Ingemisco jussi bjorling biography

Swedish tenor (1911–1960)

Johan Jonatan "Jussi" Björling (YOO-see BYOR-ling, Swedish:[ˈjɵ̌sːɪˈbjœ̂ːɭɪŋ]; 5 February 1911^[1] – 9 September 1960) was a Swedish tenor.

One of the leading operatic singers of the 20th century, Björling appeared for many years at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and less frequently at the major European opera houses, including the Royal Opera House in London and La Scala in Milan.

He sang the Italian, French and Russian opera repertory with taste.^[2]

Bjorling was ranked the greatest singer of the 20th century by a poll of music critics in Classic CD magazine (UK) in July 1999.^[3]

Early life

Björling (surname also spelled as "Bjoerling" and "Bjorling" in English-language sources) was born in Stora Tuna, Borlänge, Dalarna, Sweden, in February 1911.

The midwife's register shows he was born on 5 February, but the church baptism records erroneously show 2 February,