Keywords
Jussi Björling Society-USA inaugural conference, Jussi Björling omitted aria analysis, Ma se m’è forza perderti performance history
Abstract
Wonderful people that they are, Karl and Toby Hekler no doubt have been called by nicer names or described in more flattering terms in the past. For the purpose of this report, however, let’s just called them catalysts. Many of you reading these lines attended our successful inaugural Jussi Björling Society-USA conference in Washington, D. C., last June. The organizers were kind enough to invite me to speak, and through a series of coincidences I chose for my topic “Ma se m’è forza perderti,” the third act aria of Un ballo in maschera that Björling consistently and inexplicably omitted in his performances. In the course of my presentation, I quoted the statements made by a long line of eyewitnesses, singers, and conductors I interviewed, and I reported on all the reviews I was able to track down in several languages.
Recommended Citation
Farkas, Andrew
(2022)
"“The Researcher’s Lot Is Not an ’Appy One”,"
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK: Vol. 30:
No.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jussibjorlingsociety/vol30/iss1/5