Friday Night on ‘A Little Night Music’ – Vintage Vocalists: Brigit Nilsson

Every Friday on “A Little Night Music” – Vintage Vocalists. Jean Stillwell of “Classical Mornings with Mike and Jean” joins Kathleen Kajioka to explore great voices of the past.

This week, Brigit Nilsson.

It’s amazing to imagine that the greatest all-time Wagnerian soprano was once told “it was not for farmers’ daughters to become singers.” But the Swedish vocalist was as unstoppable as her voice was powerful, and went on to become one of the defining voices of the 20^th century.