The life of Christina Nilsson, Swedish Opera Star
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Entertainment
Start date
2020-01-11 13:15:00
End date
2020-01-11 16:00:00
Address / City
Redemption Lutheran Church, 4057 North Mayfair Rd. (Hwy. 100, just north of Capitol Dr.) Wauwatosa, Wauwatosa, WI
Location
WI, US
A Rags to Riches Story – The life of Christina Nilsson, the famous Swedish opera singer, will be told by SAHSWI member Carol Gustafson, her great, great niece. Christina was born August 20, 1843 in Sjöabol/Snugge outside Växjö and died November 20, 1921. Christina sang at the opening night of the New York Met in 1883. She was very popular in the USA, Russia, the UK and France. Carol has visited her homestead, now a museum in Sweden as well as her mansion Villa Vik and mausoleum in Växjö. It’s a fascinating story of a poor girl from southern Sweden who became a world renowned opera singer.
Enjoy music Christina wrote and sang with our own violin duo of Carol Gustafson and Mary Stetson and a guest vocalist.
Enjoy our coffee hour following.
Enjoy music Christina wrote and sang with our own violin duo of Carol Gustafson and Mary Stetson and a guest vocalist.
Enjoy our coffee hour following.
Organizer
Swedish American Historical Society of Wisconsin, Inc.
Phone
262.781.6113
Email
swedishamericanhistoricalwisc@gmail.com
