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What was Birgit Nilsson's singing specialty?

  • Dramatic soprano

  • Mezzo-soprano

  • Tenor

  • Contralto

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Birgit Nilsson was a Swedish soprano who was considered one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. She had a powerful and dramatic voice that was well suited to the roles of Wagnerian heroines. Some of her most famous roles include Isolde in Tristan und Isolde, Brünnhilde in The Ring of the Nibelung, and Kundry in Parsifal.
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