Books by Birgit Nilsson
“She was one of the most important singers of the 1900s. She was a Swedish dramatic soprano and sang all the Wagner and Strauss lead roles. She takes the reader through her professional and personal life. She comes across as down-to-earth and humorous and also very frank about what the profession is all about, which a lot of singers aren’t. And I think that is because she came from the Calvinistic/Lutheran tradition in Sweden which taught her not to think of herself as above others.” Read more...
Nikola Matisic, Musicians, Music Critics & Scholar
Interviews where books by Birgit Nilsson were recommended
The best books on Opera, recommended by Nikola Matisic
The Scandinavian tenor argues Verdi is the greatest. Also, “the opera house in itself is an instrument. You play on the space between the audience and the stage”
