My god, I love Jussi's voice so much. Those first few words just set the whole tone of the song. He makes it seem so effortless. Just amazing and beautiful.
incredible to watch this man sing. i have a tendency i suppose to make the kind of absolute statement that can raise eyebrows in some, and irritate others. but i believe jussi bjoerling was the most perfect singer ever. thank you sir.
Lucky, those people singing with Jussi Bjoerling to hear that wonderful voice soar at the end of that beautiful song. I bet they tell their grandchildren that they sung with him. Lucky them to hear that voice so close, no wonder they look happy.
I don´follow you really but i supose you are saying this: "Björling had the most wonderful naturally voice, loved buy most people". Yes, that´s a fact and i agree to that and so did Lanza. Björling was his favorite singer and Lanza visited some of Björlings performances and also invited him to his home where they had "some drinks" together. Greetings!
if I've heard of that great friendship, but I also know that the admiration was mutual, but when referring to the natural voice, without doubt Bjorling was a portent and more experienced operatic tenor who Lanza, Lanza's voice but,. was bigger .. and so beautiful bell like Bjorling, just like you and other distinguished colleagues have been able to appreciate Lanza's voice is for me only, like the great Borling it is for you, I think we continue enjoying these huge artists. ! Greetings!
What i liked about Bjorling was that he never used an aspirate to help him from one note to another as Caruso often did, thus spoiling the ''line'' in the process. '' O Paradiso '' is very much marred by Caruso's intrusive '' H's ''. Henry Webb
+Charles Webb Spot on! One of the tings i like the most with Björling. He "glides" up and down between the notes in one "line". That makes it so incredible beatuiful. Even when he takes a high C, he "glides" up from a lower note while most other must "relode" in between.
Caruso surprises me. Such a great singer using aspirates so often, Gigli ,too had the same fault,But Bjorling never.& how still he stands to provide a platform for that lovely tenor sound. I believe his father taught him this. Henry Webb
The only other tenor whose recording of this song seems to be available now is Richard Crooks. He was a supportive friend of Bjoerling during the early part of the Swedish tenor's career in America, and incidentally, according to the account of Bjoerling's widow, the person who put forward Bjoerling to replace Crooks on radio as the Voice of Firestone. It would be rather nice to think that this performance was Bjoerling's tribute to his helpful friend.
Do I see Richard Tucker in the audience at the end? Also (tho' unexpectedly) football hall-of-famer Hugh McElhenny, can't tell for sure. As for Björling, so many theories about what the singer should do with the mouth....fish-mouth, in the mask, head up, head down, bare upper teeth, etc., etc. If you turn the sound off you'd swear Jussi was just talking in normal conversation. Supposedly he once said his "technique" was just to open his mouth and sing. No affectation or gimmick here.
Caruso and Björling. Yes, the only ones in tenorland ! Thats my opinion. But I also like Martinelli, Zenatello, Corelli, and so on. We are sooooooo happy to hear all this great voices ! Hans NL
You say "but what is certain is that the vast majority of critics always favors Caruso". No,no no here you have not dun your homework. In most polls held among listeners and opera critics Björling has topped most lists far, far abowe Caruso and anyone else. IMPORTANT: I don´t say this is important, just answering YOU buy facts. For me it´s up to taste not a contest. For me Caruso was the greatest spinto dramatic tenor, Björling was the greatest lyric tenor and Lanza was a hell of a singer!
Bjorling is one of the greatest operatic tenors, but did not have one of his recordings infima of the popular, we can not make comparisons, my point. is ... that like many others do not like both Bjorling's voice, despite not Throw devote body and soul as Bjorling and others to the opera, possessed a more powerful voice and vocal range is simply unheard of and could therefore assume lyrical pieces I dramatic, possessed Bjorling so much training, but Lanza possessed! Voice! ! Greetings!
As often happens, I was wrong. According to Google, there are still recordings of a song of this name available at least also from Jerry Hadley and Mario Lanza (although the Lanza one lists "Anonymous" as the composer instead of Victor Herbert - maybe it's another song altogether).
I understand your comment, but the fact is that everything masterfully Lanza popular song, and we can not say the same for the 3 Tenors called ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨, listen to Di Stefano, singing the popular and not impressed me, however many of the Lance versions of famous arias are memorable, you logically as I we put our tastes and although majorities of those lists becomes the most favored Bjorling, really unfortunately, do not vote in the same infima not a critical part of the existing.
Understanding that Lance was not exactly an operatic tenor in every sense of the word, you are right, but when it comes to his voice, Lanza natural conditions are ..., say! Very noticeable! disposal, but what is certain is that the vast majority of critics always favors Caruso. Even when I Bjorling's voice is more pleasant than Caruso, but not as much as that of Lanza.
