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The Jussi Bjorling Society-Usa Annual Meeting Of The Board Of Directors, Kendall F. Svengalis Oct 2021

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.

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A Worthy Il Trovatore Unearthed By Ward Marston, Goran Forsling Oct 2021

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 …

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George Jellinek: My Road To Radio And "The Vocal Scene" Oct 2021

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 .

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Ballo Revisited, Andrew Farkas Oct 2021

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.

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Memories Of Jussi Bjorlii1g As Turiddu Oct 2021

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.

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Some Essential Pagliaccis (And Others Not So), Laura Homonnay-Demilio Oct 2021

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

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Send In The Clowns, David Mckee Oct 2021

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.

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Bjorling's Cavalleria Rusticana And Pajazzo On Swedish Bluebell Cds, Stephan Hastings Oct 2021

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 …

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Jussi Bjorling's Canio On Stage, Harald Henrysson Oct 2021

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

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July 10-20 In Lahti, Savonlinna, And Helsinki: Across The Baltic And Further Adventures In Finland., David Hill Oct 2021

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 …

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Report On Jbs's Nordic Travels, July 2007 Sweden Days, July 4-10, Sue Flaster Oct 2021

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 …

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Harald Henrysson Wins 2006 Jussi Bjorling Stipendium, Sue Flaster Oct 2021

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.

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Ups And Downs For The Bjorlings In March 1958 Oct 2021

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.

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A Personal Memory Anna-Lisa In America, Ed Walter Oct 2021

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 …

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Anna-Lisa Bjorling-Barkman -An Appreciation Oct 2021

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.

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Midsummer 2006 In Minneapolis Oct 2021

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

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Letter From The Incoming President, Sue Flaster Oct 2021

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.

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Honoring The Past While Planning For The Future..., Dan Shea Oct 2021

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.

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Front Matter Oct 2021

Front Matter

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

No abstract provided.

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Uni Jazz Band One And Uni Jazz Band Two, October 8, 2021 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music. Oct 2021

Uni Jazz Band One And Uni Jazz Band Two, October 8, 2021 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

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2021-2022 Performance Forum - October 8, 2021, Diana Skobina, Sergei Skobin, Shuqi Yang, Sharon Villegas, Elisabeth Thomashoff, Silvia Valdivia Villasante, Olivia Oakland, Sheng Yuan Kuan, Yue Yang Oct 2021

2021-2022 Performance Forum - October 8, 2021, Diana Skobina, Sergei Skobin, Shuqi Yang, Sharon Villegas, Elisabeth Thomashoff, Silvia Valdivia Villasante, Olivia Oakland, Sheng Yuan Kuan, Yue Yang

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

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Uni Violin Studio Recital, October 7, 2021 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music. Oct 2021

Uni Violin Studio Recital, October 7, 2021 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

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A Progress Report On Bjorling Radio Broadcasts From 1937-1952: Good News!, Dan Shea Oct 2021

A Progress Report On Bjorling Radio Broadcasts From 1937-1952: Good News!, Dan Shea

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Those of us who heard some of Jussi Bjorling's radio broadcasts from the 1940s and 1950s in a good sound, via recordings obtained from the Library of Congress in 2002 by the JB Museum, have wanted to make those generally available. But the legal arrangements agreed to in 2002 forbade general release of that material, and or attempts to negotiate new arrangements with NBC Universal have been met with completely unrealistic financial demands.

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Jussi Bjorling On The Internet, Greg Fitzmaurice Oct 2021

Jussi Bjorling On The Internet, Greg Fitzmaurice

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Do you want to find reviews of some of Jussi's concerts or opera performances? That is simply done by using Google (www.google.com) and keying in the appropriate words. For instance, google "Bjoerling San Francisco Opera," and you can find that he made his debut with that company in 1940 in La Boheme and Un Ballo in Maschera

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Jussi Bjorling's Italian Songs, Harald Henrysson Oct 2021

Jussi Bjorling's Italian Songs, Harald Henrysson

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Italian songs were not a particularly large part of JB's repertoire, but the existing recordings show that in this smaller format -as in opera- he could compete well with native singers. We know that Jussi sang 11 different songs at some time, and nine of those are preserved (I do not include Se i miei sospiri," which is not of Italian origin although written to an Italian text, and has been attributed to Alessandro Stradella. Nor is "Dreams of long ago," included, the song written by Enrico Caruso - and sung by Jussi in Swedish- because the original is in …

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Honorary Advisor Licia Albanese, Andy Karzas Oct 2021

Honorary Advisor Licia Albanese, Andy Karzas

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

What a joy and honor it is for me to write a few words...it'll probably be more like s love letter ....about one of the century's greatest artists and a dear friend, soprano Licia Albanese

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Rca's 1956 Rigoletto Now Available On Naxos Cd, Dan Shea Oct 2021

Rca's 1956 Rigoletto Now Available On Naxos Cd, Dan Shea

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Rigoletto is fortunate to have many good recordings that capture the drama as well as the opportunities for vocal display that are inherent in this breakthrough masterpiece among Verdi's operas. My own favorite version has been RCAs classic 1956 recording made with Met Opera stars Robert Merrill, Roberta Peters, Giorgio Tozzi, and of course Jussi Bjorling, all in prime voice and with Janel Perlea leading the Rome Opera forces.

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A Few Words On Vocal Technique, Edward Walter Oct 2021

A Few Words On Vocal Technique, Edward Walter

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

When I first heard recordings of Jussi Bjorling, I was struck by the brightness of his voice, the beauty of his sound, and the brilliance of his high notes. He surpassed all the tenors I had heard on records except Enrico Caruso. When I saw Bjorling live, I became aware of another advantage he had over other singers: his voice was produced effortlessly, as if it floated outside and above him. Bjorling's technique became the standard I used to judge other singers. It also led me to analyze singing technique and style.

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Final Wrap-Up For The May 15-17 Charleston, Sc Conference Oct 2021

Final Wrap-Up For The May 15-17 Charleston, Sc Conference

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Jussi Bjorling Conference Schedule: Charleston, SC, May 15-17, 2009

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Jussi Bjorling In Norway, Kristian Krogholm Oct 2021

Jussi Bjorling In Norway, Kristian Krogholm

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

That Jussi Bjorling's reputation as one of the greatest singers is upheld all over the globe 45 years after his death, is quite remarkable and unique. And his star is certainly not shining any less brightly in Sweden's neighbor-country, Norway. Before Christmas 1995, BMG in Norway released an anthology with Jussi Bjorling which they called "The best of Jussi." With hardly any advertising at all, it easily sold more than any other Christmas CD that year, and it has been more or less constantly in the top five best selling classical records in Norway ever since. Surely, it must be …

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