A unique opportunity on the Bjäre Peninsula – experience the opera and singing stars of tomorrow – Katarina Dalayman leads a prestigious Master Class

The Swedish opera singer Katarina Dalayman leads this summer's Master Class during the Birgit Nilsson Days on the beautiful Bjäre Peninsula. In parallel with a long and highly successful international career, Katarina Dalayman also teaches young singers, and from 4-7 August she will lead the Master Class in repertoire that includes both arias and lieder with an audience in the Birgit Nilsson Hall at Kulturhuset Ravinen in Båstad. The course ends with a concert on 8 August where the course…

A unique opportunity on the Bjäre Peninsula – experience the opera and singing stars of tomorrow – Katarina Dalayman leads a prestigious Master Class

Application for BIRGIT NILSSON MASTER CLASS 2024

BIRGIT NILSSON MASTER CLASS 2024 with soprano Katarina Dalaymanat the Birgit Nilsson Concert Hall, Kulturhuset Ravinen, Sweden3 – 8 August 2024  Applications are now open for the 2024 Birgit Nilsson Masterclass led by internationally acclaimed Swedish soprano, Katarina Dalayman, together with pianists Elisabeth Boström and Jacob Lidåkra. The tuition will focus on opera arias and lieder, closing with a concert at the Birgit Nilsson Concert Hall, Kulturhuset Ravinen, on 8 August. Launched in 2014, the Birgit Nilsson Masterclass takes place…

Application for BIRGIT NILSSON MASTER CLASS 2024

Extremely high level

After a few days of intensive studies for the two course leaders - Anne Sofie von Otter and the pianist Elisabeth Boström - yesterday, 8 young singers showed an extremely high level together at the Master Class concert, in front of an enthusiastic and full audience in the Birgit Nilsson hall at the Kulturhuset The ravine. Thus, the first concert of the Birgit Nilsson days has been completed. In the picture from right to left Karl Söderström, Marta de Castro,…

Extremely high level
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Birgit Nilsson Master Class 2023

Birgit Nilsson Master Class 2023

This year's Master Class teaching has started and is led by court singer Anne Sofie von Otter in collaboration with pianist Elisabeth Boström and assistant pianist Jacob Lidåkra. The teaching takes place in Birgit Nilsson-salen, Ravinen, Båstad on August 6-9 at 11-16:30. Break 13-14. On Thursday 10 August at 18:00, a final concert will be held in the Birgit Nilsson hall. Tickets are sold via juliusbiljettservice.se. Ticket office directly +46 (0)775-700 400 Participants Julie Catherine Eggli, mezzo-soprano, was born in…

Birgit Nilsson Master Class 2023

2023 year’s Master Class participants

On August 6 - 10, 2023, the Birgit Nilsson Master Class for singers will be arranged. The work culminates in a concert in the Birgit Nilsson hall at Kulturhuset Ravinen on 10 August. Anne Sofie von Otter leads the lessons in collaboration with pianist Elisabeth Boström and assistant pianist Jacob Lidåkra. An arrangement in collaboration between the Birgit Nilsson Museum and the Birgit Nilsson Society. The event is carried out with the support of Prince Carl Gustaf's foundation, Annika and…

2023 year’s Master Class participants

Anne Sofie von Otter leads young singers at the Birgit Nilsson days

Anne Sofie von Otter leads this summer's Master Class for young singers in Båstad, with a focus on concert and lieder repertoire. The course features within the framework of the Birgit Nilsson Days, which this summer takes place for the sixth consecutive year.  The week long musical activities also include the annual Stipendium recital, traditionally held in the church of Västra Karup (locally acknowleged as “Birgit’s church), and an open-air concert performance of Puccini’s opera Tosca at the Birgit Nilsson…

Anne Sofie von Otter leads young singers at the Birgit Nilsson days

How to apply for Birgit Nilsson Master Class

Application forBIRGIT NILSSON MASTER CLASS 2023 with Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-sopranoat the Birgit Nilsson Concert Hall, Kulturhuset Ravinen, Sweden5 – 10 August 2023  Applications are now open for the 2023 Birgit Nilsson Masterclass led by internationally acclaimed Swedish mezzo-soprano, Anne Sofie von Otter, together with pianist Elisabeth Boström and repetiteur Jacob Lidåkra. The four day masterclass, which this year focuses on concert and lieder repertoire, concludes with a student concert on 10 August. Application closing date is 15 April.…

How to apply for Birgit Nilsson Master Class

Breathtaking concert!

After an intense week for the participants in this year's Birgit Nilsson Masterclass, they gave a closing concert on Thursday evening in front of an enthusiastic audience at the Birgit Nilsson hall at Ravinen, Båstad. After introductory words by Birgit Nilsson Society's chairman Claes Remminger, six singers - Ola Heinpalu, Isabella Lindström, Antonia Neld, Caroline Ottecan, Jessica Faselt and Hugo Paulsson Stove - performed a varied program of both romances and opera arias, from Werle to Sibelius, Richard Strauss to…

Breathtaking concert!

2022 year’s Master Class participants

On 8 - 11 August 2022, Birgit Nilsson Master Class will be arranged for singers. Court singer  Hillevi Martinpelto will lead the education in cooperation with pianist  Elisabeth Boström and assisting pianist  Jacob Lidåkra.  This year's Master Class is carried out with the support of Annika and Gabriel Urwitz Foundation, Helge Ax:son Johnson Foundation. A big and warm thank you! More information about the Birgit Nilsson Days 2022, program & tickets can be found here Participants 2022 We are pleased…

2022 year’s Master Class participants

The court singer Hillevi Martinpelto leads this year’s Master Class at Birgit Nilsson Museum

Soprano Hillevi Martinpelto debuted at the Royal Opera in Stockholm as Cio Cio San in Madame Butterfly and has since performed on most of the world's leading opera and concert hall stages, for example in Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Dresden, Leipzig, Salzburg, Vienna, Milan, Florence, Rome, Amsterdam, Brussels, Edinburgh, London (where she participated in 8 Proms at the Royal Albert Hall), Glyndebourne, New York, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Tokyo and Hong Kong. She has worked with conductors such as Sir John Eliot…

The court singer Hillevi Martinpelto leads this year’s Master Class at Birgit Nilsson Museum