An intimate portrait of Birgit Nilsson (1918-2005) on the occasion of her centennial on May 18th 2018. The Swedish soprano had an incredible technique and was the world's leading dramatic soprano between 1955 and 1975. Rare TV and archive footage shows Nilsson at work, and is complemented by interviews with Placido Domingo, Otto Schenk, James Levine, and many others.
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