The tributes continue to pour in to honor the late Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson (1918–2005) on her 100th birthday. The deluxe box set “La Nilsson: Complete Decca, Philips, and DG Recordings” is a mammoth collection of all her recordings for the three labels. It also contains three Italian operas (“La Fanciulla del West,” “Turandot,” and “Aida”) and Carl Maria von Weber’s German-language “Oberon” that she recorded for Warner Classics.
The set is housed in a solid box, and it contains 79 CDs comprising 27 complete operas as well as recitals, and two DVDs. It comes with a 200-page hardcover book on glossy paper with remembrances of the singer and her art, photos of the star and her colleagues, as well as lists of singers in each of the operas, recording dates, and other information, though not the texts. The set is well laid out, and the recordings are easy to find. The original album covers are also reproduced.
