Autographs of Birgit Nilsson
Märta Birgit Nilsson (17 May 1918 – 25 December 2005) was a Swedish dramatic soprano. Although she sang a wide repertoire of operatic and vocal works, Nilsson was best known for her performances in the operas of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. Her voice was noted for its overwhelming force, bountiful reserves of power, and the gleaming brilliance and clarity in the upper register. More about Birgit Nilsson
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Birgit Nilsson was born Märta Birgit Svensson on a farm at Västra Karup in Skåne (100 km/60 miles north of Malmö) to Nils Svensson and Justina Svensson (née Paulsson). When she was three years old she began picking out melodies on a toy piano her mother bought for her. She once told an interviewer that she could sing before she could walk, adding, "I even sang in my dreams". Her vocal talent was first noticed when she began to sing in her church choir. A choirmaster near her home heard her sing and advised her to take voice lessons.
She studied with Ragnar Blennow in Åstorp for six months to prepare for an audition at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm where she came in first out of a group of 47 singers and was awarded the Christina Nilsson scholarship named for the famous soprano. Her teachers at the academy were Joseph Hislop and Arne Sunnegårdh. However, she considered herself self-taught: "The best teacher is the stage", she told an interviewer in 1981. "You walk out onto it, and you have to learn to project." She deplored her early instruction and attributed her success to native talent. "My first voice teacher almost killed me ... he second was almost as bad." Read even more about Birgit Nilsson at Wikipedia
She studied with Ragnar Blennow in Åstorp for six months to prepare for an audition at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm where she came in first out of a group of 47 singers and was awarded the Christina Nilsson scholarship named for the famous soprano. Her teachers at the academy were Joseph Hislop and Arne Sunnegårdh. However, she considered herself self-taught: "The best teacher is the stage", she told an interviewer in 1981. "You walk out onto it, and you have to learn to project." She deplored her early instruction and attributed her success to native talent. "My first voice teacher almost killed me ... he second was almost as bad." Read even more about Birgit Nilsson at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Birgit Nilsson
The most expensive item with a signature of Birgit Nilsson (SAX 2286-8 ED1 La Fanciulla Del West SIGNED Birgit Nilsson Matacic Columbia B/S) was sold in November 2022 for £400.00 while the cheapest item (A Signed Colour Photo Of BIRGIT NILSSON) found a new owner for £4.44 in February 2013. The month with the most items sold (3) was November 2020 with an average selling price of £17.60 for an autographed item of Birgit Nilsson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2022 with £400.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £8.50 was May 2013. In average, an autographed item from Birgit Nilsson is worth £24.00.
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| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | AUTOGRAPHED Opera Programme 1975 Vienna Birgit Nilsson Elektra Rysanek Karl Böhm | £24.00 | |
| AUTOGRAPHED Opera Programme 1976 Elektra Birgit Nilsson | £14.99 | |
| AUTOGRAPHED Opera Programme Munich 1955 Salome Birgit Nilsson | £16.00 | |
| AUTOGRAPHED OPERA SINGER PHOTO/POSTCARD OF Birgit Nilsson soprano in rehearsal | £14.99 | |
| AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF OPERA SINGER Birgit Nilsson soprano | £12.50 | |
| AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF OPERA SINGER Birgit Nilsson soprano | £13.50 | |
| AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF OPERA SINGER Birgit Nilsson soprano | £14.99 | |
| AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF OPERA SINGER Birgit Nilsson soprano as Isolde | £12.00 | |
| AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF OPERA SINGER Birgit Nilsson soprano Brünnhilde Bayreuth | £56.00 | |
| AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF OPERA SINGER Birgit Nilsson soprano in Tristan und Isolde | £21.02 | |
| BIRGIT NILSSON (Soprano) - original HAND SIGNED 4x6 opera b&w Fayer Photo | £28.00 | |
| Birgit Nilsson *SIGNED* + Fischer-Dieskau etc Don Giovanni SLPM 104 948-51 Tulip | £85.00 | |
| RARE Birgit Nilsson SIGNED Decca Promotional Shop Wall Cardboard Display 51x41cm | £49.99 | |
| SAX 2286-8 ED1 La Fanciulla Del West SIGNED Birgit Nilsson Matacic Columbia B/S | £400.00 | |
| SXL 6220: Wagner: Gotterdammerung Highlights. Signed X2 Birgit Nilsson | £125.00 | |