Widestedt, Ragnar

Icon - Jussi Björling, The Swedish Caruso sings Verdi, Puccini, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Requiem Mass; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; A...
Performers: Amara, Lucine; Bjorling, Anna-Lisa; Bjorling, Jussi; de los Angeles, Victoria; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Ebert, Harry; Franke, Paul; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Newton, Ivor; Reardon, Joh...
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Waldimir, Sune; Bokstedt, Bertil; Cellini, Renato; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Santini, Gabriele

Swedish opera star Jussi Bjorling (1911–1960) was essentially a lyric tenor with the added ability to sing dramatic roles, which enabled him to excel in...continue...

Prima Voce - Björling in Song

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-10-01

Works: Georg Enders / Nils Perne: Lilla prinsessa; Christgau: Bröllopsvalsen; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Wilhelm Peterson-Berger: Ballads (4) in Swedish folk style, Op. 5; Enrico Toselli: Serenade...
Performers: Björling, Jussi
Conductors: Waldimir, Sune; Grevillius, Nils; Warny, Jens; Meissner, Hjalmar