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 ...

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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 ...

Birgit Nilsson and the Royal Swedish Opera have flourished in tandem. Following her debut in 1946 and her success as Agathe in Weber’s “Der Freischütz” and Lady Macbeth in Verdi’s “Macbeth,” the world ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Swedish opera star Birgit Nilsson, renowned in the world’s great opera houses for her dazzling voice and mastery of the most punishing roles, has died at age 87, it was reported ...

Celebrate the life of Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson, the face of opera in the late 1950s-70s. This new documentary showcases her greatest roles, including Elektra and The Ring Cycle, in rare footage, ...

When Birgit Nilsson (1918-2005) died at age 87, she was widely hailed as the greatest Wagnerian soprano of her time. The daughter of a Swedish farmer, Nilsson became for many the supreme Brünnhilde in ...

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 ...

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 ...