| Birth: | May 17, 1918 | | Death: | Dec. 25, 2005 | 
Opera Singer. A native of Vastra Karup, Sweden, she was born Marta Birgit Svensson. Known as one of the greatest Wagnerian sopranos, her most famous role was that of 'Isolde' in Richard Wagner's "Tristan And Isolde," a song she sang at her debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1959. She made her stage debut in 1946 at the Stockholm Royal Opera and continued to perform until she retired in the 1980s. (bio by: K)
Cause of death: Heart and kidney failure
Search Amazon for Birgit Nilsson | | | Burial:
Västra Karups kyrkogård
Bastad
Skane Lan, Sweden
Plot: Next to her parents |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: K
Record added: Jan 11, 2006
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