First published to wide acclaim in Sweden (1995) and in Germany (1997), the autobiography of opera legend Birgit Nilsson (1918-2005) is finally available in an English translation. From her humble roots in rural Sweden to her artistic triumphs in Stockholm, Bayreuth, Milan, and the Metropolitan Oper[...]

Though arguably the last of the "true" Wagnerians, Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson (1918-2005) was by no means limited to Wagner in her repertoire. Her roles as Isolde, Br nnhilde, Salome, Elektra, Dyer's Wife and Turandot were often collectively referred to as the "Nilsson repertoire." Nilsson's voi[...]

Birgit Nilsson fyller 100 år

Birgit Nilsson var en av 1900-talets mest uppburna operasångerskor. Hon hade en unik röst, var omskriven, omsusad och världsvan. Född i ett hörn av Skåne, mjölkade tio kor kvällen innan hon åkte till inträdesproven i Stockholm, och gift med samma man he[...]