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Birgit Finnilä
voc, fl, *1931 SE, Falkenberg
Singer of Classical
Birgit Finnilä (born 20 January 1931) is a Swedish contralto and opera singer.Finnilä was born in Falkenberg, Sweden and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. She made her operatic debut in Göteborg in 1963. Though principally singing concert works, her operatic roles include parts in Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia, Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, Handel’s Flavio, Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, and Wagner’s Ring cycle.
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Popular Tracks 
Gloria in D Major, RV 589 (Rev. Negri): X. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris on Vivaldi: The Great Choral Masterpieces by Antonio Vivaldi & Various Artists Gloria in D Major, RV 589 (Rev. Negri): VIII. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei on Vivaldi: The Great Choral Masterpieces by Antonio Vivaldi & Various Artists Parsifal / Act 1: Was stehest du noch da? on Wagner: Parsifal by Richard Wagner, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, René Kollo, Gottlob Frick, Hans Hotter, Christa Ludwig, Zoltan Kelemen, Vienna Boys' Choir, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Georg Solti Die Ägyptische Helena, Oper in zwei Aufzügen - original version - Act 1: "Das Mahl ist gerichtet" on Strauss, R.: Die Ägyptische Helena by Richard Strauss, Gwyneth Jones, Matti Kasty, Dinah Bryant, Barbara Hendricks, Willard White, Birgit Finnilä, Kenneth Jewell Chorale, Detroit Symphony Orchestra & Antal Doráti Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major - "Symphony of a Thousand" / Pt. 2: "Alles Vergängliche" on Mahler: Symphony No.8 by Gustav Mahler, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, Ileana Cotrubas, Heather Harper, Hanneke Van Bork, Birgit Finnilä, Marianne Dieleman, William Cochran, Hermann Prey & Hans Sotin Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major - "Symphony of a Thousand" / Pt. 1: "Imple superna gratia" on Mahler: Symphony No.8 by Gustav Mahler, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, Ileana Cotrubas, Heather Harper, Hanneke Van Bork, Birgit Finnilä, Marianne Dieleman, William Cochran, Hermann Prey & Hans Sotin Biblische Lieder, Op. 99: Höre, Gott, mein Schreien on Dvořák: Biblical songs; Fernström: Symphony No. 12 by Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Birgit Finnilä & Vernon Handley Te Deum (2000 Digital Remaster): Te Deum laudamus (choir/solo quartet) on Bruckner: Masses 2 & 3, Te Deum & Motets by Daniel Barenboim Requiem: Inter oves on Cimarosa: Requiem by Domenico Cimarosa, Elly Ameling, Birgit Finnilä, Richard van Vrooman, Kurt Widmer, Chorus Of The Festival De Montreux, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne & Vittorio Negri Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major - "Symphony of a Thousand" / Pt. 1: "Infirma nostri corporis" I on Mahler: Symphony No.8 by Gustav Mahler, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, Ileana Cotrubas, Heather Harper, Hanneke Van Bork, Birgit Finnilä, Marianne Dieleman, William Cochran, Hermann Prey & Hans SotinTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symphony No. 8 / Symphony No. 10 (Adagio) | Gustav Mahler, Ileana Cotrubas, Heather Harper, Birgit Finnilä, Hanneke van Bork, William Cochran, Hermann Prey, Hans Sotin, Marianne Dieleman | 2016 | Album |
| Missae Breves Komplett / Complete | Johann Sebastian Bach / Elly Ameling, Agnes Giebel, Birgit Finnilä, Gisela Litz, Hermann Prey, Theo Altmeyer, William Reimer, Helmut Winschermann, Kurt Redel | 2013 | Album |
| Mozart (Le nozze di Figaro) | Daniel Barenboim, English Chamber Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lorenzo da Ponte, Richard Amner, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heather Harper, Judith Blegen, Geraint Evans, Teresa Berganza, Birgit Finnilä, John Fryatt, John Robertson, Bill McCue, Malcolm Donnelly, Elizabeth Gale, Elizabeth Ritchie, Patricia O'Neill | 2003 | Album |
| Johannes Passion BWV 245 - Passion Selon Saint Jean - St John Passion | Johann Sebastian Bach - Felicity Palmer, Birgit Finnilä, Kurt Equiluz, Werner Krenn, Ruud Van Der Meer, Philippe Huttenlocher, Ensemble Vocal De Lausanne, Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne, Michel Corboz | 1999 | Album |
| Das Lied Von Der Erde | Gustav Mahler, Birgit Finnilä, Peter Schreier, Berliner Sinfonie Orchester, Kurt Sanderling | 1985 | Album |
| Kindertotenlieder / Rückert Lieder / Lieder Aus Der Jugendzeit | Birgit Finnilä, Geoffrey Parsons - Gustav Mahler | 1984 | Album |
| Cantates BWV 53, 54, 169 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Birgit Finnilä, Marie-Claire Alain, Orchestre De Chambre Jean-François Paillard | 1979 | Album |
| Das Geistliche Chorwerk = Complete Sacred Choral Music = Intégrale De La Musique Sacrée Avec Chœurs (Folge / Vols. 3 & 4) | Antonio Vivaldi - Margaret Marshall - Ann Murray - Birgit Finnilä - Anne Collins - Anthony Rolfe Johnson - Robert Holl, John Alldis Choir - English Chamber Orchestra, Vittorio Negri | 1979 | Album |
| Frauenliebe Und Leben, Op. 42 / Liederkreis, Op. 39 | Robert Schumann - Birgit Finnilä, Rudolf Jansen | 1978 | Album |
| Tito Manlio | Antonio Vivaldi - Giancarlo Luccardi • Rose Wagemann, Julia Hamari • Birgit Finnilä, Margaret Marshall • Domenico Trimarchi, Norma Lerer • Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö, Kammerorchester Berlin, Vittorio Negri | 1978 | Album |
| Juditha Triumphans / Musica Sacra | Antonio Vivaldi, Elly Ameling, Agnes Giebel, Julia Hamari, Birgit Finnilä, Vittorio Negri | 1978 | Album |
| Betulia Liberata | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Kammerorchester Berlin, Vittorio Negri, Birgit Finnilä, Kari Lövaas, Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö, Kate Gamberucci, Siegfried Vogel | 1977 | Album |
| Elgar, Nystroem | Birgit Finnilä, Geoffrey Parsons | 1975 | Album |
| Schuman, Vivaldi, Brahms, Wolf, Rangström & Stenhammar | Birgit Finnilä, Dag Achatz | 1975 | Album |
| Greatest Hits | Gustav Mahler - Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf, Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Shirley Verrett, Maureen Forrester, Lisa Della Casa, Birgit Finnilä | 1971 | Compil. |
| Биргит Финниле | Birgit Finnilä | 1971 | Album |
| Requiem | Domenico Cimarosa - Elly Ameling / Birgit Finnilä / Richard van Vrooman / Kurt Widmer, Chœur Du Festival De Montreux / Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne, Vittorio Negri | 1970 | Album |
| Magnificat | Johann Sebastian Bach, Helen Donath, Birgit Finnilä, Peter Schreier, Barry McDaniel, Deutsche Bachsolisten, Der Süddeutsche Madrigalchor, Wolfgang Gönnenwein | 1968 | Album |
| Cantata No. 35 "Geist Und Seele Wird Verwirret" Cantata No. 158 "Der Friede Seu Mit Dir" | Birgit Finnilä, Prof. Jakob Stämpfli, Johann Sebastian Bach, Bachcollegium Stuttgart, Figuralchor Der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart | Album |
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