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Birgit Nilsson was a Swedish opera singer who lived from 1918 to 2005 and became one of the most celebrated performers of her era. She is remembered as a major figure in opera history, particularly known for her powerful voice and dramatic performances on the world's leading opera stages.
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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
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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
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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
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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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Article · Italiano
Birgit Nilsson, pseudonimo di Birgit Märta Svensson (Västra Karup, 17 maggio 1918 – , 25 dicembre 2005), è stata un soprano svedese.
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