STOCKHOLM, Sweden – The late Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson will be commemorated through the establishment of a $1 million classical music prize.The Birgit Nilsson Foundation said Friday the prize is being created according to the singer's wishes and is the largest in classical musical history.
The first Birgit Nilsson prize winner will be announced in 2009.
Nilsson picked the first winner herself; the name is being kept in a sealed envelope.
Singers and directors in opera and concert, along with specific productions by an opera company, are eligible for the award, which will be handed out every two or three years.
Nilsson died three years ago after having spent almost 40 years on the world's opera stages from New York's Metropolitan Opera to La Scala in Milan.
- Fidelio Opera Op. 72- Abscheulicher Wo Eilst Du Hin (Nilsson Birgit, Masters of the Voice Soprano - 2:01)
- Fidelio Opera Op. 72- Komm Hoffnung? Meister Rocco (Nilsson Birgit, Masters of the Voice Soprano - 5:07)
- Die Walkuere (the Valkyrie) Opera Wwv 86b- Nun Zaeume Dein Ross Reisige Maid (Nilsson Birgit, Masters of the Voice Soprano - 1:10)
- Die Walkuere (the Valkyrie) Opera Wwv 86b- Dir Ratich Vater Rueste Dich Selbst (Nilsson Birgit, Masters of the Voice Soprano - 1:44)
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