Blue hardcover book box on a red surface; front reads Birgit Nilsson 100 beside a colorful stage image, An Homage at bottom.

A Luxury Volume for a Diva. A Tribute

Verlag für moderne Kunst

Birgit Nilsson 100 book set on a white background: dark blue hardcover, grayscale edition with a woman raising arms, and blue-spined volumes.

The year 2018 marked the 100^th birthday of legendary dramatic soprano singer Birgit Nilsson. Over decades, she was the undisputed “Queen of the Wagnerians” and one of the most outstanding personalities in the history of opera.

This opulent volume is an impressive and just homage and appraisal of her countless celebrated performances on the stages of the world’s most famous opera houses.

Designed by Simon Walterer for Rosebud, published by Verlag für moderne Kunst

Rosebud delivers Editorial Concept, Editorial Design and Book Design.

Birgit Nilsson book cover; black-and-white photo of her with arms raised in flowing white fabric; text: Birgit Nilsson, 100, An Homage.

Black-and-white photo of a female performer on stage, head tilted back, hands clasped near her chest against a dark background.

Plácido Domingo feature: left page shows Domingo at a podium delivering a speech; right page shows two men on stage presenting a certificate.

Two people at a piano in a magazine spread; one stands and points at sheet music while the other sits and plays.

Salome stage scene with central performer in flowing white gown and outstretched arms, flanked by robed attendants; SALOME text across.

Bühnenfigur posiert in historischem Gewand vor dunklem Bühnenbild; groß LADY MACBETH über dem Bild.

Opera singer in a black cloak bends toward a severed head on a platter on a circular stage with background performers.

Individual in a black dress shakes hands with a suited man at a formal ceremony in an ornate ballroom.

White quote on maroon two-page spread: 'If you sing Isolde with thirty, what do you want to sing when you are forty?' — Birgit Nilsson.

Two-page spread of vintage newspapers; left page shows Herald Tribune front page, right page features opera clippings about a soprano.

Black-and-white collage of a person with a horse at a farm; color photo shows a person in a red jacket waving from a carriage in a city street.

Blue hardcover book on white background, titled Birgit Nilsson 100 with a stage-performance image and An Homage.

Birgit Nilsson 100 books: blue hardcover with artwork and white edition with a person raising arms, set on a white studio backdrop.

Straight to the Point

Solid blue background