Birgit Nilsson studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm before joining the Stockholm Royal Opera in 1947. She made her US debut with San Francisco Opera as Brünnhilde, and at The Met two years later. She received Austria's honorary title of Kammersängerin.
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May 17, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Birgit Nilsson studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm before joining the Stockholm Royal Opera in 1947. She made her US debut with San Francisco Opera as Brünnhilde, and at The Met two years later. She received Austria's honorary title of Kammersängerin.
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Act One: Nin sei bedankt, mein lieber Schwan (Lohengrin)
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September 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Act One: Nin sei bedankt, mein lieber Schwan (Lohengrin)
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Richard Wagner, Birgit Nilsson, Vienna Philharmonic & Georg Solti:
🎵 'Fliegt hei, ihr Raben!' From Immolation Scene of Gotterdammerung
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November 29, 2024 at 11:28 AM
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Richard Wagner, Birgit Nilsson, Vienna Philharmonic & Georg Solti:
🎵 'Fliegt hei, ihr Raben!' From Immolation Scene of Gotterdammerung
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Brünnhilde’s Battle Cry for 4 historical sopranos: “Hojotoho!” from “Die Walküre” by Wagner (🧵4 videos. See photo and video credits below)
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February 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Brünnhilde’s Battle Cry for 4 historical sopranos: “Hojotoho!” from “Die Walküre” by Wagner (🧵4 videos. See photo and video credits below)
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Richard Wagner, Birgit Nilsson, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Karl Bohm:
🎵 Mild und leise wie er lächelt (Tristan und Isolde)
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June 23, 2024 at 11:37 AM
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Richard Wagner, Birgit Nilsson, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Karl Bohm:
🎵 Mild und leise wie er lächelt (Tristan und Isolde)
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Birgit Nilsson in “Tristan und Isolde,” Vienna State Opera, 1967. © The Birgit Nilsson Foundation/Fayer
On December 18, 1959, Nilsson made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Isolde in Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde.”
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On December 18, 1959, Nilsson made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Isolde in Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde.”
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December 19, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Birgit Nilsson in “Tristan und Isolde,” Vienna State Opera, 1967. © The Birgit Nilsson Foundation/Fayer
On December 18, 1959, Nilsson made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Isolde in Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde.”
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#nilsson
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On December 18, 1959, Nilsson made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Isolde in Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde.”
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#nilsson
#tristanundisolde
#richardwagner
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Birgit Nilsson was a Swedish farmgirl who milked 10 cows on the eve of her entrance exam to The Stockholm Music Academy. She went on to conquer international opera house stages with Wagner, Strauss & Puccini. "Is there any more wonderful profession than mine?" -BN
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May 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Birgit Nilsson was a Swedish farmgirl who milked 10 cows on the eve of her entrance exam to The Stockholm Music Academy. She went on to conquer international opera house stages with Wagner, Strauss & Puccini. "Is there any more wonderful profession than mine?" -BN
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📆October 11, 2018 Swedish dramatic soprano Nina Stemme is awarded the fourth $1 million Birgit Nilsson Prize
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October 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
📆October 11, 2018 Swedish dramatic soprano Nina Stemme is awarded the fourth $1 million Birgit Nilsson Prize
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A princely duet, with a solo bonus: “In questa reggia” from “Turandot” by Puccini (🧵4 videos. See photo and video credits below)
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February 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A princely duet, with a solo bonus: “In questa reggia” from “Turandot” by Puccini (🧵4 videos. See photo and video credits below)
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Charles Gounod, Åke Levén, Trad. & Birgit Nilsson:
🎵 Gounod: Ave Maria: arr. from Bach's Prelude No.1 BWV 846
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March 31, 2024 at 7:19 AM
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Charles Gounod, Åke Levén, Trad. & Birgit Nilsson:
🎵 Gounod: Ave Maria: arr. from Bach's Prelude No.1 BWV 846
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#BirgitNilsson was born on a farm #OnThisDay in 1918, destined to become one of the great sopranos of her day, scaling the heights of #opera; this documentary tells the story of this remarkable dramatic soprano:
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May 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM
#BirgitNilsson was born on a farm #OnThisDay in 1918, destined to become one of the great sopranos of her day, scaling the heights of #opera; this documentary tells the story of this remarkable dramatic soprano:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYTN...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgit_...
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#BirgitNilsson was born on a farm in Sweden #OnThisDay in 1918, destined to become one of the great sopranos of her day before retiring to her farm & dying at the age of 87 in 2005; this documentary tells her remarkable story:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYTN...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgit_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYTN...
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May 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
#BirgitNilsson was born on a farm in Sweden #OnThisDay in 1918, destined to become one of the great sopranos of her day before retiring to her farm & dying at the age of 87 in 2005; this documentary tells her remarkable story:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYTN...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgit_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYTN...
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#BirgitNilsson was born on a farm in Skåne in southern Sweden #OnThisDay in 1918, destined to become one of the great sopranos of her day; here she's singing "In questa reggia" in "Turandot" in 1971:
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May 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
#BirgitNilsson was born on a farm in Skåne in southern Sweden #OnThisDay in 1918, destined to become one of the great sopranos of her day; here she's singing "In questa reggia" in "Turandot" in 1971:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-GV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYTN...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYTN...
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#BirgitNilsson was born #OnThisDay in 1918, becoming one of the great sopranos of her day, scaling the heights of #opera before retiring to her farm & dying at the age of 87 in 2005; this documentary tells her remarkable story:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYTN...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgit_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYTN...
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May 17, 2024 at 4:07 PM
#BirgitNilsson was born #OnThisDay in 1918, becoming one of the great sopranos of her day, scaling the heights of #opera before retiring to her farm & dying at the age of 87 in 2005; this documentary tells her remarkable story:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYTN...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgit_...
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Act One: Nin sei bedankt, mein lieber Schwan (Lohengrin) 🙅
#BirgitNilsson #HermannUhde #WolfgangWindgassen
#BirgitNilsson #HermannUhde #WolfgangWindgassen
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February 6, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Act One: Nin sei bedankt, mein lieber Schwan (Lohengrin) 🙅
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2026年4月22日 『プッチーニ:歌劇「トゥーランドット」(全曲)』 Erich Leinsdorf、Rome Opera House Orchestra & Chorus、Birgit Nilsson/ビルギット・ニルソン/アレッシオ・デ・パオリス/ジョルジョ・トッツィ/ユッシ・ビョルリンク/レナータ・テバルディ/マリオ・セレーニ/ピエーロ・デ・パルマ ((株)ソニー・ミュージックレーベルズ) [Music] https://sinkan.net/?ean=4547366809541&action_item=true #新刊情報 #sinkan
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2026年4月22日 『プッチーニ:歌劇「トゥーランドット」(全曲)』 Erich Leinsdorf、Rome Opera House Orchestra & Chorus、Birgit Nilsson/ビルギット・ニルソン/アレッシオ・デ・パオリス/ジョルジョ・トッツィ/ユッシ・ビョルリンク/レナータ・テバルディ/マリオ・セレーニ/ピエーロ・デ・パルマ ((株)ソニー・ミュージックレーベルズ) [Music] https://sinkan.net/?ean=4547366809541&action_item=true #新刊情報 #sinkan
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Richard Wagner, Birgit Nilsson, Vienna Philharmonic & Georg Solti:
🎵 Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde)
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June 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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Richard Wagner, Birgit Nilsson, Vienna Philharmonic & Georg Solti:
🎵 Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde)
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Richard Wagner, Birgit Nilsson, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Karl Böhm:
🎵 Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde)
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September 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Richard Wagner, Birgit Nilsson, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Karl Böhm:
🎵 Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde)
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