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(märta) birgit [mahr-tah bir-git;; english mahr-tuh bur-git] /ˈmɑr tɑ ˈbɪr gɪt;; english ˈmɑr tə ˈbɜr gɪt/ (show ipa), 1918–2005, swedish soprano.
contemporary examples

(the diligent folks from law enforcement also erased nilsson’s film).
busted journos speak up! jacob bernstein july 28, 2010

historical examples

he explained at the time that only two other singers had previously received this honor—melba and nilsson.
geraldine farrar geraldine farrar

nilsson, if she were presented to the shah prior to his departure.
the mapleson memoirs, vol i james h. mapleson

but someone had to take charge of it, and after a long and angry discussion nilsson was prevailed upon to stow it in his chest.
john thorndyk-‘s cases r. austin freeman

from nilsson down to the call-boy, all had been tempted, and many led away.
the mapleson memoirs, vol ii james h. mapleson

nilsson made the banjo fashionable in new york society, accompanying herself charmingly.
memories and anecdotes kate sanborn

nilsson was the first person i ever knew who practised the charm the other way about.
memoirs of an american prima donna clara louise kellogg

madame nilsson as “margherita” impressed me by her singing and acting in the prison scene as she had never done before.
the mapleson memoirs, vol i james h. mapleson

nilsson was not, in fact, a good musician; few prime donne are.
memoirs of an american prima donna clara louise kellogg

nilsson; and i had myself to write explaining to him very clearly that she was engaged to me.
the mapleson memoirs, vol i james h. mapleson

noun
birgit (ˈbirɡit). 1918–2006, swedish operatic soprano