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Birgit Nilsson
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Birgit Nilsson (1918–2005) was a Swedish soprano and opera singer. Born Märta Birgit Nilsson in Västra Karup, she began her professional career in 1946 and continued working until 1984. Her vocal instrument was the voice, and she performed in the opera genre.
Nilsson received several honors, including the Litteris et Artibus, the Léonie Sonning Music Prize, the Medal of Merit, and Ingenio et arti. She was a student of Janice Baird and Christine Brewer. Her recorded works include *The Incomparable Birgit Nilsson*, *Birgit Nilsson : 100*, *Nilsson, Jon Vickers*, and *La Nilsson*. She passed away in Bjärlöv.
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Film & TV
Known for
- Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary — Self1996
- Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Don Giovanni — Donna Anna1995
- Da Capo — Self1986
- Strauss: Elektra — Elektra1980
- Elektra1980
- NDR Talk Show — Self1979
- Tristan und Isolde — Isolde1973
- Birgit Nilsson: Glimtar från sångerskans verksamhet — Self1970
- Stimulantia — Self1967
- Tristan und Isolde — Isolde1967
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Sweden
- Active from
- 1918
- Active to
- 2005
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 13,161
- Total plays
- 104,915
Tags
Birgit Nilsson made her debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 1946, with only three days' notice, replacing the scheduled Agathe in Carl Maria von Weber's Der Freischütz who was too ill to go on. The conductor, Leo Blech, wasn't very kind to her and - as she wrote in her autobiography - she even contemplated suicide after the performance. Fortunately, that unhappy experience was soon put behind her. In 1947, she claimed national attention there as Verdi's Lady Macbeth under Fritz Busch. <a hr
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1918-05-17 ) 17 May 1918 , Västra Karup , Skåne , Sweden
- Died
- 25 December 2005 (2005-12-25) (aged 87) , Kristianstad , Skåne, Sweden
- Education
- Royal Swedish Academy of Music
- Occupation
- Wagnerian soprano
- Years active
- 1946–1984
- Awards
- Hovsångerska , 1954 Bavarian Kammersängerin Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres Gramophone 's Hall of Fame in 2012 Illis quorum
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Märta
- Family name
- Nilsson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Västra Karup
- Place of death
- Bjärlöv
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Music
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Birgit Nilsson, Swedish Wagnerian Soprano, at home (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 0
- Voice type
- soprano
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- student
- Christine Brewer
- Commons category
- Birgit Nilsson
- date of birth
- 1918-05-17
- date of death
- 2005-12-25
- Commons gallery
- Birgit Nilsson
- birth name
- Märta Birgit Nilsson
- name in native language
- Märta Birgit Nilsson
- described at URL
- forum.genealogi.se/index.php?topic=76470.0
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
- end of work period
- 1984-00-00
- different from
- Brigitte Nielsen
- significant person
- Karl Böhm
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
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. Her voice was noted for its overwhelming force, bountiful reserves of power, and the gleaming brilliance and clarity in the upper register.
Biography
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