffman, Grace; Lauhöfer, Robert; Neidlinger, Gustav; Nilsson, Birgit; Von Rohr, Otto; Windgassen, Wolfgang
Conductors: ; Rodzinski, Artur
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; New York Philharmonic

Wagner: Die Walkure / Karajan, Suthaus, Rysanek, Frick, Hotter, Nilsson, Ludwig, et al

3 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2008-07-04

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Anday, Rosette; Frick, Gottlob; Hellwig, Judith; Hotter, Hans; Ludwig, Christa; Madeira, Jean; Nilsson, Birgit; Rössl-Majdan, Hilde; Rohs, Martha; Rysanek, Leonie; Rysanek, Lotte; Scheyrer, Gerd...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von;
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

On the 100th anniversary of Herbert von Karajan's birth, IDIS is proud to present a World Premiere Recording on CD, one of the most significant...continue...

Rarities - Birgit Nilsson / Leitner, Wustman, et al

3 CD / Gala / 2007-10-06

Works: Niccolò Piccinni: Alessandro nelle Indie; Franz Schubert: Dem Unendlichen, D 291; Die junge Nonne, D 828/Op. 43 no 1; Seligkeit, D 433; Auflösung, D 807; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Richard Str...
Performers: Nilsson, Birgit; Wustman, John

Wagner: Die Walküre / Knappertsbusch, Varnay, et al

3 CD / Urania (Italy) / 2007-03-07

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Bader, Helena; Greindl, Josef; Hotter, Hans; Ilosvay, Maria von; Lammers, Gerda; Lenchner, Paula; Milinkovic, Georgine von; Nilsson, Birgit; Plümacher, Hetty; Schärtel, Elisabeth; Scheppan,...
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

This live performance, recorded at the Bayreuth Festival in 1957, is one of the most powerful and dramatic interretations of Die Walkure ever performed. In...continue...

Birgit Nilsson på Det Kongelige Teater - Beethoven, Puccini

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 2007-01-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Brilioth, Helge; Cold, Ulrik; Harbo, Erik; Hartmann, Willy; Lindroos, Peter; Nilsson, Birgit; Paustian, Inger; Roar, Leif; Ulfung, Ragnar
Conductors: Frandsen, John; Patanè, Giuseppe; Jorgensen, Poul Erik; Semkow, Jerzy

Strauss: Elektra / Levine/Met, Nilsson, Rysanek, Dunn [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Dunn, Mignon; McIntyre, Donald; Nagy, Robert; Nilsson, Birgit; Rysanek, Leonie
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"With Nilsson's intense, overwhelming singing...it was a triumph for her...Leonie Rysanek is one of the few sopranos who can almost match Miss Nilsson note for...continue...
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Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
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Wagner, Schubert / Walter, Ludwig, Nilsson, Hotter, Moore

1 CD / Archipel / 2006-05-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Opera(s); Franz Schubert: Lied(er)
Performers: Hotter, Hans; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Nilsson, Birgit
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Ludwig, Leopold
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

A unique document remembering two great stars of the Wagner Opera....continue...

Wagner: Lohengrin - Bayreuth 1954 / Jochum, Nilsson, et al

3 CD / Archipel / 2005-04-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Adam, Theo; Blankenheim, Toni; Crass, Franz; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Nilsson, Birgit; Stolze, Gerhard; Tobin, Eugene; Uhde, Hermann; Varnay, Astrid; Windgassen, Wolfgang
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Wagner: Die Walküre / Keilberth, Nilsson, et al

3 CD / Archipel / 2005-02-07

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Greindl, Josef; Hotter, Hans; Ilosvay, Maria von; Litz, Gisela; Lorenz, Max; Mödl, Martha; Milinkovic, Georgine von; Nilsson, Birgit; Plümacher, Hetty; Schärtel, Elisabeth; Scheppan, H...
Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Puccini: Turandot / Previtali, Nilsson, Caballé, et al

2 CD / Living Stage / 2003-05-02

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Catena, Ricardo; Crea, Jose; De Narke, Victor; Falzetti, Nino; Nilsson, Birgit; Pasini, Italo; Tavini, Virgilio; Usunow, Dimiter
Conductors: Previtali, Fernando
Ensemble: Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Chorus ; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Mehta, Nilsson, Wolff, et al

3 CD / Myto Records / 2001-02-03

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Bertolini, Wande; Brilioth, Helge; Buoso, Ennio; Meven, Peter; Nilsson, Birgit; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Pastine, Gianfranco; Strudthoff, Claudio; Wolff, Beverly
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome