Matilda Sterby has won the 2024 Birgit Nilsson Stipendium. The prize comes with 250,000 SEK (equivalent to euros 21.500) and will be awarded on August 9 when she performs in recital as a part of the celebrations for the Birgit Nilsson Days. In a statement, Sterby said, “It’s a dream to receive this Stipendium, because it means so much. First {…}
Swedish lyric dramatic soprano Cornelia Beskow has been awarded the 2022 Birgit Nilsson Stipendium. The prize, which is given to promising young singers and is awarded from a fund that was established in 1969, includes 200,000 SEK (approximately €20,000). Beskow will receive the award on August 12 when she will perform in Birgit Nilsson’s parish church at Västra Karup, as {…}
The Birgit Nilsson Foundation has announced the 2021 Birgit Nilsson Stipendium. The foundation announced that Johanna Wallroth will be this year’s recipient and will receive 200,000 kronor at the ceremony to be held on August 13. Wallroth will also perform in recital as a part of the celebrations for this year’s Birgit Nilsson Days. Wallroth is a Swedish who took the {…}