Birgit Nordin

Birgit Nordin (22 February 1934 – 7 April 2022) was a Swedish operatic soprano. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Opera from 1958 to 1986, and regularly appeared at the Drottningholm Festival where she performed twelve major Mozart roles, including Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro and Pamina in The Magic Flute. She also performed internationally, appearing in the Edinburgh International Festival, Glyndebourne Festival, Copenhagen and others. She became known as the Queen of the Night in Trollflöjten, Ingmar Bergman's film adaptation of Mozart's opera.

Life and career Born in Sangis, Norrbotten, Nordin attended school in Haparanda. She attended the Royal College of Music in Stockholm from 1956 to 1958, studying under Britta von Vegesack. on 21 October 1958 and she was part of the company that visited London and the Edinburgh International Festival in 1960. She performed the role of Jenny Smith in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny in Copenhagen in 1970, and appeared on Danish television as Lulu, also singing in Bach's St Matthew Passion in Berlin that year.

After retiring from the stage, Nordin undertook some teaching and stage direction.

She died on 7 April 2022 at age 88.

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