Nilsson

[ nil-suh n ]

/ ˈnɪl sən /

noun

(Mär·ta) Bir·git [mahr-tah bir-git; English mahr-tuh bur-git] /ˈmɑr tɑ ˈbɪr gɪt; English ˈmɑr tə ˈbɜr gɪt/, 1918–2005, Swedish soprano.

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Examples from the Web for nilsson

(The diligent folks from law enforcement also erased Nilsson's film).
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Ophlie had been written for Nilsson and composed entirely around her voice.
Memoirs of an American Prima Donna|Clara Louise Kellogg
Patti, although previously she had been contented with 80; and it was ultimately arranged that she should have more than Nilsson.
The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I|James H. Mapleson
Nilsson, finding she was alone in the field, became somewhat exacting.
The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I|James H. Mapleson

It is an appalling thing to do: and that night Nilsson took those two notes at the last in chest tones.
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

British Dictionary definitions for nilsson

Nilsson

/ (Swedish ˈnilsɔn) /

noun

Birgit (ˈbirɡit). 1918–2006, Swedish operatic soprano

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