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    Spanish tenor Placido Domingo accepts $1-million Birgit Nilsson prize in Sweden

    Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:16:49

    Plácido Domingo, Birgit Nilsson


    Spanish tenor Placido Domingo accepts $1-million Birgit Nilsson prize in Sweden

    Late Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson chose Domingo as the inaugural winner of the prize nearly a decade ago, demanding the name would be kept secret until after her death. She died at age 87 on Dec. 25, 2005. During the award ceremony, Domingo said he ...Full Story at Macleans.ca »

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