/tags/salome salome en-US Copyright Mon, 03 Dec 2018 15:52:05 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-12-03/new-recording-collection-celebrates-birgit-nilssons-birthday-centennial Birgit Nilsson was born 100 years ago, on May 17, 1918, at her parents’ farm in Sweden. By her death in 2005, Nilsson had long been considered the world’s… Mon, 03 Dec 2018 15:52:05 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-12-03/new-recording-collection-celebrates-birgit-nilssons-birthday-centennial Christopher Purdy /classical-101/2015-05-08/classical-101-guide-kid-friendly-operas As a parent, I learned the cardinal rule of getting kids to sit still: Don't try it. Or keep it short. Or tuneful. Or full of action. Better yet, keep it… Fri, 08 May 2015 18:55:30 GMT /classical-101/2015-05-08/classical-101-guide-kid-friendly-operas Christopher Purdy