Twice at the Met, Nilsson sustained injuries that kept her from performing. In February 1971, she sprained her ankle during a performance of "Elektra" that resulted in cancellation of one performance (that was replaced by a historical performance of "Fidelio" starring Christa Ludwig). Nilsson recovered to sing the broadcast performance of "Elektra" on 27 February. More seriously, in March 1974 she fell and dislocated her shoulder during a rehearsal of "Götterdämmerung". While recuperating in her hospital room at Roosevelt Hospital she said, "other than my bruises and my black and blues I feel fine". Although able to sing Brünnhilde for the first two performances with her arm in a sling, her injury caused her to miss subsequent performances, including that season's "Götterdämmerung" broadcast. "The New York Times"' review of the production's 8 March opening night is reprinted in the Metropolitan Opera Archives.