Birgit was often asked about her debut and sometimes about her first recordings and then she often mentioned the conductors Tor Mann and Sixten Ehrling, but she also mentioned her very first recordings on lacquer discs made in Gothenburgh. These were found in 2019 in Svenstad but were in such poor condition that they were considered lost. However, there was a team at Institut national de l'audiovisuel (INA) in Paris that was engaged in research specifically on early recorded discs…

World-class opera soloists, the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra and hundreds of choir singers from the local area - all under the direction of formidable maestro Pier Giorgio Morandi. Saturday's final at the Birgit Nilsson Days 2023 was a magnificent experience. Despite persistent torrential rain. As Floria Tosca, soprano Joyce El-Khoury captivated the audience with phenomenal vocal technique and a playing that sparkled. Lebanese-Canadian El-Khoury, who also sang here last year (when Amelia in the Master Ball) is a true heir to…

At the age of 14, August Follin makes his debut as an opera singer. Specifically as the shepherd boy in Tosca in Concert, Giacomo Puccini's popular opera as an outdoor performance on the large meadow at the Birgit Nilsson Museum in Svenstad. Together with big stars such as Joyce El-Khoury, Richard Söderberg and John Lundgren, August takes the stage in the summer's grand finale of the Birgit Nilsson days. It's the weekend and August Follin is about to go out…

Birthday, stipendium and the flag at the top! Birgit's birthday (105 years) was celebrated with municipal flag day! At 10:00 the flag was raised as usual together with invited guests. This year's Birgit Nilsson Stipendium holder was announced at 11 at the museum and it went to the mezzo-soprano Ida Ränzlöv who, on August 11, receives SEK 200,000 at a concert in Västra Karup's church as part of the celebration of the Birgit Nilsson days. Read more about the scholarship…

Birthday, Stipendium and the flag at the top! On May 17 - exactly 1 month from now - we will celebrate Birgit's birthday (105 years) with municipal flag day! Birgit Nilsson Museum offers an OPEN HOUSE at 11-15 with free entry to this year's exhibition. This year's Birgit Nilsson Stipendium holder is announced at 11 am at the museum. Last year's recipient was the soprano Cornelia Beskow, but who will it be in 2023 when the Scholarship celebrates its 50th…