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Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 / Act III : Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 / Act III: Mild und leise wie er lächelt (Live at Bayreuther Festspiele / 1966)
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About "Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 / Act III : Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 / Act III: Mild und leise wie er lächelt (Live at Bayreuther Festspiele / 1966)" by Birgit Nilsson
Nilsson's Liebestod floats like a final breath, Wagner's shimmering strings cradling her voice. The melody's gentle rise mirrors a soul ascending, yet the live 1966 Bayreuth recording crackles with mortal tension. Here, love's transcendence is both serene and achingly human.