THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO BIRGIT

"I've always tried to remember what my mother used to tell me: 'Stay close to the earth. Then when you fall down, it won't hurt so much'".-Birgit Nilsson

The NYC Opera Fanatic wishes his mother were as wise as Birgit's mother. While a 3rd floor walkup in Manhattan isn't exactly the top of the Empire State Building, it's still a much farther free-fall than from a one-story ranch home in rural Texas.Besides, no one in New York has ever advised me to "Stay close to the concrete".

Birgit On Rudolf Bing, Met General Manager 1950 -1972

  • "I loved him"

  • "He melted, and he became more human and he'd get warmer-hearted when he got a bit older. He was rather tough in the beginning -we had some disagreements... after a while we became very good friends"

  • "He always blushed and when a person blushes that are very nice inside, too"

    • Um, Birgit, the NYC Opera Fanatic blushes....

    Dolora Zajick's voice is the only one existing today without any competition in the world" -Birgit Nilsson, 1991.

  • Visit Dolora Zajick's Website


    • The Birgit Nilsson Virtual Monument Is An Ongoing Project From The NYC Opera Fanatic

    Main Page
    Birgit Nilsson Timeline
    Birgit Nilsson On Video And Disc
    When Colleagues Talk

    NYC Opera Fanatic Homepage

    Hosted by Yahoo! Web Hosting
    The Birgit Nilsson Virtual Monument Is An Ongoing Project From The NYC Opera Fanatic

    Main Page
    Birgit Nilsson Timeline
    Birgit Nilsson On Video And Disc
    When Colleagues Talk

    NYC Opera Fanatic Homepage

    1972 INTERVIEW: NILSSON AND BERIT LINDHOLM


    "I hope you will forgive my English, I do not speak very well; in fact really you must believe me, I sing very much better." -Birgit Nilsson

    1979: "O MIO BABBINO CARO" IN CONCERT

    O Mio or O Dio ?

    U Decide

    Credits

    While this webpage was created by the NYC Opera Fanatic, he is merely an instrument of greater powers. 2 people also deserve credit for this webpage: the divine Birgit herself (for obvious reasons) and Nilsson Fanatic in Excelsis Mike Richter (many of the audio clips on this page have been culled from Mike's website over the years). To each of them, the NYCOF gives a "four-times hurray" (that's 8, right?) for their contribution to opera and to my life!

    Notes