Birgit Nilsson Festival
Giuseppe Verdi’s grand opera Aida, a recital by the 2025 Stipendium recipient at Västra Karup Church, a wide ranging programme of activities, including an exhibition on the theme of Birgit Nilsson and the local region at the Birgit Nilsson Museum and an open masterclass in the Birgit Nilsson Hall at the Ravinen Cultural Centre. All this will be taking place during the Birgit Nilsson Festival from 3-9 August 2025!
BIRGIT NILSSON FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
SUNDAY 3 AUGUST
19:00 “Music & Meetings” with Camilla Tilling as guest.
Birgit Nilsson Museum, Svenstad
MONDAY 4 AUGUST
10:30-16:30 “Master Class” with Camilla Tilling.
Birgit Nilsson Hall, Ravinen Cultural Centre, Norrviken
11:00 “Conversation about Music” Soloists from this year’s performance of Aida & Anelia Kadieva Jonsson (moderator)
Birgit Nilsson Museum, Svenstad
15:00 Film screening: “Birgit Nilsson – Glimtar från sångerskans verksamhet”.
Swedish TV documentary from 1968
Scala Cinema, Båstad
17:00 “In Jussi’s Footsteps” Concert with Joachim Bäckström (tenor) and Elena Jordan (piano)
Birgit Nilsson Museum, Svenstad
TUESDAY 5 AUGUST
10:30-16:30 “Master Class” with Camilla Tilling.
Birgit Nilsson Hall, Ravinen Cultural Centre, Norrviken
11:00 “Conversation about Music” – Mattias Enn (artist) & Anelia Kadieva Jonsson (moderator)
Birgit Nilsson Museum, Svenstad
17:00 “Open your window…let in some sun!” A story in words and music about Ulla Billquist. Suzanne Flink (vocals) Inga Zeppezauer (violin) Magdalena Entell (double bass) Annika Bjelk (piano).
Birgit Nilsson Museum, Svenstad
WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST
10:30-16:30 “Master Class” with Camilla Tilling.
Birgit Nilsson Hall, Ravinen Cultural Centre, Norrviken
11:00 “Conversation about Music” – Göran Gademan (dramaturg) & Anelia Kadieva Jonssson (moderator)
Birgit Nilsson Museum, Svenstad
WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST
15:00 Film screening: “Birgit Nilsson – Glimtar från sångerskans verksamhet”.
Swedish TV documentary from 1968
Scala Cinema, Båstad
17:00 Opera sing-along for the whole family in the courtyard – outdoors
Malmö Opera Children’s Choir – sing-along leader Elinor Fryklund.
Birgit Nilsson Museum, Svenstad
19:00 Opera with Birgit Nilsson
Scala Cinema, Båstad
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
11:00 “Conversation about Music” Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor) & Anelia Kadieva Jonsson (moderator)
Birgit Nilsson Museum, Svenstad
15:00 Closing concert Masterclass
Birgit Nilsson Hall, Ravinen Cultural Centre, Norrviken
17:00 “Auf Flügeln des Gesanges” – concert pianist Balázs Fülei performs opera and songs transcribed for piano by Franz Liszt.
Birgit Nilsson Museum, Svenstad
FRIDAY 8 AUGUST
11:00 “Conversation about Music” – name to be announced 21 May
Birgit Nilsson Museum, Svenstad
15:00 Concert – program to be announced 21 May
Birgit Nilsson Hall, Ravinen Cultural Centre, Norrviken
19:00 Recital and award presentation with this year’s Birgit Nilsson Stipendium recipient, name to be announced 17 May
Pianist Magnus Svensson.
Västra Karup Church
SATURDAY 9 AUGUST
11:00 “Conversation about Music” – Stefan Johansson (director and dramaturg)
Birgit Nilsson Museum, Svenstad
15:00 Film screening: “Birgit Nilsson – Glimtar från sångerskans verksamhet”.
Swedish TV documentary from 1968
Scala Cinema, Båstad
19:00 Giuseppe Verdi: “Aida”, open air concert performance
Tennis stadium, Båstad
Open-air concert Tennisstadion Båstad
It is now clear that Verdi’s grand opera Aida will be performed at Tennisstadion Båstad on August 9, 2025. Aida thus follows Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera – the summer’s open air success – which was the first time an opera was performed at Tennisstadion. Aida is also given within the framework of the Birgit Nilsson Festival.