Birgit Nilsson was born 100 years ago, on May 17, 1918, at her parents’ farm in Sweden. By her death in 2005, Nilsson had long been considered the world’s preeminent soprano for the operas of Wagner ...

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 ...

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STOCKHOLM — “Today’s stage is a music celebration that honors both the legacy of Birgit Nilsson and this year’s laureate, France’s Aix-en-Provence Festival,” said Susanne Rydén, head of the Birgit ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Birgit Nilsson, whose prodigious voice, unrivaled stamina and thrilling high notes made her the greatest Wagnerian soprano of the post-World War II era, has died. She was 87. A ...

Birgit Nilsson, considered the finest Wagnerian soprano of her generation, has died. She was 87. Nilsson died Dec. 25, the Stockholm newspaper Svenska Dagbladet reported. The cause of death was not ...

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 ...

Birgit Nilsson was raised to be a farmwife, but she was born to be a diva. Over the objections of her father, Nilsson attended music school in Stockholm and eventually became a global star admired for ...

WHEN Birgit Nilsson was asked for the secret of her success as Isolde in Richard Wagner's epic story of love and death, “Tristan und Isolde”, she did not waffle about artistry or interpretation.