Article Title
Keywords
Jussi Björling, musicians, tenors
Abstract
I have already dealt with the autumn of 1959 in Jussi of the Month November 2018, ( on the Jussi Björling Sällskapet website) but when I now return there it is from a somewhat different perspective, which may perhaps offer a further dimension to the artistry of Jussi. That Jussi’s plans for that autumn were thwarted through illness and limited to a small number of appearances has been mentioned earlier, but it’s interesting to realize that almost all of those appearances were recorded and, at least partially issued on records. On 20 August he gave a concert at Gröna Lund (issued on Bluebell ABCD 114). At the end of September he was in Rome and recorded Madama Butterfly with Victoria de los Angeles. In spite of some heart trouble the recording was carried through, but it was not issued until after his death. In 1961 it was awarded a Grammy for best opera recording (Warner Classics 7636342).
Recommended Citation
Forsling, Göran
(2020)
"About November 1959,"
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK: Vol. 28:
No.
28, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jussibjorlingsociety/vol28/iss28/5