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Bjoerling

American  
[byœr-ling] / ˈbjœr lɪŋ /
Or Björling

noun

  1. Jussi 1911–60, Swedish tenor.


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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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Mr. Tucker is a good tenor, but Jussi Bjoerling is better.

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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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At home he chimed in with the likes of Gigli, Tito Scinpa, Bjoerling and Di Stefano on the records collected by his father, a baker and gifted amateur tenor.

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Said Tenor Bjoerling: "The greatest moment of my life."

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