STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — 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.

Aix-en-Provence (prononcé [ ɛk.sɑ̃.pʀɔ.ˈvɑ̃s ]), Ais de Prouvènço ou Ais de Provença en provençal, est une commune française, ancienne capitale de la Provence, ...

The Swedish soprano Matilda Sterby has been named as the recipient of the prestigious Birgit Nilsson Award for 2024. As part of her award, Sterby will receive a cash prize of 250,000 Swedish Krona ...

I'm planning to go to New York in September, so I thought, 'I absolutely have to go to the Metropolitan Opera (MET)!' and bought my opera tickets. In September 2026, the MET's 2026–27 season will open ...

Soprano Birgit Nilsson’s guest performance at Malmö Opera in 1969 laid the foundation for the Stipendium, which was established the same year in memory of her singing teacher Ragnar Blennow (1893–1969 ...

Birgit Möhring ist tot. Die Geschäftsführerin der landeseigenen Berliner Immobilien Management GmbH (BIM) ist am 15. August nach schwerer Krankheit gestorben, teilte das Unternehmen mit. Sie wurde 63 ...

This summer, the Salzburg Festival is staging Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss’s opera from 1912. The festival is staging it in the House for Mozart, formerly known as the Little Festival Hall. It ...

På sin Snapchat-story har Skarstein (37) delt en video fra en ultralyd-undersøkelse sammen med forloveden Christian Semb og sønnen. «Blir noe annet denne gangen med en liten en fra før!» skriver hun ...

Birgit Skarstein avslører på Snapchat at hun er gravid igjen. I en video har hun delt både ultralydbilder. – Blir noe annet denne gangen med en liten en fra før, sier Skarstein. Fra før har hun og og ...

Vad är väl en allsång på Skansen mot en opera-allsång vid Birgit Nilssons familjehem på Bjäre? Under årets Birgit Nilsson festival får publiken bland annat chans att sjunga opera tillsammans med ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - 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 at the age of ...

Kjell Nilsson, the Swedish bodybuilder and actor who played the masked bruiser Lord Humungus in George Miller’s 1982 classic “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior,” died on July 2 after four years of kidney ...