Christina Nilsson
Christina Nilsson, Countess de Casa Miranda, also called
Christine Nilsson (20 August 1843 – 22 November 1921) was a Swedish
operatic
dramatic coloratura soprano. Possessed of a pure and brilliant voice (B3-F6), first three then two and a half octaves trained in the
bel canto technique, and noted for her graceful appearance and stage presence, she enjoyed a twenty-year career as a top-rank international singer before her 1888 retirement. A contemporary of one of the Victorian era's most famous
divas,
Adelina Patti, the two were often compared by reviewers and audiences, and were sometimes believed to be rivals. Nilsson became a member of the
Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1869.
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