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   Märta Birgit Nilsson (17 May 1918 – 25 December 2005) was a Swedish dramatic soprano. Although she sang a wide repertoire of operatic and vocal works, Nilsson was best known for her performances in the operas of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. [5]

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   About Birgit Timeline 1918-2018 The Artist Birgit Nilsson (1918-2005) was one of the greatest opera singers of the twentieth century. Her superb voice and supreme stage presence were praised by critics and audiences alike, bringing her international recognition as the world’s leading dramatic soprano and a legendary interpreter of especially Wagner, Strauss and Puccini. Birgit Nilsson made ...

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   Who is Birgit Nilsson?

   • A Pågatågen train has been named for Nilsson by operator Skånetrafiken, with the train Birgit Nilsson being the first in the new X61 series to depart Malmö Central Station in December 2009. On 6 April 2011, the Bank of Sweden announced that Nilsson's portrait will feature on the 500 kronor banknote, beginning in October 2016.

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   How did Birgit Nilsson become famous?

   • On 26 February 1948 Birgit Nilsson sang her first Strauss role in Der Rosenkavalier. This led to her permanent engagement at the Royal Swedish Opera. In Stockholm she gradually expanded her repertoire of both lyric-dramatic and dramatic roles to include Donna Anna, Aida, Tosca, Sieglinde, Senta, Salome, Brünnhilde and Isolde, all sung in Swedish.

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   Who is Birgit Nilsson in Tristan und Isolde?

   • Birgit Nilsson (ca. 1960) as Isolde, in Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde . The myriad stories about Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson usually fall into two groups: the ones about her enormous, laser-focused voice and those about her rapier-sharp wit.

   Remembering The Soprano Who Sang Like A Laser Beam

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   Why was Birgit Nilsson a great opera singer?

   • Birgit Nilsson’s voice was capable of flooding an opera house with “oceans of sound” and one of her hallmarks was the ability to grow constantly, both in purely musical terms and in dramatic intensity. Her musicianship was impeccable, her diction clear and expressive.

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   May 17, 2018 · Nilsson, born 100 years ago on May 17, 1918, was the reigning dramatic soprano of her generation and possessed one of the most thrilling voices of the 20th century. Her stock and trade was the ...

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5. www.nytimes.com › 2006/01/12 › artsBirgit Nilsson, Soprano Legend Who Tamed Wagner, Dies at 87

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   Jan 12, 2006 · Birgit Nilsson, the Swedish soprano with a voice of impeccable trueness and impregnable stamina, died on Dec. 25 in Vastra Karup, the village where she was born, the Stockholm newspaper Svenska ...

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7. www.britannica.com › biography › Birgit-NilssonBirgit Nilsson | Opera, Soprano, Wagner | Britannica

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   Mar 29, 2024 · Birgit Nilsson (born May 17, 1918, Västra Karup, Sweden—died December 25, 2005, Västra Karup) was a Swedish operatic soprano, celebrated as a Wagnerian interpreter and known for her powerful, rich voice. On the advice of a local choirmaster, she went to study with Joseph Hislop in Stockholm, where she joined the Royal Opera and made her ...

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8. operawire.com › artist-profile-birgit-nilsson-theArtist Profile: Birgit Nilsson, THE Wagnernian Soprano

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   May 17, 2018 · By David Salazar. Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson is arguably the ultimate Wagnerian soprano. Born on May 17, 1918, Nilsson grew up on a farm with parents who had hoped she would grow up to perpetuate this lifestyle. But music came early to her at the age of three and she noted herself in interviews that she could sing before she could walk.

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10. www.seattletimes.com › nation-world › obituaryObituary | Soprano Birgit Nilsson, 87, mastered challenging ...

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    Jan 12, 2006 · By. Seattle Times staff. STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Swedish opera star Birgit Nilsson, renowned in the world’s great opera houses for her dazzling voice and mastery of the most punishing roles, has ...