The most beautiful operatic voice

In a few days’ time, on February 5, the world marks the centenary of the birth of the celebrated Swedish tenor Jussi Bjorling. He was born in Borlange, north of Stockholm, in 1911 and died at the relatively young age of 49 when at the pinnacle of his...

In a few days’ time, on February 5, the world marks the centenary of the birth of the celebrated Swedish tenor Jussi Bjorling.

He was born in Borlange, north of Stockholm, in 1911 and died at the relatively young age of 49 when at the pinnacle of his career. But, notwithstanding, and considering that he first started singing at the age of nine, he left us a vast legacy of recordings for posterity.

Many are the critics who consider Bjorling’s voice as the most beautiful of the 20th century. Opera lovers worldwide acclaim him as one of the greatest tenors of all time. May his memory live forever.

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