London
(ANI):
Spanish
tenor
Placido
Domingo
has
been
honoured
with
the
first
Birgit
Nilsson
prize
at
a
ceremony
in
Stockholm.
The
renowned
opera
singer,
one
of
the
remaining
Three
Tenors,
compared
the
1-million-dollar
accolade
to
winning
“the
Nobel
music
prize".
The
68-year-old
said
the
award
was
"without
hesitation
the
highest
and
the
most
emotional" one
of
his
40-year
career,
reports
the
BBC.
The
veteran
performer
collected
his
prize
from
the
King
of
Sweden,
saying
he
would
use
the
money
to
create
a
new
award
in
honour
of
Nilsson's
most
famous
work.