Plácido Domingo will receive The Birgit Nilsson Prize at Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm on 13 October 2009

H.M. King Carl Gustaf to personally hand over the award Stockholm, 11 June On 13 October 2009, H.M. King Carl Gustaf will personally hand over the Birgit Nilsson Prize, worth one million dollars, to the winner Plácido Domingo. Apart from the Royal Family, well-known figures from the fields of opera, culture and politics are expected to attend the first-ever award ceremony of the biggest prize in classical music history.The Birgit Nilsson Foundation today confirmed the presence of H.M. King Carl Gustaf and H.M. Queen Silvia at the award ceremony of the Birgit Nilsson Prize. The public award