Jussi Björling at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Authors

Peter C. Hammond
Dan Shea

Keywords

Lyric Opera, Chicago, Il trovatore

Abstract

Lyric Opera of Chicago was an important venue for Jussi Björling in the last half-decade of his career. Between 1955 and 1958 he sang 31 performances there in nine of his most famous roles. Of these, Il trovatore was the most frequent. He appeared in this opera nine times over three of his four Chicago seasons.

Recommended Citation

Hammond, Peter C. and Shea, Dan (2018) "Jussi Björling at Lyric Opera of Chicago," Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK: Vol. 32: No. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jussibjorlingsocietynl/vol32/iss1/3