Christina Nilsson, Countess de Casa Miranda 20 August 1843 – 22 November 1921) was a Swedish operatic, dramatic coloratura soprano who possessed of a pure and brilliant voice, first three then two and a half octaves trained in the bel canto technique, and noted for her graceful appearance and stage presence. She enjoyed a twenty-year career as a top-rank international singer before her 1888 retirement^. A contemporary of one of the Victorian era’s most famous divas.