Christmas concert at the museum

Welcome to an atmospheric Christmas concert in the beautiful setting of the Birgit Nilsson Museum on December 22 at 4 p.m. A musical experience is offered here, when baritone Marco Stella and pianist Elisabeth Boström perform a well composed and personal program. Tickets cost SEK 250 and can be booked via museum@birgitnilsson.com After the concert, Mamsellen in Stallkaféet is open for subsequent gatherings. Here you can enjoy something good to eat and drink in a convivial atmosphere, perfect to round…

Christmas concert at the museum

Elisabeth Boström – new CEO of Birgit Nilsson Museum

From the end of September/beginning of October, pianist Elisabeth Boström will assume the position of CEO of the Birgit Nilsson Museum in Svenstad on the Bjäre Peninsula.  Elisabeth takes over from Gitte Lindström Harmark, who is retiring as CEO of the museum on the farm where Birgit Nilsson grew up and frequently returned to.  ‘I am delighted to be entrusted with the task of developing the fantastic work already carried out at the museum. The fact that Birgit was a…

Elisabeth Boström – new CEO of Birgit Nilsson Museum

Gittes last day at work

On September 30, Gitte Lindström-Harmark retires as CEO of the Birgit Nilsson Museum in Svenstad. Gitte, who was born and raised in VÄSTRA KARUP, has helped create the museum from the ground up and made it the international excursion destination it is today. In common with Birgit, she not only has love for Bjäre but also a close relationship...Gitte's successor is the pianist Elisabeth Boström, a well-known profile from the Birgit Nilsson days and with a background as casting director…

Gittes last day at work

A performance with magic

"What a magical performance!" - a voice from the audience immediately after Verdi's Un ballo in Maschera. Saturday night's premiere of the opera at the Centre Court and the finale of this year's Birgit Nilsson Days was full of drama. Both on stage and backstage. First, the Spanish tenor Sergio Escobar saved the evening with a late appearance in the title role of Gustav III. His tenor colleague, American Michael Fabiano, was indisposed during the week's rehearsals. But before the…

A performance with magic

Birgit Nilsson Days 4-10 August

A summer festival celebrating Birgit Nilsson ́s legacy at her home in South Sweden ”Nilsson's legacy is nowhere as tangible and alive as here: not as a transfiguration of the past, but as a promise for the future of opera.”Concerti Magazine, Germany The 2024 Birgit Nilsson Days take place from 4 – 10 August at the legendary singer’s home on the Bjäre Peninsula. Supported by the Birgit Nilsson Museum and the Foundation which also curates the Prize in her name, the week-long…

Birgit Nilsson Days 4-10 August