Birgit Nilsson

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Born
17 May 1918
Born In
Båstad Municipality, Skåne, Sweden
Died
25 December 2005 (aged 87)
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 wealth of parts followed, from Strauss, and Verdi to Wagner, Puccini and… read more
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 aut… read more
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. Fortun… read more

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1 Play track Presenting Birgit Nilsson Tosca, Act 2: "Vissi d'arte"
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2 Play track Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Mild und leise - Liebestod Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Mild und leise - Liebestod
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3 Turandot Turandot
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4 Birgit Nilsson At The Churches Of St. Jacob And Gustav Vasa Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night)
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5 Play track Liebestod Liebestod
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6 Schläfst du, Gast? Schläfst du, Gast?
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7 A Soprano Weekend Mild und leise (Isoldes Liebestod)
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8 Säv, Säv, Susa Säv, Säv, Susa
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9 Fra Monte Pincio Fra Monte Pincio
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10 Wagner: Die Walküre / Act 3 - Ride of the Valkyries Wagner: Die Walküre / Act 3 - Ride of the Valkyries
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Albums

  1. 3,264 listeners

    1 Mar 1994 · 39 tracks

    Birgit Nilsson's Greatest Songs and Arias
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  2. 3,174 listeners

    16 Apr 1995 · 7 tracks

    Birgit Nilsson
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  3. 1,637 listeners

    31 Mar 1991 · 17 tracks

    STRAUSS, R. / SIBELIUS: Songs
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  4. 258 listeners

    6 Mar 1999 · 29 tracks

    Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde
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