The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Placido Domingo accepts Swedish opera prize The first Birgit Nilsson prize was awarded on Tuesday to Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, who claimed the award amounted to the "Nobel prize of music." https://www.thelocal.se/20091014/22640 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:19:00 +0200 22640 Placido Domingo honoured with Swedish opera prize The late Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson picked Spanish tenor Placido Domingo to receive the first prize given in her memory, organizers announced on Friday https://www.thelocal.se/20090220/17732 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:29:00 +0100 17732