Märta Birgit Nilsson was a Swedish dramatic soprano. Although she sang a wide repertoire of operatic and vocal works, Nilsson was best known for her performances in the operas of Richard Wagner and Ri
Birgit Nilsson during a televised opera concert in Stockholm in July 1963.
Nilsson as Lady Macbeth in the opera by Verdi at the Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm, 1947
Nilsson behind the stage at Gröna Lund, Stockholm, 1960s
The krona is the currency of Sweden. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use for the krona; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it but, especi
Birgit Nilsson
…series to depart Malmö Central Station in December 2009. On 6 April 2011, the Bank of Sweden announced that Nilsson's portrait will feature on the 500 kronor banknote, beginning in October 2016. 1954 Hovsångerska (Royal Court Singer), Stockholm, Sweden…
Swedish 10 crown coin flip side
1909 specimen of a Sveriges Riksbank 1,000-kronor note