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...Bringing Down the House When soprano Birgit Nilsson, who died in January [MILESTONES, Jan. 23], made her long-awaited debut at New York City's Metropolitan Opera, TIME was there to cover her performance. Here is an excerpt from our report...
...Sophomore Sarah Bourne also won the 5000-meter run with a time of 18:00.94. By herself, Scherf competed in the Meyo Invitational, placing second amongst 44 racers in the 3000 meter run. The only racer to beat her was the 2005 NCAA cross country champion, Johanna Nilsson. —THE CRIMSON STAFF
DIED. BIRGIT NILSSON, 87, international opera star whose rich timbre, dramatic interpretations and unrivaled stamina made her the finest Wagnerian soprano of her generation; on Christmas Day; in her hometown, Vastra Karup, Sweden. Level-headed and sharp-witted, Nilsson thrilled audiences from New York to Milan in operas by Verdi (Aida), Strauss (Elektra, below) and Puccini (Turandot) but won her most enthusiastic fans with dynamic lead performances in such Wagner works as The Ring of the Nibelung and Tristan und Isolde. Asked to name the primary requirement for playing Isolde, a punishing role she sang some 200 times, she said...
...DIED. BIRGIT NILSSON, 87, international opera star whose voice, dramatic talent and stamina made her the finest Wagnerian soprano of her generation; on Christmas Day, in Vastra Karup, Sweden. Level-headed and sharp-witted, Nilsson thrilled audiences from New York to Milan in a variety of operas, but won her most enthusiastic fans with dynamic lead performances in such Wagner works as Ring of the Nibelung and Tristan und Isolde. Asked to name the primary requirement for playing Isolde, a punishing role she performed some 200 times, she said: "Comfortable shoes...
Scherf finished a disappointing 53rd out of 253 runners with a time of 20:42.2, 1:09.3 behind winner Johanna Nilsson of Northern Arizona...