O Helga Natt (O Holy Night) was not Jussi's final recording. On Feb 8, 1959, Jussi recorded O Helga Natt, plus 7 other songs. Next came the complete Turandot,...
I once saw a printed program of a Jussi concert at the Philadelphia Forum, 1957 (I forget the month). Listed in the program was the aria Un Di All Azzuro...
There are 3 live radio broadcasts of Jussi singing O Helga Natt (O Holy Night), all 3 with piano accompaniment. The dates are: December 22, 1945, December 21,...
Yes! Yes! I would love some info on this additonal production. I am interested in getting all of the JB live video recordings that are available, as I am in ...
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...
Tiger Shark, The Voice of Firestone tapes and DVD's are an outstanding way to view Jussi Bjoerling. There is also another video I have which I will get you the...
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 ...
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...
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. ...
How about Cujus Animum from "Sabat Mater?' No tenor has come near his interpretation, give that a listen. Jim Hanrahan John Lipian <tigershark30@...>...
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...
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...
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...
To me, he is the greatest tenor of all time, and yet I can find only limited info about him on the internet. I am interested in how tall he was, since I have...
Hi all, I wanted to print a good photo of Jussi as a bookmark for this new book about him that I'm about to read and thought that it would be a simple task to...
Zach, ' Jussi's commercial recording of Tosca was with the great Leonard Warren as Scarpia. I got to know Merrill because my late uncle was a boyhood friend of...
Wow! that's impressive! Robert Merrill is another favorite of mine...i was so sad to hear of his passing. I hear that his recording of the Pearl Fishers duet...
I can not totally reply with full knowledge but I was friendly with Robert Merrill who just recently passed away and his book Between Acts he devoted an entire...
I just read the email in response to your inquiry as to Jussi's death. I read the Farkas biography about Jussi and I believe that he died in his sleep of a...
Zach, Jussi died on September 9, 1960 in his sleep from a heart attack.If you want to read more about him and his life Andrew Farkas several yearsago...
He died on his summerhouse Singö in the Stockholm archipelago. There was a heartattack and they say it was caused by his longtime-alcoholproblem. In the...
How exactly did Jussi die? i know it was shortly after recording turandot (a recording i tresure). I also remember hearing something about him having a problem...
Dear Zach, I don’t know exactly how Jussi breathed when he sang but I do know he sang; "Into The Mask." This would indicate to me that he did have knowledge...
Zach, If you go on to Jussi Bjoerling's website www.jussibjorlingsociety.com you will read an entire discussion about his techniques and delivery of sound. I...
I have recently begun looking into certian breathing techniques. In my training i have always been taught to "tuck" in the stomach (as joan sutherland...
Hi---my name is Marion and I am new to the group. I have only heard Jussi Bjoerling on cds and on tape, but was enthralled with his voice from the first note...
... about ... altera ... Gregor, I am new to this particular web board but I am an opera singer and ardent Jussi Bjoerling fan as all tenors are. The answer...
Dear Greg, I heard Jussi in his last four concerts in New York. I saw him twice at Carnegie and twice at Hunter College. I never saw him in an opera...
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