La Nilsson: My Life in Opera

by Birgit Nilsson, Georg Solti (Preface by), Peggy Tuller (Afterword)

Overview

First published to wide acclaim in Sweden (1995) and Germany (1997), the autobiography of opera legend Birgit Nilsson (1918–2005) is finally available in an English translation (itself first published by Northeastern University Press in 2007). From her humble roots in rural Sweden to her artistic triumphs in Stockholm, Bayreuth, Milan and the Metropolitan Opera House, this candid and utterly charming memoir reveals the personality behind one of the great voices of the past century. Gracefully weaving together the private and professional, Nilsson chronicles her idyllic childhood in Vastra Karup, the early recognition of her abilities and her first tentative steps into a wider artistic world. After achieving national acclaim in Verdi's Lady Macbeth, Nilsson went on to establish herself as the dominant Wagnerian soprano of her generation. The book details her rise to international stardom with behind-the-scenes recollections, photographs and a discography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783903228252
Publisher:	Moderne Kunst, Verlag Fur
Publication date:	05/22/2018
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	655,254
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.40(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword - Georg Solti
Translator’s Note
Preface
My Debut at the Met
When the Little One Came into the World
The Royal Academy of Music and the Opera School in Stockholm, 1941-1946
The Stockholm Opera
Rudolf Bing
City of My Dreams
In a Word—Bayreuth
Buenos Aires
The Battle of the High Cs
Beautiful Italy
Fans, Fanatics, and Experts
Making Recordings
Bertil, My Number One Admirer
Afterword - Peggy Tueller
Career Milestones
Honors and Awards
Discography
Index

What People are Saying About This

Julius Rudel

"Birgit Nilsson wrote exactly as she spoke, which makes her autobiography most pleasurable reading; and Doris Jung Popper in her translation has caught the flavor remarkably well. Music lovers should really enjoy this book!"
— Julius Rudel, Grammy Award winner and conductor, New York City Opera (1944-1979), music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic (1979-1985)