THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS! My Italian father in law, who also taught me most of what I've learned about opera, always thought that Jussi was the greatest. That didn't keep him or me from being thrilled by other greats, as well. I am grateful to you for posting this, and grateful to Jussi Bjorling for having worked so hard and shared so much divine music with us. We are so fortunate to hear it!
This is an old radio broadcast from 1944, firmly within the public domain. It has been fraudulently claimed by several companies, including EMI. Sadly, it has even been blocked in several countries. Unfortulately, Youtube does not have any way to dispute fraudulent copyright claims. Please do not click any links on or under the video - by doing so, you are rewarding criminal behavior.
This is the "Nessun Dorma" that casts the longest shadow.On stage the greatest Calaf was Franco Corelli as he was Andrea Chenier.BUT for vocal technique,nobody comes near this Bjorling 1944 recording.
I would like to send flowers to the 10 that voted against.Just give me the address of your mental hospitol.
I've listened to this recording frequently over a period of more than 60 years, and it never fails to thrill every part of me. - John Austin, Australia
Gentlemen, this is a fabulous performance by Jussi but this is not the "slow version" performance he did in 1944. However , this is an incredible performance just the same. The length of this performance is 3 minutes 19 seconds, the "slow version" performance is 4 minutes 3 seconds. It is the performance by which all other performances of "Nessun Dorma" are compared---the greatest. You must listen to it.
This is the "Nessun Dorma" by which all others are compared. This is the bench mark performance--no question. And he sang this aria several other times
@Shoreseeker2 You said it. This is the kind of voice that should sing this. When I hear one of my fellow sopranos sing it, I almost get atrial fibrillation; no soprano has any business singing this, in my opinion.
the first recording I ever heard of Nessun was by Richard Tucker on an lp from the 50s. Whatever the critical opinion of Tucker may be, when he blasts out Vincera! the room shakes. Are you sure this Jussi version was done in '44 in Copenhagen? If so, what is the story of how Jussi got in and out of occupied Denmark?
When G. Puccini started composing Turandot, he intended Enrico Caruso to play the role of Calef and wrote the tenor arias to fit his voice.
Unfortunately, Caruso died several years before the opera was finished. And Puccini died of cancer before he could finish the opera (the opera was finished by Franco Alfano). - A bit like Mozart's requiem ....
Jussi's singing has been very inspiring. He was singing in an age where you had no fancy electronics/digital recording equipment. Pure voice, pure talent, pure presence! Unfortunately, I never got to experience such. :-((
Ahhhhhh, thank you. He was the ultimate. Many beautiful voices, instruments but he was a bit to eons above them all! Sweden doesn't produce singers like him anymore or Kirsten Flagstad, Birgit Nilsson for that matter. Times have changed..... the bar has been set ever lower due to a public with less acumen and experience. It spirals down like so many things these past few decades. Mediocrity rules.
@gpeddino I knew about Pav before I discovered Bjorling. In fact, I first heard selections from Turandot from the Pavarotti movie "Yes, Georgio". It's a pretty bad movie, but it used to show up on cable a lot in the 80s. Still, there's plenty of wonderful music in it, if you can past the horrible plot and acting!
Nessun Dorma is, more or less, THE benchmark aria for any tenor. All the twentieth century greats have sung it but no-one, in my opinion, as well as Jussi Bjorling who had the greatest tenor voice i ever heard.
Imagine the quality of this recording and listen how Jussi sung this. Sit back close your eyes. Is there anything better? His voice was so pure. Reputed to be the best singer of all time. But there are many good singers. I have some cds of Jussi Bjorling and Nessun Dorma has got to be one of my favourite arias. Puccini is one of my favourite opera.If it is a minority viewing this, how lucky we are to come across something so marvellous as this.
@bkeay100 Things work out in the end. Bach was an unknown until 100 years after his death. Mozart died penniless. Over time, quality proves itself. In 50 years, no one will remember Paul Potts, but Bjorling will be at least as famous as he is now. He's an all-time great, and there will always be a happy minority of us who are in the know.
@violinthief I find it so hard to believe that people listen to this and "punch" the Dislike Button.
How can anyone dislike this?
One fellow told me that since Bjoring isn't Italian, that is the reason, but I can't buy that, after all there are some Pretty Damn good Irish and Welsh Tenors (and let's not forget Mario Lanza, an American)
@violinthief Great singer Paul Potts. Look up Paul Potts sings Nessun Dorma Jeon S. Korea. Seeing as your the moderator and putting Paul down to put Bjorling up, I will say that even though Bjorling has a good voice I don't think he is that famous, so it remains to be seen if Bjorling will be that famous in 50 yrs. Most who know him now will be dead in 50yrs, the given time is now.
Il più grande Calaf ch'io abbia sentito. Voce crepuscolare, con una vena di malinconia congiunta al piglio eroico che, la parte richiede. Udìi decine di tenori che interpretarono questo brano trai i quali alcuni di eccelsa fama come: Corelli, Pavarotti, Kraus, Domingo, Carreras, Di Stefano, Aragall, ecc. ma nessuno mi tocca il cuore e commuove come Bjorling. Voce unica, irripetibile che, grazie alle incisioni ed a qualche video, canterà in eterno per le generazioni future. Grazie Jussi!
I fist heard Turandot with Jussi. I was so taken aback by the purity of his singing that when he died I literally cried. What a human being! What an aria! and What great Puccini! Yes, I heard all the others since, None compare! Bravo! Jussi!
The documentary was good and made me aware of Jussi Bjoerling. I wonder what is it that make me want to cry but he had a so beatiful voice. I listen to other operasinger and they are perfect cant think anything can be better. Then I listen to this recording again and i almost cry. I am 50 and swedish and only know him by name before the documentary. He -or we- are worth a year of rememberance of his talant. I will go to the museeum in Borlänge this summer for sure.
tyckte inte alls om svtprogrammet ikväll på 100årsdagen.... tröstar mig med att lyssna på storsångaren här... och svts amatörfilmare von Sydow kan ju försöka uppnå något gott på egna meriter och inte bara dra ner andra i skiten. Lyft fram sångarglädjen!
Jussi was very much loved by most people in Sweden because he was one of us.
@chaimdavid I am fortunate that as I write this, my father is yet with us on this earth- But he is in company with your own father, holding Jussi in the highest esteem- his own simple Neapolitan father coming to believe that J.B. must have been an Italian! If you must weep, weep for joy- men like our fathers have taught us to believe in a world that is friendly and beautiful, that art like this could be born... I hope that beauty like this is yet joy for you that you had such a father. Peace.
They say that Caruso was as good,,l but the recordings of Caruso are to old to really compare them but there is no doubt they nare th two best tenors ever. ( by the way the third best no questions Giusepe di Stefano)
@TheAnders62: Nessun Dorma came too late for Caruso. Otherwise, Caruso may have set yet another benchmark in 1904. Caruso was very complex and let his emotions rule. Unlike so many tenors who follow the music, he controlled the pace. He also had an amazing resonance up high. Despite the tinny recordings, his resonance and emotions shine through. I've listened to dozens of Caruso and Bjorling recordings. I prefer Caruso on E Lucevan le Stelle and Una Furtiva Lagrima and Bjorling on O Holy Night.
Yet ANOTHER wonderful tenor voice sent by " Mr. Gee" to delight those with the ears & inclinations to be moved by such wondrous gifts from HIM......who else could bless the errant human race so? The Human Voice....the ultimate creator's musical instrument. Amen.
@loch70 Beautiful yes. Ample, yes But not powerful. Powerful is Corelli Tucker Del Monaco Lauri Volpi Fillipeschi, But very beautiful as Bjorling sang most beautiful. Enjoy
I enjoy the feeling in every note. It seems to me that Bjorling is drawing out his melodic lines and attacks very well. I enjoyed this recording a lot.
The information I have is that Jussi did not performed Turandot on stage, just once in a studio in Italy. Consequently is this is the only recording. All other is digital- revisions and variation (e.g. with added choir).
Another curiosity is that he clears his throat in the intermezzo just before "Dilegua, o notte" (2:10).
@ForAll23 There are many live recordings of ND with Jussi! F.ex. the version we in the Nessun Dorma Club ranks as the greatest performance ever, recorded live in Stockholm Concert Hall 1944.
For me this is the finest version from the finest singer ever in the history of recording. I love it especially when he sustains his expression on 'tramontate stelle'. I also love some of his recital renditions with just piano. Sublime artistry and a vocal treasure.
I remember listing a bunch of famous singers to a professor of music here in California back in the 80's. He had nice things to say about all of the singers I listed (Gigli, Caruso, Schwarzkopf, Sutherland, etc.) When I mentioned Bjoerling, he paused and smiled, as if he were remembering having heard Jusi live. He then told me "That was the finest voice to ever sing on a stage."
Not knowing much about opera or tenors, I had not heard of Jussi Bjorling before today. What a glorious voice!. Thank you so much for introducing him to me and to those of us who are not European nor with a knowledge of European operatic history. The wonders of Youtube.
My brother Robert saw Bjorling at Massey Hall in Toronto sometime in the '50s. I'm pretty sure he said Bjorling playfully opened the program by singing the Canadian anthem. He said Bjorling's voice was just unbelievable filling the auditorium with its power and beauty. He enjoyed a magical night. Wish I'd been there. JB is my fovourite.
I prefer Bjorling's rendition because the singing is even more beautiful than Pavarotti, but I can see that in the flesh, the Italian would have the dramatic edge.
Björling's tempo is much more relaxed than Pavarotti's, and he also lingers on almost every high note. In contrast, Pavarotti keeps the musical line moving forward. While Björling's technique is the more impressive of the two tenors, Pavarotti captures more of the passion of the aria. It's in his Italian blood.
@Caocao8888 when asked in a interview on how he compares to jussi, luciano responded by saying with a smile " Im only human". thats respect to a great tenor. by the way agree completely with evrything u say here. i like how jussi lingers alot. pavarotti probably did have that stage presence more so. they are both maestros.
@ Caocao8888 Totally agree. Bjorling proves that "I AM SiNGING THIS DIFFICULT ARIA!!!!!" This is my favorite version now (today is the first time I heard of him).
@cptbrandonh Why SHOULD it be angelic? This is a battle song as well as a love song: the conclusion is - Tomorrow I shall win! No wonder that it was used as the theme song to a sports competition; it needs force and confidence, it must be "wie ein Held zum Siegen", because that is what it is about.
Now I understood Pavorotti,if that was one of his teachers,normally,very normally he became the best of his time.
This is the secret of the western advance,in every field of life;-CONTINUITY,every great one is learning from those before him,and adding a little ,so what starts as a dot of sand,becomes a mountain with the continuity of generations.
Not like the middle east,every ten years,cut,destroy,then start again,,,for thousands of futile years.
Every region of the globe has had its share of genius, whether it's been in music, math, medicine, art, philosophy, science, etc. As to the West, our claim to fame in the arts now appears to be Dancing with the Stars. If that isn't cutting down and destroying culture and values, I don't know what is.
I am a proud member of the contemporary unwashed masses who can evoke the names Mario del Monaco, Jussi Bjorling and Paul Potts in the same breath. I propose another dirt cheap-to-produce reality show called "Find Me A Tenor" filled with Joe Blows who sound like castrated house pets at the upper ranges of the tessitura.
to answer mooorhe.bjorling made over 3hundred commercial recordings. and as far as anyone can tell he never made a bad one.if someone can tell me a crack in one of his high notes i would love to hear it!
Without a doubt the best Nessun dorma singer, with perfect blend between beauty and incredible power......(and if he had modern recording studios...!!!)
Do yourself a favour and listen to his marvelous "E Lucevan le Stelle" as well!!
but i would like to recommend the German version of Nessun dorma, too. It was sung by the great Fritz Wunderlich in 1958. You'll find his version under "Keiner schlafe" by Fritz Wunderlich.
I don´t know anything about opera and didn´t understod that Jussi Björling was such a great tenor, Weltklasse, Now I can understand why he stands a staty in Borlänge, my hometown in Sweden and where Jussi was born.
I almost tear because I felt his "power". Not by volume or notes, but simply by being "true"! Even such an old recording could not hold this power back.
Will not bee a tenor like this before the next iceage.And maybee not between the next two either. And people he was even more sensual singing in Swedish. Check out Namner du sverige.
so 1944 in Copenhagen. Think of what was going on in the world too, behind his voice, colouring what he brought to the listener. His intonation is so good that it's like a seperate pleasure within the music-he never wavers up on those high notes, or wriggles into them from below like Pavrotti. Thanks for this posting.
Pavarotti wasn't a tenor who wriggled into his high notes, he hit them square on. There are recordings of Bjorling sliding up into high notes, he cracked on occasion too... all singers are human.
Interestingly, Bjorlimg was also Vickers' favourite lyric tenor. The decline and death of JB at such a young age made a big impression on the youthful Vickers.
Jussi Bjorling died so young, and yet has given us so many recordings. I think he knew that he was quite possibly the best there ever was or ever would be and thats why he recorded so much. Now that is a bold statement which is certainly open for debate, but I just wonder if he knew just how good he was and he wanted to leave his mark on history while he could...
I'm far from being an expert when it comes to tenors but Pavarotti was just as good a singer. Bjorling is no slouch and has a beautiful voice also. He puts more feeling in this song than Pavarotti although Pavarotti is my favorite.
Jussi`s voice is a laser beam injected with restrained compassion. Somehow his renderings are always unassuming in spite of their incomparable brilliance. What you hear is the cry of someone on the verge of kinship and happiness, always offering the purity of unselfish trust and support.
'The Swedish daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet published an article on September 6, 2007, that refers to two interviews with Pavarotti. It is clear that Jussi Björling was his idol. "When I'm about to train a new opera, I first listen to how Jussi Björling did it. His voice was unique and it's his path that I want to follow. I would more than anything else wish that people compared me with Jussi Björling. It's like so I'm striving to sing."'
"CharlotteinWeimar" Like you I regard Bjoerling's recording as definitive,(I don't think he ever sang the role on stage?) ,while enjoying many others including this one. Your mention of Giuseppe Savio reminds me, too, of when he sang the role at Drury Lane. I lived in London but was unable to attend. I remember a reporter at the time writing that "Giuseppe Savio sang Calaf with a larynx of tungsten steel" I do envy your good fortune in hearing that Turandot. Very Best Wishes.
Lanza sings it more like Elvis would do it. Sure Lanza has a lot of heart in it, but i think that Jussi has equal heart and a technique that outdo Lanza by miles. The calrity is unique.
To my knowledge Jussi is regarded as the best tenor ever by the "experts" and fellow opera singers. That's a big reckoning for a singer that's not italian.
I just thought I'd come here and spit on you all like you do with Pavarotti's videos, insulting his fans, going all over the place attacking him. But I actually love Bjorling as well, so I cannot do that, but I think you all are so MEAN.
Pauline, Please do not include ME in "you all". There are all kinds of deranged people on the internet and, sadly, some are opera fans. I just banned another poster from commenting earlier today due to his trollish behavior. Rest assured, excessively nasty comments never see the light of day on my videos. If these Bjorling "fans" truly respected the art, they would have better manners. Pav was the top Italian tenor of his generation. He isn't my absolute favorite, but he certainly was great.
Ah, but sir or madam, people have been fighting over who is the "best" opera singer for centuries, as you probably very well know. Indeed, in my own memory, Caballe was booed, as well as others. For whatever reason, opera seems to provoke strong reactions in opera fans, usually having to do with the quality of the voices. The internet has nothing on what my Italian grandfather used to tell me about performances in Italy long ago.
This is Opera HE IS THE BEST SINGER OF THE WORLD AND HE WILL ALWAYS BE THE BEST!
pertan116 1 day ago
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS! My Italian father in law, who also taught me most of what I've learned about opera, always thought that Jussi was the greatest. That didn't keep him or me from being thrilled by other greats, as well. I am grateful to you for posting this, and grateful to Jussi Bjorling for having worked so hard and shared so much divine music with us. We are so fortunate to hear it!
SeeSomethingSayIt 1 week ago
Wow...he can certainly hold a note!!!
GreyPatternMedia 1 week ago
HE is a Swedish Legend cant be prouder !!!
Qlism6 3 weeks ago
the last note is as beautiful as any EVER sung in fact this is THE rendition which pales all others!!!
tennesseelvr 1 month ago
This is an old radio broadcast from 1944, firmly within the public domain. It has been fraudulently claimed by several companies, including EMI. Sadly, it has even been blocked in several countries. Unfortulately, Youtube does not have any way to dispute fraudulent copyright claims. Please do not click any links on or under the video - by doing so, you are rewarding criminal behavior.
violinthief 1 month ago
This is the "Nessun Dorma" that casts the longest shadow.On stage the greatest Calaf was Franco Corelli as he was Andrea Chenier.BUT for vocal technique,nobody comes near this Bjorling 1944 recording.
I would like to send flowers to the 10 that voted against.Just give me the address of your mental hospitol.
iduefoscari 1 month ago
When listening to singing as thrilling as this, it seems petty to delve into comparisons. - John Austin, Australia
jrakg 1 month ago
Pavarotti is one of the greatest voices ever, but one is after my opinion greater than all the others, just perfect if anyone can be; Jussi Bjørling
blackman884 1 month ago 5
Sooooo Beautiful!!! One of the greatest, if not the greatest tenor, only Pavorotti can measure up to his standard!!! Heart touching !!!!!
55suz 1 month ago
One of the greatest versions ever. Brilliant, heart rending and flawless.
1906sfjd 1 month ago
Bjorling: Triumphant, resounding, and transcendent!
Potts: Amateur, passable, and ephemeral.
kleg0202 1 month ago
Bjorling: Triumphant, resounding, and transcendent!
Potts: Amateur, passable, and ephemeral.
kleg0202 1 month ago
The best tenor in the world - Jussi Björling
hallbergjonatan 2 months ago
I've listened to this recording frequently over a period of more than 60 years, and it never fails to thrill every part of me. - John Austin, Australia
jrakg 2 months ago
thay are all good from Australia
RolandfionaRuby123 2 months ago
sry but this is a just beautifuler sung then pavarotti did, very nice em' perfection tremolo or vibratto
ticketsarenowdiamond 3 months ago
Another perfect jewel, BDL. Almost impossible, and yet here it is for all to hear.
IndyGal
Bunnies4wool 3 months ago
This version certainly ranks among the best of the best.
7beers 3 months ago
I recall Pavarotti once said; Please do not compare me to Jussi, I'm only human..
lasermongo 3 months ago 10
E' un'emozione prfofonda che mi pervade.Arte con i fiocchi . . . . . .
lafca88 3 months ago
Gentlemen, this is a fabulous performance by Jussi but this is not the "slow version" performance he did in 1944. However , this is an incredible performance just the same. The length of this performance is 3 minutes 19 seconds, the "slow version" performance is 4 minutes 3 seconds. It is the performance by which all other performances of "Nessun Dorma" are compared---the greatest. You must listen to it.
Shoreseeker2 4 months ago
Paul Potts belongs on the stage with Bjorling or Pavarotti only if he is sweeping it.
bigjoetube 4 months ago
This is the "Nessun Dorma" by which all others are compared. This is the bench mark performance--no question. And he sang this aria several other times
Shoreseeker2 4 months ago
@Shoreseeker2 You said it. This is the kind of voice that should sing this. When I hear one of my fellow sopranos sing it, I almost get atrial fibrillation; no soprano has any business singing this, in my opinion.
Juliaflo 3 months ago
This is just superb!
mikkonenyrjo 4 months ago
the first recording I ever heard of Nessun was by Richard Tucker on an lp from the 50s. Whatever the critical opinion of Tucker may be, when he blasts out Vincera! the room shakes. Are you sure this Jussi version was done in '44 in Copenhagen? If so, what is the story of how Jussi got in and out of occupied Denmark?
Gydinglight12 4 months ago
When G. Puccini started composing Turandot, he intended Enrico Caruso to play the role of Calef and wrote the tenor arias to fit his voice.
Unfortunately, Caruso died several years before the opera was finished. And Puccini died of cancer before he could finish the opera (the opera was finished by Franco Alfano). - A bit like Mozart's requiem ....
tomfroekjaer 4 months ago
Jussi's singing has been very inspiring. He was singing in an age where you had no fancy electronics/digital recording equipment. Pure voice, pure talent, pure presence! Unfortunately, I never got to experience such. :-((
etanielyehuda 5 months ago 2
Jussi Björling was most probably the best tenor the world ever had. Please also listen to Nessun Dorma slow version from 1944, OMG!
Flodis68 5 months ago 3
Ahhhhhh, thank you. He was the ultimate. Many beautiful voices, instruments but he was a bit to eons above them all! Sweden doesn't produce singers like him anymore or Kirsten Flagstad, Birgit Nilsson for that matter. Times have changed..... the bar has been set ever lower due to a public with less acumen and experience. It spirals down like so many things these past few decades. Mediocrity rules.
globalman 5 months ago
It is as if he said: " thank you Puccini, to have given me the possibility of showing of what I am capable ".
kuren444 5 months ago
Pavarotti's video led me here, and now I have to say I prefer this version over his...
gpeddino 5 months ago 22
@gpeddino I knew about Pav before I discovered Bjorling. In fact, I first heard selections from Turandot from the Pavarotti movie "Yes, Georgio". It's a pretty bad movie, but it used to show up on cable a lot in the 80s. Still, there's plenty of wonderful music in it, if you can past the horrible plot and acting!
violinthief 5 months ago
@violinthief Haha! That's a sad combination
etanielyehuda 5 months ago
@gpeddino same here. but i like all versions. hard to choose
Blackhoundrise 2 months ago
Nessun Dorma is, more or less, THE benchmark aria for any tenor. All the twentieth century greats have sung it but no-one, in my opinion, as well as Jussi Bjorling who had the greatest tenor voice i ever heard.
Hotwok191 5 months ago
Thank you, never would have found this in the library.
vivaloriflamme 6 months ago
Imagine the quality of this recording and listen how Jussi sung this. Sit back close your eyes. Is there anything better? His voice was so pure. Reputed to be the best singer of all time. But there are many good singers. I have some cds of Jussi Bjorling and Nessun Dorma has got to be one of my favourite arias. Puccini is one of my favourite opera.If it is a minority viewing this, how lucky we are to come across something so marvellous as this.
ron1martens 6 months ago 3
I love to just close my eyes and let his voice roll over me.
Ardalla555 7 months ago 2
If and when I have kids, I'm introducing them to all the great tenors, pianists, and operas of the 17th to 20th Centuries.
adrenaline83 7 months ago
wow i am swedish and i have never herd björling before, hes amazing
josefzorrolover 7 months ago
The best tenor ever !
MrFrenchaccent 7 months ago
However a great voice world class
burnley5960 7 months ago
He's Swedish!
Yippie!
magnus3000 7 months ago
Greatest tenor of them all.
krimidia 7 months ago
@krimidia Personal view but I think Wales Own Harry Secombe was a match for anyone
burnley5960 7 months ago
@burnley5960 YOU'RE ENTITLED TO YOUR OPINION, NO MATTER HOW WRONG-HEADED IT IS.
jojojo943 6 months ago
This guy gets 76,000 views and Paul Potts gets 76,000,000
You are right Dad, Life Ain't fair
bkeay100 7 months ago
@bkeay100 Things work out in the end. Bach was an unknown until 100 years after his death. Mozart died penniless. Over time, quality proves itself. In 50 years, no one will remember Paul Potts, but Bjorling will be at least as famous as he is now. He's an all-time great, and there will always be a happy minority of us who are in the know.
violinthief 7 months ago
@violinthief I find it so hard to believe that people listen to this and "punch" the Dislike Button.
How can anyone dislike this?
One fellow told me that since Bjoring isn't Italian, that is the reason, but I can't buy that, after all there are some Pretty Damn good Irish and Welsh Tenors (and let's not forget Mario Lanza, an American)
Anyway, Thanks for your Reply
Regards,
K
bkeay100 7 months ago
@violinthief Great singer Paul Potts. Look up Paul Potts sings Nessun Dorma Jeon S. Korea. Seeing as your the moderator and putting Paul down to put Bjorling up, I will say that even though Bjorling has a good voice I don't think he is that famous, so it remains to be seen if Bjorling will be that famous in 50 yrs. Most who know him now will be dead in 50yrs, the given time is now.
thornbirds26 7 months ago
@violinthief @bkeay100 And the fact that people like Paul Potts are singing classical music is necessary to keep it alive.
namdlefhtes 4 months ago
@bkeay100 Yes, what a shame, they think that Potts can sing, a shame to them.
tonyguty1 1 month ago
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auntyflorrieunclesam 1 month ago
How Can There Be 3 People who DISLIKE this ???
This guy is AMAZING
bkeay100 7 months ago
Il più grande Calaf ch'io abbia sentito. Voce crepuscolare, con una vena di malinconia congiunta al piglio eroico che, la parte richiede. Udìi decine di tenori che interpretarono questo brano trai i quali alcuni di eccelsa fama come: Corelli, Pavarotti, Kraus, Domingo, Carreras, Di Stefano, Aragall, ecc. ma nessuno mi tocca il cuore e commuove come Bjorling. Voce unica, irripetibile che, grazie alle incisioni ed a qualche video, canterà in eterno per le generazioni future. Grazie Jussi!
Fasolt100 7 months ago 2
an amazing voice!thank you for posting..
aniusam 7 months ago
That is true--I think he was the finest voice I ever heard.
astrolog7000 8 months ago
Magnificent!!
Ardalla555 8 months ago
this is absolutely the best ive heard of nessun dorma his voice is fantastic
ash87lufc 8 months ago
Yes, this is very good!
tenordramaticitm2 9 months ago
I fist heard Turandot with Jussi. I was so taken aback by the purity of his singing that when he died I literally cried. What a human being! What an aria! and What great Puccini! Yes, I heard all the others since, None compare! Bravo! Jussi!
ronjayaz 10 months ago 2
Incomparable....absolutely incomparable
happywealthyme 10 months ago
Ha! I have this recording! Completely amazing. Bjorling was unsurpassed.
thereshewas85 10 months ago
Sí, vincero, vincero indudablemente...vencería cualquier resistencia y cualquier comparación. Sublime. Muchas gracias por este bello video
irenecabrejos33 10 months ago
Definitive!
BearClawChrisLapp 11 months ago
The documentary was good and made me aware of Jussi Bjoerling. I wonder what is it that make me want to cry but he had a so beatiful voice. I listen to other operasinger and they are perfect cant think anything can be better. Then I listen to this recording again and i almost cry. I am 50 and swedish and only know him by name before the documentary. He -or we- are worth a year of rememberance of his talant. I will go to the museeum in Borlänge this summer for sure.
pgiuser 11 months ago
tyckte inte alls om svtprogrammet ikväll på 100årsdagen.... tröstar mig med att lyssna på storsångaren här... och svts amatörfilmare von Sydow kan ju försöka uppnå något gott på egna meriter och inte bara dra ner andra i skiten. Lyft fram sångarglädjen!
Jussi was very much loved by most people in Sweden because he was one of us.
trannel9988 11 months ago
As I hear this amazing rendition of Nessun Dorma I am moved to tears;
My dear dear Dad, of blessed memory, always spoke of Bjoerling as THE tenor.
Every time my Dad would hear his voice he would be so moved; as I was as well listening to Bjoerling's voice and watching my Dad his voice so so much.
I miss you so much Dad!!
chaimdavid 1 year ago 35
@chaimdavid I am fortunate that as I write this, my father is yet with us on this earth- But he is in company with your own father, holding Jussi in the highest esteem- his own simple Neapolitan father coming to believe that J.B. must have been an Italian! If you must weep, weep for joy- men like our fathers have taught us to believe in a world that is friendly and beautiful, that art like this could be born... I hope that beauty like this is yet joy for you that you had such a father. Peace.
unclejoeoakland 4 months ago 2
@chaimdavid your comment moved me to tears.........I love this so song too. Thank you for sharing your comment.
Petals.
petalsandme 3 months ago
he remains unsurpassed as a tenor. this version always leaves me in tears
rherlitz 1 year ago 3
@rherlitz I totally agree...
wheimer2 11 months ago
They say that Caruso was as good,,l but the recordings of Caruso are to old to really compare them but there is no doubt they nare th two best tenors ever. ( by the way the third best no questions Giusepe di Stefano)
TheAnders62 1 year ago
@TheAnders62: Nessun Dorma came too late for Caruso. Otherwise, Caruso may have set yet another benchmark in 1904. Caruso was very complex and let his emotions rule. Unlike so many tenors who follow the music, he controlled the pace. He also had an amazing resonance up high. Despite the tinny recordings, his resonance and emotions shine through. I've listened to dozens of Caruso and Bjorling recordings. I prefer Caruso on E Lucevan le Stelle and Una Furtiva Lagrima and Bjorling on O Holy Night.
wiseroldfart 11 months ago
The Best rendition of this aria EVER!!!!
vivadomingo1 1 year ago
well-mannered persons and those with high standards plays and appreciates opera.
evadful 1 year ago
Jussi Bjorling recorded this aria several times but this is the one by far that casts the longest shadow.
iduefoscari 1 year ago
incredibly beautiful!!!! with out words amazing!!
marcoposada 1 year ago 2
Breath taking ..Beautiful!!!!!!
piedmontpaula 1 year ago 3
For beauty of voice and capacity to thrill, this Bjorling version is unsurpassed, I reckon. - John Austin, Australia
jrakg 1 year ago
Extraordinario.
jmsampietro 1 year ago
Yet ANOTHER wonderful tenor voice sent by " Mr. Gee" to delight those with the ears & inclinations to be moved by such wondrous gifts from HIM......who else could bless the errant human race so? The Human Voice....the ultimate creator's musical instrument. Amen.
biggerthanacadillac 1 year ago 2
Legend
Karlaker 1 year ago
I thought i'm never should listen to this music but this make me cry! Amazing!!
lolhebbelol 1 year ago 3
The greatest gift of God in creation - the Human Voice
MrSkylark1 1 year ago
No doubt about it - the best tenor ever. The most beautiful, powerful, controlled voice i've ever heard.
goliver1964 1 year ago
@goliver1964 totally agree
rherlitz 1 year ago
The Greatest Powerful voice of all time!! No one can sing this song better as the KING "Jussi"!! Love your songs forever!!!
MrNurten 1 year ago
@MrNurten The voice was beautiful, but by no means POWERFUL, He never had a reputation of having a powerful voice
sugarbist 9 months ago
@sugarbist Not powerfull? 2:50....
loch70 8 months ago
@loch70 Beautiful yes. Ample, yes But not powerful. Powerful is Corelli Tucker Del Monaco Lauri Volpi Fillipeschi, But very beautiful as Bjorling sang most beautiful. Enjoy
sugarbist 7 months ago
truly magical
martinb1337 1 year ago
Vilken röst. Tack Jussi!
ccmlevalivet 1 year ago
To me, this will always be the definitive version, from Jussi Bjorling or anybody else!
docmalthus 1 year ago
I enjoy the feeling in every note. It seems to me that Bjorling is drawing out his melodic lines and attacks very well. I enjoyed this recording a lot.
clelanjames 1 year ago
the greatest .....................
rmazze 1 year ago 2
FENOMENALE! anche se non mi piace moltissimo il fatto che tenga così tanto certe note...
CateSoprano 1 year ago
Muy buena canción...
I love that song!!!
reyositos 1 year ago
The information I have is that Jussi did not performed Turandot on stage, just once in a studio in Italy. Consequently is this is the only recording. All other is digital- revisions and variation (e.g. with added choir).
Another curiosity is that he clears his throat in the intermezzo just before "Dilegua, o notte" (2:10).
ForAll23 1 year ago
@ForAll23 Well, you are partly right, he never did sing Calaf on stage and he recorded the entire Turandot only once in 1959.
This version is a studio recording of Nessun Dorma made in 1944.
He also sang this aria frequently at concerts, so some live recordings from radio and recitals are also available.
dubreed2001 1 year ago
@ForAll23 There are many live recordings of ND with Jussi! F.ex. the version we in the Nessun Dorma Club ranks as the greatest performance ever, recorded live in Stockholm Concert Hall 1944.
Repulsion100 1 year ago
maestro svedeze!
FredrikLof 1 year ago 3
Imagine this with the chorus
quinariuscoin 1 year ago
I am not as cultured as many of you, but how smart do you have to be to distinguish this man as the best tenor in the world?
MrJMarquard 1 year ago 2
Detter er den beste Tenor i verden
MrJMarquard 1 year ago
best version ever!
pucarecord 1 year ago
For me this is the finest version from the finest singer ever in the history of recording. I love it especially when he sustains his expression on 'tramontate stelle'. I also love some of his recital renditions with just piano. Sublime artistry and a vocal treasure.
AmhranaiAlainn 1 year ago 5
@AmhranaiAlainn I agree, this is the best version I've heard, old as it is.
llangol 1 year ago
thank you Jussi.
it's hard to believe that any music lover could write
that one tenor "did it better"
different approaches to the music. and all are worthy.
Thank you again, Jussi.
i just wish i had been around to hear you on the stage
bobbieboy54 1 year ago
Pavarotti did it way better. Rest in peace, big man.
Himno88 1 year ago
@Himno88 LOL
Snakehandler7 1 year ago 3
@Himno88 are you serious?????? pavarottis version is wide diferent, but not better! this is THE version! peace
pucarecord 1 year ago
I remember listing a bunch of famous singers to a professor of music here in California back in the 80's. He had nice things to say about all of the singers I listed (Gigli, Caruso, Schwarzkopf, Sutherland, etc.) When I mentioned Bjoerling, he paused and smiled, as if he were remembering having heard Jusi live. He then told me "That was the finest voice to ever sing on a stage."
High praise, indeed.
Arwillian 1 year ago 21
I can not believe what I just heard. Amazing what youtube can do. I went from Susan Boyle, found Paul Potts and now am scanning through opera LOl.
westy44cal 1 year ago 2
Not knowing much about opera or tenors, I had not heard of Jussi Bjorling before today. What a glorious voice!. Thank you so much for introducing him to me and to those of us who are not European nor with a knowledge of European operatic history. The wonders of Youtube.
PrincessGold1 2 years ago 5
with love jussi
starmanbridges 2 years ago 2
My brother Robert saw Bjorling at Massey Hall in Toronto sometime in the '50s. I'm pretty sure he said Bjorling playfully opened the program by singing the Canadian anthem. He said Bjorling's voice was just unbelievable filling the auditorium with its power and beauty. He enjoyed a magical night. Wish I'd been there. JB is my fovourite.
bitspinner 2 years ago 3
I prefer Bjorling's rendition because the singing is even more beautiful than Pavarotti, but I can see that in the flesh, the Italian would have the dramatic edge.
99Gambo 2 years ago
Björling's tempo is much more relaxed than Pavarotti's, and he also lingers on almost every high note. In contrast, Pavarotti keeps the musical line moving forward. While Björling's technique is the more impressive of the two tenors, Pavarotti captures more of the passion of the aria. It's in his Italian blood.
Caocao8888 2 years ago
@Caocao8888 when asked in a interview on how he compares to jussi, luciano responded by saying with a smile " Im only human". thats respect to a great tenor. by the way agree completely with evrything u say here. i like how jussi lingers alot. pavarotti probably did have that stage presence more so. they are both maestros.
raysalsa1 2 years ago 2
heard that!
generosos87 1 year ago
@ Caocao8888 Totally agree. Bjorling proves that "I AM SiNGING THIS DIFFICULT ARIA!!!!!" This is my favorite version now (today is the first time I heard of him).
etanielyehuda 1 year ago
Its an honor to hear this song expressed in such an angelic proper manner... all others should be judged by this!
cptbrandonh 2 years ago 2
@cptbrandonh Why SHOULD it be angelic? This is a battle song as well as a love song: the conclusion is - Tomorrow I shall win! No wonder that it was used as the theme song to a sports competition; it needs force and confidence, it must be "wie ein Held zum Siegen", because that is what it is about.
FabioPBarbieri 2 years ago
SWEDENS PRIDE AND JOY
4pl3x 2 years ago 4
King of all kings! Äkta viking!
pimpfishing 2 years ago
yep, Bjorling and Caruso, the tenors with the greatest ease, nothing seemed difficult for them, and Pavarotti absolutely worshipped Bjorling.
marcohorowitz8 2 years ago
OMG - no wonder he was Pavarotti's idol.....astoundingly good
Manxypop 2 years ago 46
It is absolutely beautiful, but I feel that Pavarotti's interpretation has the most intensity and I prefer it.
bonnies1234567 2 years ago
Now I understood Pavorotti,if that was one of his teachers,normally,very normally he became the best of his time.
This is the secret of the western advance,in every field of life;-CONTINUITY,every great one is learning from those before him,and adding a little ,so what starts as a dot of sand,becomes a mountain with the continuity of generations.
Not like the middle east,every ten years,cut,destroy,then start again,,,for thousands of futile years.
Congratuations to the west..congratuations.
amirtoma 2 years ago
Every region of the globe has had its share of genius, whether it's been in music, math, medicine, art, philosophy, science, etc. As to the West, our claim to fame in the arts now appears to be Dancing with the Stars. If that isn't cutting down and destroying culture and values, I don't know what is.
Caocao8888 2 years ago 2
Listen to how he develops the high tone in the end! Seems like he opened to give the extra effect...Tenors listen and learn by Pavarottis idol ;-)
Belcantoexpert 2 years ago
All I can say is....WOW.
unamatrix 2 years ago
luciano was once asked if he compares to jussi's level. he responed i'm only human. that is respect with conviction. they are both maestros.
raysalsa1 2 years ago
This is definitely the better recording of this great aria by Maestro Bjoerling as the
ability to sustain the phrases is more satisfying, and his Vin -'Ce' Ro at finale is far superior to later recordings.
unotenore 2 years ago
there must be 10 top versions of this aria, but in that 10 there are at least 3 versions of Jussi.
Amazing
jburidan 2 years ago 4
what an amazing top one? flabbergasting.
this is a tenor
896423658 2 years ago
This 1944 version never fails to thrill me.
- John Austin, Australia
jrakg 2 years ago
Absolute Perfection ! So romantic & POWERFULL at the same time !
sam0xin 2 years ago
I am a proud member of the contemporary unwashed masses who can evoke the names Mario del Monaco, Jussi Bjorling and Paul Potts in the same breath. I propose another dirt cheap-to-produce reality show called "Find Me A Tenor" filled with Joe Blows who sound like castrated house pets at the upper ranges of the tessitura.
wcstflyer 2 years ago
Stolt över att vara svensk!
jsjlande 2 years ago 3
La mejor interpretación de nessun dorma que he escuchado. Simplemente es soberbia esta interpretación, sublime.
hipopotomonstroso 2 years ago
OOOOHHHHH MYYY GOD, this is amazing the best interpretattion of Nessun Dorma ever.
Me encantaba la de Pavarotti pero esta se lleva de calle al gran maestro Luciano.
Por cierto, Paul Potts la canta horrible
galahadmx 2 years ago
to answer mooorhe.bjorling made over 3hundred commercial recordings. and as far as anyone can tell he never made a bad one.if someone can tell me a crack in one of his high notes i would love to hear it!
citrussorbet 2 years ago
Sorry enough, in 1959 during the Butterfly duet with De Los Angeles.
But it's rarely otherwise.
diomipoteviscagliar 2 years ago
@diomipoteviscagliar Yes, he burst the last high note in this, an apart from that impeccable recording by a very sick man who died the year after.
goodozify 4 months ago
Without a doubt the best Nessun dorma singer, with perfect blend between beauty and incredible power......(and if he had modern recording studios...!!!)
Do yourself a favour and listen to his marvelous "E Lucevan le Stelle" as well!!
cmuntingh 2 years ago
Absolutely amazing,
but i would like to recommend the German version of Nessun dorma, too. It was sung by the great Fritz Wunderlich in 1958. You'll find his version under "Keiner schlafe" by Fritz Wunderlich.
herzliche Grüße
MrFritz21 2 years ago
his top notes are amazing.
896423658 2 years ago
I don´t know anything about opera and didn´t understod that Jussi Björling was such a great tenor, Weltklasse, Now I can understand why he stands a staty in Borlänge, my hometown in Sweden and where Jussi was born.
MrNollKoll 2 years ago
I almost tear because I felt his "power". Not by volume or notes, but simply by being "true"! Even such an old recording could not hold this power back.
cpregister 2 years ago
while we try to sleep,a GOD keeps us awake
"But my mystery is locked within me,
no-one shall know my name!
No, no, I shall say it as my mouth
meets yours when the dawn is breaking!"
My words can not describe,only my feelings can contain this GLORY...Only my tears can portray this angst
methaphisic 2 years ago
This is pure CLASS
chgovette68 2 years ago 2
no words
frankie81186 2 years ago 3
Will not bee a tenor like this before the next iceage.And maybee not between the next two either. And people he was even more sensual singing in Swedish. Check out Namner du sverige.
Siriussupporter 2 years ago 4
S U P E R B E !
tousamis 2 years ago
so 1944 in Copenhagen. Think of what was going on in the world too, behind his voice, colouring what he brought to the listener. His intonation is so good that it's like a seperate pleasure within the music-he never wavers up on those high notes, or wriggles into them from below like Pavrotti. Thanks for this posting.
jsland1 2 years ago 21
Pavarotti wasn't a tenor who wriggled into his high notes, he hit them square on. There are recordings of Bjorling sliding up into high notes, he cracked on occasion too... all singers are human.
Mooorhe 2 years ago
Jon Vickers taught us that opera is
about truth, love, and beauty. Jussi
Bjorling's gorgeous voice, honest portrayals, and superb musicianship
give us the best of all three. No shrieking,
no overacting, no hitting us over the head.
Natural and brilliant communication
on a personal level. What's not to like?
Kievest 2 years ago 5
Interestingly, Bjorlimg was also Vickers' favourite lyric tenor. The decline and death of JB at such a young age made a big impression on the youthful Vickers.
crabbe88 2 years ago
He was 57 when he died - young enough for a man but quite old for a tenor.
dromo26 2 years ago
ACtually he was 49 when he died in 1960.
ajjle 2 years ago
Yes, that´s young both for a man and for a tenor!
If he had lived the 60" we have had great stereo recordings and TV-performances!
Repulsion100 1 year ago
Truely the best version ever!
RonEvane 2 years ago 3
I agree!
MrPelonDawg773 2 years ago
Jussi Bjorling died so young, and yet has given us so many recordings. I think he knew that he was quite possibly the best there ever was or ever would be and thats why he recorded so much. Now that is a bold statement which is certainly open for debate, but I just wonder if he knew just how good he was and he wanted to leave his mark on history while he could...
KavalierOpera 2 years ago
John Ken Nuzzo is also superb in his Nessun Dorma:
Replace wPEG914GATk with g2Ykt6qythk in the url, and you can listen to his version.
caffediroma 2 years ago
I'm far from being an expert when it comes to tenors but Pavarotti was just as good a singer. Bjorling is no slouch and has a beautiful voice also. He puts more feeling in this song than Pavarotti although Pavarotti is my favorite.
militarychief 3 years ago
Jussi`s voice is a laser beam injected with restrained compassion. Somehow his renderings are always unassuming in spite of their incomparable brilliance. What you hear is the cry of someone on the verge of kinship and happiness, always offering the purity of unselfish trust and support.
RudySunseeker 3 years ago 6
The Wikipedia article on Björling has this quote:
'The Swedish daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet published an article on September 6, 2007, that refers to two interviews with Pavarotti. It is clear that Jussi Björling was his idol. "When I'm about to train a new opera, I first listen to how Jussi Björling did it. His voice was unique and it's his path that I want to follow. I would more than anything else wish that people compared me with Jussi Björling. It's like so I'm striving to sing."'
Drumshanbohustle 3 years ago 4
"CharlotteinWeimar" Like you I regard Bjoerling's recording as definitive,(I don't think he ever sang the role on stage?) ,while enjoying many others including this one. Your mention of Giuseppe Savio reminds me, too, of when he sang the role at Drury Lane. I lived in London but was unable to attend. I remember a reporter at the time writing that "Giuseppe Savio sang Calaf with a larynx of tungsten steel" I do envy your good fortune in hearing that Turandot. Very Best Wishes.
Ivanhoe2 3 years ago
Lanza sings it more like Elvis would do it. Sure Lanza has a lot of heart in it, but i think that Jussi has equal heart and a technique that outdo Lanza by miles. The calrity is unique.
To my knowledge Jussi is regarded as the best tenor ever by the "experts" and fellow opera singers. That's a big reckoning for a singer that's not italian.
ricfog 3 years ago
I just thought I'd come here and spit on you all like you do with Pavarotti's videos, insulting his fans, going all over the place attacking him. But I actually love Bjorling as well, so I cannot do that, but I think you all are so MEAN.
paulinexxxx 3 years ago
Pauline, Please do not include ME in "you all". There are all kinds of deranged people on the internet and, sadly, some are opera fans. I just banned another poster from commenting earlier today due to his trollish behavior. Rest assured, excessively nasty comments never see the light of day on my videos. If these Bjorling "fans" truly respected the art, they would have better manners. Pav was the top Italian tenor of his generation. He isn't my absolute favorite, but he certainly was great.
violinthief 3 years ago
Ah, but sir or madam, people have been fighting over who is the "best" opera singer for centuries, as you probably very well know. Indeed, in my own memory, Caballe was booed, as well as others. For whatever reason, opera seems to provoke strong reactions in opera fans, usually having to do with the quality of the voices. The internet has nothing on what my Italian grandfather used to tell me about performances in Italy long ago.
johnmannno 3 years ago