I must say, I never heard Jussi live in opera, I did however, hear him twice at
Carnegie Hall and twice at Hunter collage. I saw grown men weep when they
heard him sing. I was a voice that you can never forget. In my humble opinion,
ther's Jussi and everyone else. He had a baritonal quality when he sang the
lower notes in his voice. They were not in his throat either, they remained
forward in the mask! You don't hear that anymore. Oh! for the days of: Tibbett,
J.C. Thomas, Thomas L. Thomas and Nelson Eddy, yes Nelson Eddy! They don't
train them like that anymore. Go to "Historical Tenors" and listen to a tenor
named; Albert Lance, he ain't too bad either!

Jim H.

John Lipian <tigershark30@...> wrote:
Oh yeahh..I totally agree -- a great performance!!
Although if I am being super picky, the high C# at the
end of Cujus Animum was just a hair shaky sounding.
But then again, how many tenors of his fach would even
attempt it?

I am also astounded by a voice of his type being able
to carry Di Quella Pira and Il Pagliacci so
convincingly, yet also being light and supple enough
to sing such a beautiful Una Furtiva Lagrima.

I sometimes wonder if his voice just recorded better
than any other voice due to its accoustic
characteristics, or if he really was the best ever. I
read that Correlli was a big fan of his until he heard
Jussi live, and he was surprised at how small his
voice sounded in live performance.

Oh well, he is my favortie to listen to either way.

--- james hanrahan <singfree23@...> wrote:

> How about Cujus Animum from "Sabat Mater?' No
> tenor has come near his interpretation, give that a
> listen.
>
> Jim Hanrahan
>
> John Lipian <tigershark30@...> wrote:
> I am also a big fan of the 'O Holy Night'
> recording of
> Jussi's, and it is without a doubt the best I have
> ever heard anyone sing it!
>
> I also love his Cielo E Mar from (I think) the late
> 30's/early 40s, and his Nessun Dorma from '38.
> Another
> great performance is Salut! Demeure from Voices of
> Firestone, as wel as "Mattinata" from the same show.
>
>
> Pearl Fishers is also excelent. What can I say?
> Nobody
> is better than Jussi!
>
> --- Ken <kenreg@...> wrote:
>
> > Hi J.S. and Welcome!
> >
> > Done to death? Hardly. This group has been
> > extremely quiet so I was
> > delighted to see your message this morning.
> >
> > My 2 favorite Bjoerling recordings would have to
> be:
> >
> > 1) Duet from the Pearl Fishers with Robert
> Merrill.
> > This was the first
> > Bjoerling recording I heard and it made my socks
> > roll up and down! :-)
> >
> > 2) Verdi Requiem. Live performance at Carnegie
> > Hall in 1942 (or 1941?
> > early 40s, anyway) with Toscanini and the NBC. I
> > believe that this
> > recording was unpublished until some time in the
> > 80s.
> >
> > -- Ken
> >
> > tenorfan55 wrote:
> > >
> > > I am new to this group but delighted to be here.
> I
> > think Bjoerling's
> > > version of "O Holy Night" is the most beautiful
> > and thrilling ever
> > > recorded. It invariably makes me tear up,
> > especially at the end.
> > > Question: I've heard this was the last thing he
> > ever recorded - is this
> > > true?
> > >
> > > I'm curious - what are people's favorite
> Bjoerling
> > recordings? (Limit
> > > to two, please!!) Again, sorry as I'm sure this
> > question has been done
> > > to death here. But there are always newbies.
> > >
> > > J.S.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
>
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