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Bjoerling

American  
[byœr-ling] / ˈbyœr lɪŋ /
Or Björling

noun

  1. Jussi 1911–60, Swedish tenor.


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Said Tenor Bjoerling: "The greatest moment of my life."

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Today, Birgit Nilsson is the archetypal Wagnerian Soprano, just as Jussi Bjoerling was the ultimate Italian Tenor during the 1940s and '50s.

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But the late Jussi Bjoerling, who sang with a lyric grace beyond Corelli's comprehension but who annoyed Bing by his grudging attitude toward rehearsals, is not forgiven his sins�"a very irresponsible artist."

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As a boy of nine he toured the U.S. in the "Bjoerling Male Quartet" with his father and two brothers; while they were singing in Manhattan, the father bought four tickets to hear Caruso.

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And Paris Opera Conductor Georges Sebastian throttled the tempo to a crawl, once even goaded Tenor Bjoerling into striking out for several bars at a brisk clip all his own.

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