Jussi Bjorling "Ch'ella mi creda" La Fanciulla del West

1957

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[sospello]

He really does this so very well. Bravo Jussi B. Could you tell me about the photograph. I do not think I have seen it before.

[Onegin65]

It's from Magazine cover "Svensk Damtidning" featured Helga Gorling and Jussi Bjorling following their assumption of the roles on December 29, 1934 at Royal Opera Stockholm

[jacquesurlus]

della mia vita, mio solo fiore,

à fendre l'âme quand c'est interpréter de cette façon.

Immortel Jussi. R.I.P.

[MichaelNewberry]

Wow, what a beautiful, beautiful sound.

[guellpark]

Fantastic voice, great singer!

[mariop1960]

Molto bello.

[gotahvcls]

thank you Mr. Jussi, mom and pop Jussi. Making time with will making practice for us to hear - thank you Mr. Jussi.

[millonety123]

@Maripudelmonaco, Cuando he escuchado los primeros segundos de esta interpretacion, me ha recordado tremendamente el timbre de voz a las versiones de Domingo de los 80', haz la comprobacion con varias. La de Buenos Aires del 79' p. ejem. Quizas, como dices MDM en los 50' sea la referencia de esta poco grabada ópera de musica increiblemente actual. Corelli es otro referente. Pero, Bravo! por este gran Jussi de bellisima voz!

[countceprano]

@Atreus4 :Pav could never "lean into anything"? I simply don't agree at all. At any rate, I never heard Jussi in the house, but heard Pav many, many times. His voice was quite substantial and his technique was beyond reproach. And I'll defer to people like Bergonzi who heard both in the house and said that Pav's voice was quite markedly larger.

[Atreus4]

@countceprano

This seems puzzling. Bjoerlings's voice was anchored, and he could wrap more and more juice(Jussi!) around it, intensifying the sound at will. This is in sharp contrast to Pavarotti, who's voice seems much thinner at all times, and certainly not as well anchored, as he could never really lean into anything, and it certainly was a much more brittle technique. Perhaps they were referring to the natural instrument?

[MarcENicholson]

Bjoerling still draws comments even 50 years after his death. And why should the best tenor voice of the 20th century not? I just listened (again) to his version of Chella mi Creda on YouTube along with those of Corelli, Del Monaco, Lauri Volpi, Di Stefano, Tucker, Giacometti, Peerce, and others. He stands out among this very strong competition for his sweetness (deep melancholy) of tone and artistry.

[Maripudelmonaco]

Extraordinario cantante, voz bellísima, pero pienso que el personaje de JOHNSON se adapta mejor a voces con más cuerpo . más volumen, para mí gusto el mejor ha sido MARIO DEL MONACO, este papel le iba como un guante, no hay mÁs que escuchar LA FANCIULLA , AÑO 1954, GRABACIÓN LIVE, en FIRENZE, con ELEANOR STEBER, dirigiendo MITROPOULOS, es de escalofrios y para no olvidar JAMÁS.

[SHICOFF1]

@countceprano Yes I heard JB in house in 1958, also Bergonzi a few times and Pavoratti also between 1974 and the mid 80' several times. You are correct his voice later after the 70's was larger then Bjorling's in volume and perhaps Bergonzi also but early it was about like Bergonzi, all 3 where Lyrics as you mentioned. I had no problem hearing Bjorling in the Balcony, it was not a big voice but had point and could be heard with no problem. Pavoratti in the 80's seemed to gain some strength.

[countceprano]

@Phaedragon : "as all spinto voices do" I love his voice too, but he wasn't close to a spinto. That would be Corelli, Tucker, Giacomini..etc. His voice was like Pav's... a full lyric. Though from what people like Bergonzi and Hines tell me, who heard them both live in the opera house, Pav's voice was a good deal larger.