"The evening of October 9, 1946 was windy and overcast. The young girl from Skane was on her way to the Royal Opera for the first performance of her life as professional opera singer. Five days earlier she was informed that she was to jump in as Agathe in Webers‘s Der Freischütz. The choice to take over the role fell upon the young singer who up until now had had no assignment in the opera."
Birgit Nilsson
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