Birgit Nilsson ~ Liebestod

In 1971, Birgit Nilsson was my first Isolde, in a new production at the Metropolitan Opera. For several years after seeing her in the role, I did not want to see the opera again. When I finally did  – in 2008 (!) – I realized what I’d been missing. TRISTAN UND ISOLDE now holds a high place in my list of favorite operatic works.

Birgit Nilsson – Liebestod ~ TRISTAN UND ISOLDE – Knappertsbusch conducting