/tags/birgit-nilsson Birgit Nilsson en-US Copyright Mon, 03 Dec 2018 15:52:05 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-12-03/new-recording-collection-celebrates-birgit-nilssons-birthday-centennial Birgit Nilsson was born 100 years ago, on May 17, 1918, at her parents’ farm in Sweden. By her death in 2005, Nilsson had long been considered the world’s… Mon, 03 Dec 2018 15:52:05 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-12-03/new-recording-collection-celebrates-birgit-nilssons-birthday-centennial Christopher Purdy /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-05-17/today-is-birgit-nilssons-100th-birthday Born May 17, 1918, Birgit Nilsson was an extraordinary Swedish soprano.I vividly recall Nov. 4, 1979. I was on my way to a study group, preparing for a… Thu, 17 May 2018 15:51:28 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-05-17/today-is-birgit-nilssons-100th-birthday Christopher Purdy