Bjoerling
Americannoun
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Today, Birgit Nilsson is the archetypal Wagnerian Soprano, just as Jussi Bjoerling was the ultimate Italian Tenor during the 1940s and '50s.
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For a man who has just been rejuvenated by the devil, Swedish Tenor Jussi Bjoerling looked pudgy, but he sang with Gallic smoothness.
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Fame & Fortune In Manhattan, Enrico Caruso's widow Dorothy finally came right out and said that the only living tenor who comes close to wearing "Rico's" crown is the Metropolitan Opera's Swedish-born Jussi Bjoerling.
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With the Queen Mother in the audience, Bjoerling insisted on completing the performance after only a 30-minute break.
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As a boy of nine he toured the U.S. in the "Bjoerling Male Quartet" with his father and two brothers; while they were singing in Manhattan, the father bought four tickets to hear Caruso.
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