Birgit Nilsson Autographs
Märta Birgit Nilsson (17 May 1918 – 25 December 2005) was a Swedish dramatic soprano. Although she sang a wide repertoire of operatic and vocal works, Nilsson was best known for her performances in the operas of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. Her voice was noted for its overwhelming force, bountiful reserves of power, and the gleaming brilliance and clarity in the upper register.
Birgit Nilsson was born Märta Birgit Svensson on a farm at Västra Karup in Skåne (100 km/60 miles north of Malmö) to Nils Svensson and Justina Svensson (née Paulsson). When she was three years old she began picking out melodies on a toy piano her mother bought for her. She once told an interviewer that she could sing before she could walk, adding, "I even sang in my dreams". Her vocal talent was first noticed when she began to sing in her church choir. A choirmaster near her home heard her sing and advised her to take voice lessons.
She studied with Ragnar Blennow in Åstorp for six months to prepare for an audition at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm where she came in first out of a group of 47 singers and was awarded the Christina Nilsson scholarship named for the famous soprano. Her teachers at the academy were Joseph Hislop and Arne Sunnegårdh. However, she considered herself self-taught: "The best teacher is the stage", she told an interviewer in 1981. "You walk out onto it, and you have to learn to project." She deplored her early instruction and attributed her success to native talent. "My first voice teacher almost killed me ... he second was almost as bad."
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Traded items with a signature of Birgit Nilsson
The most expensive item with a signature of Birgit Nilsson (BIRGIT NILSSON - MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS) was sold in October 2025 for $246.99 while the cheapest item (BIRGIT NILSSON OPERA SOPRANO HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO d. 2005) found a new owner for $0.95 in December 2018. The month with the most items sold (5) was December 2018 with an average selling price of $35.00 for an autographed item of Birgit Nilsson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with $165.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.00 was September 2020. In average, an autographed item from Birgit Nilsson is worth $29.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Birgit Nilsson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Birgit Nilsson (1918-2005) Signed Photo - Swedish Dramatic Soprano | $19.99 |  |
| Birgit Nilsson (Swedish Dramatic Soprano) Signed Photo 3 1/2" x 5", | $19.99 | |
| BIRGIT NILSSON - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH | $165.99 | |
| BIRGIT NILSSON - MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS | $246.99 | |
 | Birgit Nilsson - Opera - Photo - original signed | $28.93 | |
| Birgit Nilsson 100: An Homage ~ Limited Edition, SIGNED! | $31.50 | |
| Birgit Nilsson Autograph on Photo Postcard 1970s CoA | $77.00 | |
| Birgit Nilsson My Memoirs In Pictures SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED Opera Singer | $46.99 | |
| Birgit Nilsson Signed Matted Display / Autographed Opera Singer | $28.99 | |
| BIRGIT NILSSON SWEDISH OPERA SOPRANO VINTAGE SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PHOTO d. 2005 | $11.50 | |
 | Birgit Nilsson Swedish Soprano Opera Singer Vintage Autograph Signed Salome Card | $67.48 | |
| My Memoirs in Pictures Birgit Nilsson 1981 (2) SIGNED Opera Die Walkure Sheet | $75.00 | |
| Opera Star BIRGIT NILSSON Signed Photo | $30.00 | |
| SIGNED - BIRGIT NILSSON: MY MEMOIRS IN PICTURES - 1981 - HC - PUB BY DOUBLEDAY | $29.95 | |
| SIGNED - BIRGIT NILSSON: MY MEMOIRS IN PICTURES - 1981 - HC - PUB BY DOUBLEDAY | $25.00 | |
