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The Singer And The Actor, Edvin Adolphson
The Singer And The Actor, Edvin Adolphson
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
It would not be overstating the case to say that Jussi Bjorling was extremely popular with artists of the spoken theatre too. He was always very eager to team all about the problems of the theatre and of he actor's art, and when he met actors he never failed to ask us about our experiences in the theatre. He wanted to know as much as possible about the stage and its techniques.
Jussi Bjorling And The Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, H. A. Bronsted
Jussi Bjorling And The Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, H. A. Bronsted
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
There were all too few occasions on which we at the Royal Theatre enjoyed the good fortune of being able to persuade Jussi Bjorling to sing on our stage. In return, though, these guest appearances become memorable events in our theatre's little history. During the Royal Swedish Opera's guest performances in Copenhagen in 1933 he sang the roles of Vladimir in Prince. Igor and Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni. ln 1942 he brightened the dark period of occupation as the Duke in Rigoletto and Rodolfo in La boheme, And he was with us in our joy at the liberation when, …
A Sovereign Artistry, Holger Lowenadler
A Sovereign Artistry, Holger Lowenadler
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Jussi Bjorling! I remembered all the times I heard the young tenor in the 1930s: he was the impecunious, enamoured Rodolfo in La boheme; the cynical Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto; Cavaradossi, the fighter for liberty in Tosca; Manon Lescaut's noble des Grieux; the lyrical Romeo or Faust; the despairing Canio. The voice was always the same- warm, healthy, beautiful.
The Voice Of Silver That Conquered The Storm, Marguertie Wenner-Gren
The Voice Of Silver That Conquered The Storm, Marguertie Wenner-Gren
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Recounting the memories of our years of friendship with Jussi is like trying to describe a richly faceted diamond.
On Wings Of Song, Bertil Bokstedt
On Wings Of Song, Bertil Bokstedt
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
To have had the pleasure of being Jussi's regular accompanist over many years is what one can truly call a journey on wings of song. The first such occasion was at Grona Lund in summer 1951, a concert which was preceded by rehearsals on Siaro in a specially equipped studio which looks out on blue firths and an idyllic little fishing cottage. Notwithstanding all wonderful concerts at which I accompanied him, it was there in that studio that I experienced Jussi's most beautiful tones; there he was himself; there, even during the later years, he gave his high C free …
Personal Study Of A Master-Singer
Personal Study Of A Master-Singer
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Today's book, Until the wing breaks-a book about Jussi Bjorling, is no ordinary biography. Yrsa Stenius makes an admirable attempt to map what happens with the man Jussi Bjorling during his short life. In the book one is tossed between hope and despair, and one puts it aside with a lump in the throat- the price of art can be terribly high, the author demonstrates.
Yrsa Stenius' Controversial Book Tills Vingen Brister, Lena Von Bondsdorff
Yrsa Stenius' Controversial Book Tills Vingen Brister, Lena Von Bondsdorff
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
The following is a translation of a review, by Lena von Bondsdorff, of Yrsa Stenius' book Till the Wing Breaks. It appeared on October 23,2002 in Hufvudstadsbladet , the leading newspaper in Miss Stenius' home country, Finland.
The Jb Sallskapet Meets In Voxna, July 16-17, 2005, Dan Shea
The Jb Sallskapet Meets In Voxna, July 16-17, 2005, Dan Shea
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
The Scandinavian JB Society put on a marvelous event during the weekend of July 16-17, in Voxna, Sweden, a village situated smack in the very center of Sweden, roughly 80 km directly north of Borlange
Jbs-Usa Travels To Minneapolis June 2006
Jbs-Usa Travels To Minneapolis June 2006
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
The JBS-USA Board of Directors is required lo meet for an Annual Meeting each November and the most recent meeting came via telephone conference call on November 19, 2005. A key point of discussion: we can't keep meeting like this, it's much more fun to meet in person.
Editorial Aria, Dan Shea
Editorial Aria, Dan Shea
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Welcome to Issue Number 15 of our Jussi Bjorling Society Journal -and a too-brief discussion here of a big topic: All that is going on in the world of Jussi Bjorling's tremendous legacy.
Front Matter
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
No abstract provided.
The Jussi Bjorling Society-Usa Annual Meeting Of The Board Of Directors, Kendall F. Svengalis
The Jussi Bjorling Society-Usa Annual Meeting Of The Board Of Directors, Kendall F. Svengalis
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
The meeting was celled to order at 11:10 by President Dan Shea, with the following members present: Sue Flaster, Kendall Svengalis, Greg Fitzmaurice, Art Skantz. and Ward Murray. What follows is a summary version of the minutes of that telephone meeting.
A Worthy Il Trovatore Unearthed By Ward Marston, Goran Forsling
A Worthy Il Trovatore Unearthed By Ward Marston, Goran Forsling
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
There still pop up more or less sensational historic documents in the field of recorded opera. This 60-year-old broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera was not unknown -it has even been in circulation for quite some time among collectors but then in such inferior sound that it gave very little pleasure. Now it appears, in more than acceptable sound, where both chorus and orchestra are amazingly well reproduced in a close recording. The solo voices are so life-like that they are almost touchable. Whether new original tapes have been found is not made clear in the booklet but the name Ward …
George Jellinek: My Road To Radio And "The Vocal Scene"
George Jellinek: My Road To Radio And "The Vocal Scene"
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
The entry in McFarland's sales catalogue of books on the performing arts begins with the statement:" George Jellinek, announcer of the beloved WQXR radio show 'The Vocal Scene'..." For those who have listened to Mr. Jellinek's programs over three decades, the statement could just as well have begun: "Beloved George Jellinek, announcer of the WQXR radio show 'the Vocal Scene'..." That might have been inappropriate in a publisher's catalog, but for his thousands of listeners and fans nationwide, it would seem to be a favor statement .
Ballo Revisited, Andrew Farkas
Ballo Revisited, Andrew Farkas
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
An inexhaustible source of frustration for writers about the past, people and events, is the ongoing discovery of relevant materials. As time passes, documents and artifacts come to light sometimes through further search, sometimes by serendipity. Every time that happens, the writer and and researcher can just grit his teeth, and either ignore the fickle hand of of fate that slipped him some useful material too late, or continue to expand on his chosen subject and append a small piece of writing to is published research.
Memories Of Jussi Bjorlii1g As Turiddu
Memories Of Jussi Bjorlii1g As Turiddu
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Over the years our members have shared their memories of Jussi in his concert and opera appearances and here we collect a sample of those, by Karl Hekler, Ed Walter, Don Goldberg, Bill Clayton, and Mati Zeiti. Karl and Ed may be our leading Jussi-cologists, since in many years of opera-going each heard Jussi a total of 33 times, Coincidentally, and they both made a point of going backstage later performances to engage the tenor in conversation.
Some Essential Pagliaccis (And Others Not So), Laura Homonnay-Demilio
Some Essential Pagliaccis (And Others Not So), Laura Homonnay-Demilio
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
I love to collect old recordings and have accumulated many sets of Pagliaccis to date, the oldest of these being the first complete recording form 1907, and the majority are from the 1950s, although I have a few from the stero era
Send In The Clowns, David Mckee
Send In The Clowns, David Mckee
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci is often treated as a clone of its perpetual harness-mate, Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana , and it does share a common dramatic form: an amatory betrayal leads to homicide on a hot Mediterranean day, the sanguinary denouncement delayed long enough for the orchestra to play a melting intermezzo. Leoncavallo's opera, however, is of more cosmopolitan stripe than Cavalleria, which has a certain hot-from-the-griddle crudity of gesture and craft.
Bjorling's Cavalleria Rusticana And Pajazzo On Swedish Bluebell Cds, Stephan Hastings
Bjorling's Cavalleria Rusticana And Pajazzo On Swedish Bluebell Cds, Stephan Hastings
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Jussi Bjorling was neither the first nor the last tenor to sing the roles of Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana and Canio in Pagliacci in the same evening. He may well however have been the youngest ever, for he was only twenty-five when he first sang both roles at the Royal Opera in Stockholm on April 21,1936: a feat he repeated -only in Sweden- again in 1936 and also in 1938, 1944, 1948, 1954 and 1955. Many of the performances were sung entirely in Swedish, but in his fifties Bjorling preferred to sing Turiddu in Italian (even though surrounded by others …
Jussi Bjorling's Canio On Stage, Harald Henrysson
Jussi Bjorling's Canio On Stage, Harald Henrysson
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Canio in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci occupies a special position in Jussi Bjorling's repertoire. During the twenty years he sang 1te role (1936-55), he gave only twenty performances, always in Swedish and almost always at the Stockholm Opera (the exceptions: three early performances in Germany and Austria). The present article will follow his reviews, in chronological order; they show that his singing was found brilliant from the very beginning while his acting developed over the years, even if some reviewers always retained their reservations in that respect
July 10-20 In Lahti, Savonlinna, And Helsinki: Across The Baltic And Further Adventures In Finland., David Hill
July 10-20 In Lahti, Savonlinna, And Helsinki: Across The Baltic And Further Adventures In Finland., David Hill
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
After arriving in Stockholm (July 10), we bid a fond farewell to our bus driver, Bjorn, and most of our Swedish companions, and boarded the Silja-line ferry Symphony for Helsinki. The ship was more of a floating shopping mall than a cruise ship, but a good time was had by all as we spread ourselves from Commodore Class to Steerage. Some of us slept, some took in the Casino and bar, and Don thought that he had been able to gel a glimpse of Siaro. A peaceful night, the Baltic was very calm, and by daylight we were steaming amongst …
Report On Jbs's Nordic Travels, July 2007 Sweden Days, July 4-10, Sue Flaster
Report On Jbs's Nordic Travels, July 2007 Sweden Days, July 4-10, Sue Flaster
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
The 2007 Summer JBS Swedish safari opened on July 4th in Borlange at the Jussi Bjorling Museum there, a place that some of us regard as the "center of the universe." This year's Museum program was unusual in the emphasis on singers other than JB, and on aspects of Jussi in areas other than singing. Really. Harald welcomed all with good cheer (and a new haircut), and we got a running start on a couple of very full days. Music journalist Goran Forsling gave us a splendid overview of Swedish singers of the past on Wednesday morning, followed in the …
Harald Henrysson Wins 2006 Jussi Bjorling Stipendium, Sue Flaster
Harald Henrysson Wins 2006 Jussi Bjorling Stipendium, Sue Flaster
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
The Jussi Bjorling Stipendium prize has been awarded by the Kungliga Operans Solister (Royal Opera's Soloists, www.operasolisterna.se) regularly since 1970. The award is normally given to singers and includes a substantial cash prize to someone active in the musical life in Dalarna, regardless of whether that person is a singer.
Ups And Downs For The Bjorlings In March 1958
Ups And Downs For The Bjorlings In March 1958
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Anna-Lisa and Jussi Bjorling flew to New York in late February 1958, with a major tour of some 20 concerts scheduled for Jussi during March and April. Jussi kicked off his tour with a sold-out concert al Carnegie Hall that became one of his most famous, since it was recorded and eventually released by RCA [Cantor Don Goldberg had a role in finding the original tapes, see Ch. 27 of Jussi for this and more on reviews and other events of this tour]. At this time, Jussi was in great form vocally, with no health complaints.
A Personal Memory Anna-Lisa In America, Ed Walter
A Personal Memory Anna-Lisa In America, Ed Walter
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
I have a special memory of Anna-Lisa Bjorling, that came to me at once when I heard of her death. In March 1957 I was in the Army, stationed in Petersburg, VA. I went AWOL (easy to do; I did it many times without being caught) to attend the March 19th preformance of Trovatore in Philadelphia. I got off the bus, met my Jussi biddy, Mike Sanders, who came in form New York City. We didn't have tickets, but just went on inside and mingled with the crowd. We got caught and claimed that "We're guests of Mr. Bjorling." We …
Anna-Lisa Bjorling-Barkman -An Appreciation
Anna-Lisa Bjorling-Barkman -An Appreciation
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Over a year ago, the Bjoring family lost their eldest member, Jussi's widow, Anna-Lisa Bjorling-Barkman. She died on November 24,2006, in Stockholm after a short illness. With her passing the members of the Jussi Bjorling societies also lost someone very special, their devoted patron and societal friend.
Midsummer 2006 In Minneapolis
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Our JBS-USA Board met in Minneapolis during June 9-11, 2006, weekend at the same time as the local Schubert Club's Mid-Summer Song Festival. Our idea was to attract some JBS members to join us for a Jussi-program to be held at the interesting American Swedish Institute there, and to participate in some of the Schubert Club's excellent programs: free lunchtime lieder recitals, concerts by Hakan Hagegard, Bolcom & Morris, and others. The JBS program might even attract some new members
Letter From The Incoming President, Sue Flaster
Letter From The Incoming President, Sue Flaster
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Volunteer organizations of all orts have some basic things in common. Chief among those things is the presence of some few people who are willing to devote staggering amounts of time, energy and life's blood to keep those organizations alive vital and growing.
Honoring The Past While Planning For The Future..., Dan Shea
Honoring The Past While Planning For The Future..., Dan Shea
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Welcome to Issue 16 of our Journal, which concentrates on Jussi Bjorling in his two famous roles: Turiddu in Cavalleria rustincana and Canio in Pagliacci.
Front Matter
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
No abstract provided.