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 funeral was held ...

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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, 87, 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, the Stockholm daily Svenska ...

Birgit Nilsson, the Swedish opera singer whose vocal brilliance, physical prowess and dramatic intensity made her the leading Wagnerian soprano of her day, died on Christmas Day at age 87, according ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Birgit Nilsson, the 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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

“With Birgit Nilsson’s passing, Sweden has lost one of its greatest artists,” King Carl XVI Gustaf said in a rare statement. Born on a farm, Nilsson reigned supreme at the world’s opera houses during ...