Article Title

Revisiting Jussi’s Last New York Recital

Authors

Janel E. Lundgren
Dan Shea

Keywords

Jussi Björling, musicians, tenors, New York, recitals

Abstract

From Jussi by Anna-Lisa Björling, Andrew Farkas (Amadeus Press, 1996, page 327):

“Jussi closed the autumn tour with a recital at Hunter College on 27 December 1959. His popularity and drawing power were such that he and Schauwecker had been invited back for this ‘concert extraordinary’ only nine months after their previous appearance. It was a capacity house; many people had to be seated on the stage behind him, but as always, Jussi sang at least one number or a couple of encores facing them. Cornell Mac- Neil recalls the night, the last time he heard Jussi sing.

Recommended Citation

Lundgren, Janel E. and Shea, Dan (2020) "Revisiting Jussi’s Last New York Recital," Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK: Vol. 28: No. 28, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jussibjorlingsociety/vol28/iss28/6