Article Title
Keywords
Jussi Bjorling, opera, memories
Abstract
After hearing Jussi Björling on 78- rpm and microgroove discs during my early years, I longed to hear him in person. The only opportunity came on April 2, 1959, in a recital at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that blessed my twentytwo- year-old ears and psyche. From the tenth row it was obvious that his voice soared through the entire auditorium with ease. Its brilliance was immediately captivating, the inimitable shimmer sustained from softest pianissimo to trumpeted fortissimo. It surpassed, of course, his excellently recorded RCA Victor “New Orthophonic” self.
Recommended Citation
Weaver, George Shelby
(2021)
"A Memory of Jussi Björling,"
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK: Vol. 29:
No.
1, Article 18.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jussibjorlingsociety/vol29/iss1/18