Birthday celebration
May 17 we celebrate Birgit Nilssons birthday
May 17, 2025 we celebrate Birgit Nilsson’s birthday
We celebrate the birthday with an open house at the Birgit Nilsson Museum from 10:00-17:00. Free admission to this year’s exhibition Homeland – “The Royal Opera 35 years, Vienna & Munich 28, Metropolitan 22 but in Västra Karup I sang the longest!”
If you are not able to participate in the farm’s celebration, you are welcome to raise your own flag in Birgit’s honor on the municipal flag day.
Program
10.00 am The celebration begins with the flag being raised by Båstad’s municipal councilor Johan Olsson Swanstein. Opening of this year’s exhibition by the museum’s CEO Elisabeth Boström. This year’s Birgit Nilsson scholarship recipient is announced and presented by Bengt Hall, Chairman of the Birgit Nilsson Scholarship Foundation.
10.30 am Season opening for the Museum and Stallkafé. A warm welcome!
A tradition
Birgit was born and raised on the Bjäre Peninsula and it was part of good practice to organize large birthday parties. Birgit gladly invited loved ones to her home and we want to preserve this tradition.
Birthday coffee in the Stable café
Take the opportunity to celebrate with something good in the Stable café. Here you will find many treats to choose from and you can sit both inside the stables or outside in the yard. Read more about the Stable café here.
Stipendium 2025
Birgit was happy to encourage young musicians and felt a personal responsibility for the future of opera. She established a national scholarship for young Swedish singers and the first one was awarded in 1973. The scholarship is announced on May 17 and is the highlight of the birthday celebration.
The scholarship awarding with subsequent concert takes place in connection with the Birgit Nilsson days in Västra Karup’s Church. Here you will find more information about the Birgit Nilsson Scholarship.
