Thanks for the info. What I wouldn't give to have been
able to hear Jussi sing in a live performance! You are
so very lucky! The closest I have is a Voices of
Firestone DVD from the early 1950s, which is
tremendous, but I'm sure nothing compared to hearing
him live.

BTW, my view on how Jussi would have been treated if
he came along today is that they would have tried to
cast him in dramatic tenor roles, and his voice would
have been ruined before he left his 30's. I think that
part of the problem for modern singers is that if they
do possess a great instrument, they are immediately
thrust into heavy roles way too soon and their voices
ruined forever. If they choose to turn them down, they
lose their careers. Such a shame -- I'm thankful Jussi
sang when he did.




--- nhollan493@... wrote:

> To Tiger Shark and all other Fans of Jussi Bjoerling
> (ofwhich I am one),
>
> I am delighted to see that there is some activity on
> this long dormant
> discussion board. I thought it had been disbanded
> due to inactivity. To all of those
> who have just posted, I suggest you go to the
> following website
> www.jussibjorlingsociety.com and check it out. Also
> there was an outstanding biography
> titled Jussi by Andrew Farkas ( in collabaration
> with his widow) which you can
> maybe find in book stores or on Amazon, it is
> wonderful reading and gives all
> sides of this very complex man whose voice is like
> none anybody else has ever
> come close to sounding like.
>
> It is a terrific website that is very active ( I am
> a member). I attend the
> Fall 2002 convention in NYC and the 2004 convention
> in Washington DC and they
> were both great. I come from a different perspective
> in that I heard him live
> when I was 9 and a half years old at the old Met. It
> was in a performance of
> Tosca and it was one of his last there - I saved the
> program. In these days
> where marginal talent is hailed as great, it would
> have been interesting to see
> how he would have been treated had he come along now
> and how he would have
> handled it (read the Farkas book).
>
> Regards to all,
> Norman Hollander
>
>
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> removed]
>
>




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