As I was loosening the spine of the new English translation of Birgit Nilsson's autobiography, I chanced on this unforgettable confession: "That was the first and last time I went on stage without ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- She was a celebrated star on the stages of the world's greatest opera houses. But a diva, Birgit Nilsson was not. "The thing that was remarkably wonderful about her was that she ...

Birgit Nilsson, the Swedish farmer’s daughter who became renowned in the world’s great opera houses for her dazzling voice and among colleagues for her playful sense of humor, has died at age 87. She ...

Birgit Nilsson, the dominant Wagnerian soprano of the post-World War II period, whose unforced, voluminous sound, superhuman stamina and steely vocal brilliance thrilled audiences as she took on the ...

The Italian conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday was awarded the $1 million Birgit Nilsson Prize for his “extraordinary” contributions and influence in the world of music. Riccardo ...

Nilsson performed “Tosca” numerous times in her career. See rare footage of her with her 1968 co-star, Italian lyric tenor Gianni Raimondi, and hear Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo describe performing a ...

The Met, Bayreuth, and all the other great opera houses of the world fell over themselves to acquire stakes in her special incandescence, but she always returned to her home region. Her parents’ ...

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Birgit Nilsson, whose prodigious voice, unrivaled stamina and thrilling high notes made her the greatest Wagnerian soprano of the post-World War II era, died Dec. 25 in Sweden. She was 87. Born on a ...