Jussi Björling - Questa o quella (1945 live)

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  • čas přidán 3. 08. 2010
  • One of my favorite live recordings of Rigoletto: 29 December 1945 Met broadcast - conducted by Cesare Sodero. Leonard Warren, Jussi Björling, and Bidu Sayao all in their vocal primes.
    The Duke's entrance and aria from Act 1, his duet with the Countess, and Rigoletto's entrance.
    More excerpts to come.
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  • @user-jl2ws7fu8x
    @user-jl2ws7fu8x Před 8 měsíci +6

    Born in la italia but its Greatest singer and interpreter was Swedish born Jussi Bjoerling! Even Greater than thecGreat Caruso! NM

  • @cantorerics.freeman5575
    @cantorerics.freeman5575 Před 7 měsíci +6

    This video requires a ‘love’ button. ‘Like’ just isn’t strong enough an adjective. ❤

  • @jeffschroeder357
    @jeffschroeder357 Před rokem +7

    I have highlights of this broadcast on a 60 year old bootleg LP my Dad obtained through his job with RCA records. JB , Leonard Warren, what a cast.

  • @nanileonidze9318
    @nanileonidze9318 Před rokem +6

    bravissimo

  • @RamonaVanDerMerwe-ws4yb
    @RamonaVanDerMerwe-ws4yb Před rokem +8

    Jussi's beautiful voice puts a smile on my face! Especially with this aria!❤❤❤

    • @danawinsor1380
      @danawinsor1380 Před měsícem

      His was I think the most beautiful tenor voice, or perhaps he is tied with Fritz Wunderlich.

  • @user-ls8ke8eq5l
    @user-ls8ke8eq5l Před 8 měsíci +4

    Could u imagine hearing it live today anywhere

  • @valentinotomiello-4994
    @valentinotomiello-4994 Před rokem +5

    Un vero artista

  • @jorgezuninodelgado2383
    @jorgezuninodelgado2383 Před 2 lety +11

    Bravissimo, Jussi Bjorling !!

  • @paulacullison2405
    @paulacullison2405 Před 3 lety +13

    Bjorling was Swedish - sang in beautiful Italian. Today 9/9/2020 is the 60th anniversary of his death on Sept 9, 1960. He was a favorite on the Voice of Firestone.

    • @marcandregingras992
      @marcandregingras992 Před 3 lety +2

      Mrs Cullison he was my favorite childwood singer I grow with his sweet swedish songs !❤

  • @eduardobarreto4
    @eduardobarreto4 Před rokem +8

    La mejor interpretación de esta famosísima area. Ni Caruso, ni Pavarotti ni Corelli. Ninguno lo compara.

    • @Mariano-ge6de
      @Mariano-ge6de Před měsícem

      La mejor interpretación es la de Kraus. Corelli fué un gran tenor pero no en este repertorio.

  • @carlosbauza1139
    @carlosbauza1139 Před 3 lety +7

    Superb!

  • @mk5244
    @mk5244 Před 4 lety +13

    ....gifted by God and supervised by Angels....
    Björlings voice is recognizable among thousands.....
    Mi piace moltissimo!!

  • @virgilioghisoni
    @virgilioghisoni Před 11 měsíci +2

    bravissimo interpretazione impeccabile

  • @iTube22100
    @iTube22100 Před 10 lety +46

    In those days opera lovers were lucky, so many great singers

    • @dubbelhenke854
      @dubbelhenke854 Před 10 lety +16

      And in our days we are lucky to have such wonderful "uploaders" on CZcams as GermanOperasinger, whom we cannot thank enough....:-)
      I have goosepimples all over me!

    • @gracielajhosefatvasquezzam9287
      @gracielajhosefatvasquezzam9287 Před 5 lety +5

      Amo a Jussi y su maravilloso canto, me lleva a otras dimensiones!!!

  • @tenorschofield
    @tenorschofield Před 4 lety +12

    BRAVISSIMO JUSSI BJÖRLING!!!

  • @KhudurLagamar
    @KhudurLagamar Před 5 lety +43

    His voice is so powerful, he had some kind of magic in him...

  • @johnblasiak607
    @johnblasiak607 Před 5 lety +9

    Magnificent

  • @germanquintero10121946
    @germanquintero10121946 Před 4 lety +7

    MARAVILLOSO

  • @jorgezuninodelgado2383
    @jorgezuninodelgado2383 Před rokem +7

    Muy buena grabación, teniendo en cuenta que es de 1945 e in vivo!!

  • @suffes1
    @suffes1 Před 8 lety +32

    The Duke himself has spoken to us!! The cast here is so superior to today's singers that one wonders if it is the same "brasnch".

  • @danawinsor1380
    @danawinsor1380 Před 2 lety +8

    How wonderful! Thank you GermanOperaSinger!

  • @johnblasiak607
    @johnblasiak607 Před 5 lety +12

    Fantastic I can’t believe who would doubt

  • @vpo2g2
    @vpo2g2 Před 12 lety +18

    Quite possibly the greatest recorded Rigoletto in existence.

  • @rickos1915
    @rickos1915 Před 8 lety +18

    It's like listening to the petals of the flower when it opens in the morning.

  • @marcandregingras992
    @marcandregingras992 Před 3 lety +5

    There was Warren and Bidu Sayao what great production !

  • @user-py1jg6bb2r
    @user-py1jg6bb2r Před 4 lety +6

    Handsome Duke, extremely!

    • @ramonavandermerwe1159
      @ramonavandermerwe1159 Před rokem +1

      Gorgeous, charming and a beautiful voice! What more can one ask for? A man truly blessed!

    • @user-py1jg6bb2r
      @user-py1jg6bb2r Před rokem

      @@ramonavandermerwe1159 Not close or hard to find anyone half as handsome today..always love this guy's voice!

  • @sugarbist
    @sugarbist Před 3 lety +11

    Bjorling was a great Duke and impeccable singer.

  • @LvJols
    @LvJols Před 6 lety +15

    Impresionante. Bravo

  • @fabriziosarcinelli7566
    @fabriziosarcinelli7566 Před 3 lety +4

    Meraviglioso. Un duca divertente e genuino ma virile. Vovalità impressionante a dir poco. Ottima performance

  • @mk5244
    @mk5244 Před 5 lety +6

    ...as LP answered when questioned about JB and his own interpretations: „ I am only human“. My sincere respect to LP, who himself belonged to the greatest lyrical tenors.
    RDS

  • @akinkunmicook2977
    @akinkunmicook2977 Před 5 lety +19

    What a great voice! Such an intelligent tenor!!!

  • @user-py1jg6bb2r
    @user-py1jg6bb2r Před 4 lety +14

    Cannot help but the image of a young handsome well dressed Duke riding a white horse with doz of servants around, riding through the court... Jussi never disappoint,

  • @fredojoaquim4764
    @fredojoaquim4764 Před 6 lety +9

    Lovely singing and pleasant music. 🌹

  • @angeliamilanovic6476
    @angeliamilanovic6476 Před 6 lety +13

    Magnifique! Et la musique! Merci beaucoup!

  • @centrodeapoyoalamujeryalan825

    Como amo la opera, el bell canto.....Me parece que el "top" de la musica vocal, sencillamente maravillosa indescriptiblemente!!!!! Podría escuchar todo el día, todos los dias...hasta el fin de mis días!!!!!

  • @antonioantonio-no2uc
    @antonioantonio-no2uc Před 3 měsíci +2

    Perfecto

  • @user-jl2ws7fu8x
    @user-jl2ws7fu8x Před 6 měsíci +1

    No one tha the Great Jussi Bjoerling!!!

  • @ingowaethje3012
    @ingowaethje3012 Před 4 lety +9

    Funny fact: my mom was born 29th December 1939, that means it was her 6th birthday, when this record was made.

  • @oliviafaedo2622
    @oliviafaedo2622 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Voce bella e squillantr!!

  • @65attila
    @65attila Před 14 lety +18

    Spectacular singing with tonal beauty, phrasing and that magical to move from note to note and register to register with magnificent ease. He is one of -2- great Duke's
    I have in complete preformances the other is Pavarotti. From highlights Caruso was probably the best of anyone..

    • @grazynabernatowicz1156
      @grazynabernatowicz1156 Před 3 lety

      In my opinion Jan Kiepura was the best in this role. He had so sunny voice!

    • @edwardkerrigan5356
      @edwardkerrigan5356 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Bjorling's compatriot in the non -Italian wing at the Met. at the time, Jan Peerce, also gives an outstanding performance in another Leonard Warren Rigoletto on record. This is the 1950 recording conducted by Cellini, with the brilliant Erna Berger as Gilda. This was the first ever recording of a complete opera made by RCA on the then new LP format.

    • @pederlettstroem980
      @pederlettstroem980 Před měsícem

      Björling!

  • @user-ls8ke8eq5l
    @user-ls8ke8eq5l Před 23 dny +1

    Like jussi i Like a drink I am just out the pub he is the greatest

  • @TheSeppo95
    @TheSeppo95 Před 14 lety +10

    Thank you so much for this treasure! Waiting anxiously for the other excerpts!

  • @annpetty9209
    @annpetty9209 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Terrific!!! Ann Elizabeth Petty

  • @PcCAvioN
    @PcCAvioN Před 4 lety +7

    He sounds better in a live recording than on records, who can that be said of today?

  • @fredojoaquim4764
    @fredojoaquim4764 Před 6 lety +6

    Lovely canzone as il duca di Mantova (the Duke of Mantoa) from Verdi`s Rigoletto.
    🌻

  • @francescodonizetti
    @francescodonizetti Před 8 lety +7

    Omg.
    Thank you for uploading this!

  • @56Yeya
    @56Yeya Před 13 lety +13

    The best "Questa o quella" along with Caruso!

    • @kikodiazbrito671
      @kikodiazbrito671 Před 3 lety

      Caruso the best tenor insuperable

    • @suffes1
      @suffes1 Před rokem +1

      @@kikodiazbrito671 Perhaps second only to Björling

  • @johnirvingbenson
    @johnirvingbenson Před 11 lety +5

    Thanks and kudos to meltzerboy for the wonderful entry, wow, now 3 years ago. I too am hooked on his phrasing and the way he could bend the melodic line in such fresh and beautiful ways, always true to the music itself.

  • @user-jl2ws7fu8x
    @user-jl2ws7fu8x Před 8 měsíci +5

    The incomparable °Jussi Bjoerling!!! The Greatest tenor that this Earth has Had! Opera was

  • @user-jl2ws7fu8x
    @user-jl2ws7fu8x Před 6 měsíci +2

    Only one Bjoerling!

  • @RamonaVanDerMerwe-ws4yb
    @RamonaVanDerMerwe-ws4yb Před 11 měsíci +1

    Oh that cute, cheeky grin!

  • @bodiloto
    @bodiloto Před 9 lety +13

    ottimo !

    • @bodiloto
      @bodiloto Před 7 lety +2

      Buon Natale !

    • @jobeshufe06
      @jobeshufe06 Před 3 lety +1

      Uno dei tre tenori del passato: Gli altri erano Caruso e Gigli.
      Anche se, nella mia modesta opinione, è suggetivo, perché avevano anche altri tenori bravissimi.
      Saluti.

    • @bodiloto
      @bodiloto Před 3 lety +1

      Músico Snob
      Nella storia della lirica esistevano più di 200 tenori.
      Io avevo sentito dal vivo e sui dischi più di 100 tenori tutti Meravigliosi !
      😉👍
      Cordialità
      il vecchio

    • @eugeniogentili1048
      @eugeniogentili1048 Před 2 lety +1

      I tre tenori piu' popolari nel mondo a livello mediatico sono stati Caruso Gigli e Pavarotti, anche se Bjorling Gigli e Caruso sono stati di gran lunga migliori di Pavarotti.

    • @bodiloto
      @bodiloto Před 2 lety +2

      @@eugeniogentili1048
      Adoro le voci di più di 100 Tenori Tutti Meravigliosi.
      Mi sento felicissimo così .
      Chi era il migliore ?
      Trovo questa domanda ridicola.
      Saluti .

  • @johnirvingbenson
    @johnirvingbenson Před 11 lety +3

    Martin: thank you for your illuminating comments.

  • @tomaseriksson6366
    @tomaseriksson6366 Před 5 lety +27

    What incredible magic! This singing can never be surpassed today. Where do you find these glorious singers today?

    • @mk5244
      @mk5244 Před 5 lety +11

      ....if we like it or not, JB was one of those voices never to reappear again. We are lucky to have his records. Today is mediocrity or less.

    • @LMR72
      @LMR72 Před 4 lety +6

      They don't exist

    • @user-py1jg6bb2r
      @user-py1jg6bb2r Před 4 lety +4

      not half as good,

    • @RamonaVanDerMerwe-ws4yb
      @RamonaVanDerMerwe-ws4yb Před 11 měsíci +1

      He had an incredible voice and the rest of his cast as well! We just don't have these kinds of glorious singers anymore!😢

    • @marksmith3947
      @marksmith3947 Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@mk5244he has very unusual training by Gillis Bratt, who also taught Flagstad. Bratt, himself a throat doctor, gave special exercises which are probably not used anymore.

  • @MrGer2295
    @MrGer2295 Před 6 lety +5

    Beautiful singing ! Thank you for posting :)

  • @MrMartmatsil
    @MrMartmatsil Před 11 lety +7

    Bjorling has the tones of both Caruso,and Pavarotti,depending on the particular Opera.But he is a great so was Lanza,and Domingo which I had the honor and pleasure of meeting in 1981,while belonging to the Metropolitan Opera Guild.Since I too am a tenor,I am very partial to tenors also.my coach,Carl S.Olsen told me I am a lyric tenor.But I have some of spinto,too.Mr.Olsen now retired from singing went into the coaching to help singers reach their full potential.God bless.

    • @benkeywood8407
      @benkeywood8407 Před 5 lety +7

      No one has ever compare with Jussi

    • @alfonsodisilvestro2238
      @alfonsodisilvestro2238 Před 3 lety

      @@benkeywood8407 you forgot the great Franco Corelli, Gigli,DIstefsno

    • @marinellabakken7491
      @marinellabakken7491 Před rokem +1

      @@benkeywood8407
      Jussi is absolutely the greatest tenor of all times.

    • @RamonaVanDerMerwe-ws4yb
      @RamonaVanDerMerwe-ws4yb Před rokem

      ​​@@alfonsodisilvestro2238Di Stefano is second to Jussi and the others must stand in line!
      It will be a long, long time before there is a better "duke" than Jussi Bjorling.❤

  • @Herur22
    @Herur22 Před 14 lety +2

    Welcome back, Theo!
    Thank you for this exemplary singing.

  • @gemmadestate3216
    @gemmadestate3216 Před 3 lety +3

    Un duca di Mantova davvero baldanzoso e virile...

  • @user-ls8ke8eq5l
    @user-ls8ke8eq5l Před 7 měsíci +1

    Only the great die young

  • @connynyman6039
    @connynyman6039 Před 6 lety +2

    Ja, har vi hittat någon tenor med den rösten ännu? Nej,det har vi inte.tycker jag! Pavarotti, hade också en enorm röst,skall jag gemföra,så skulle det vara honom!

  • @clivepapayanis3121
    @clivepapayanis3121 Před 6 lety +8

    1 negative comment is one too many. He was the very best...and I know this performance; and Bidu more than rocks it out he park; Warren may be equaled, but never surpassed. Shoot(metaphorically, of course) the one thumbs down!

    • @LivBD
      @LivBD Před 6 lety +3

      I too wonder about the one "thumb down". Has he/she listened at all? Jussi Bjørlings voice sends shivers down my spine, there is no one better!

    • @user-py1jg6bb2r
      @user-py1jg6bb2r Před 4 lety

      deeply troubled, unique not only his voice, also his artistry, he even adds the laugh into the singing, it is great and adds into that handsome worry free Duke's role.

    • @haweiss2
      @haweiss2 Před 3 lety

      Sorry Bjorling does not compare to Corelli the greatest spin to tenor of the century

    • @clivepapayanis3121
      @clivepapayanis3121 Před 3 lety +2

      @@haweiss2
      I too am a huge fan of Correli's...dont get me wrong. But there is something about the silky quality of Bjorling's voice that lends itself to the slickness and scheming nature of the Duke. I dont think Correli ever recorded the entire role of the Duke, but I have...on you tube as a matter of fact heard him sing this aria. Stunning yes. Powerful and masculine yes. But I like the snake-charmer quality of Bjorling's tac on the role. Happy listening!

    • @haweiss2
      @haweiss2 Před 3 lety +1

      Bjorling is one of those singers whose recordings surpass his live performances. Having heard him sing at the Met iBBC the 50s

  • @atr46
    @atr46 Před 5 lety +2

    Что за запись, оркестр громыхает так, что певцов неслышно, и так играет, что вообще непохоже на музыку, а громыхание поезда. Бьорлинг - настоящий лирдрамтенор, наслаждение слушать его.

    • @santisramos5832
      @santisramos5832 Před 4 lety

      Лирический он, драматического там мало

  • @kikodiazbrito671
    @kikodiazbrito671 Před 3 lety +2

    Good tenor for mi opinion the best tenor caruso insuperable

  • @carolkristian1146
    @carolkristian1146 Před 3 měsíci

    John Mccormick ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂

  • @ronaldgoff7499
    @ronaldgoff7499 Před 4 lety +1

    one of the geats died too young like warren great baritone 1960

  • @user-ls8ke8eq5l
    @user-ls8ke8eq5l Před 8 měsíci

    What about gigli

  • @osvaldodipianduni7168
    @osvaldodipianduni7168 Před 4 lety +1

    Der

  •  Před 5 lety +5

    Italians are fantastico but Björling was better than Mussolini

    • @marinellabakken5863
      @marinellabakken5863 Před 5 lety +2

      When you mention Mussolini, do you refer to Beniamino Gigli?!!

    • @annamcancarini6953
      @annamcancarini6953 Před 4 lety

      Please do not compare a criminal donkey like Mussolini to this great great singer and artisti!! Besides his italian diction is just unbelievable!

    • @andreistan5497
      @andreistan5497 Před 4 lety

      @@annamcancarini6953del sommaro criminale dai al tuo caro papà !

    • @RamonaVanDerMerwe-ws4yb
      @RamonaVanDerMerwe-ws4yb Před rokem

      Jussi was better than all the Italians together! Not that I don't love Caruso, Di Stefano and Corelli, but this man had it all!

  • @Muttonchop_USA
    @Muttonchop_USA Před 4 lety +2

    I'm shocked that some opera troll or other hasn't asserted that Callas could sing it better.

    • @danawinsor1380
      @danawinsor1380 Před 2 lety

      lololol. Don't worry, someone will get around to it eventually!😂😺🧒🧑

  • @Mariano-ge6de
    @Mariano-ge6de Před měsícem

    Kraus y Bergonzi lo superan en elegancia y estilo.

  • @alexanderkutaladze5334
    @alexanderkutaladze5334 Před měsícem

    Великий!❤

  • @JoeyboyRosebud
    @JoeyboyRosebud Před rokem +3

    Superb!

  • @haroldgaffney246
    @haroldgaffney246 Před 5 lety +15

    bravissimo