Jussi Björling
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Johan Jonatan "Jussi" Björling 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 freque
Jussi Björling in 1953
Björling performing at Skansen, Stockholm, in 1960
Bust of Björling in Stockholm
Jussi Björling's gravestone at Stora Tuna, Dalarna, Sweden
Victoria de los Ángeles
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Victoria de los Ángeles López García was a Spanish operatic lyric soprano and recitalist whose career began after the Second World War and reached its height in the years from the mid-1950s to the mid
Jussi Björling
…Puccini's Manon Lescaut with Licia Albanese and Robert Merrill in Rome for RCA Victor followed by Aida opposite Milanov and Warren in 1955. Björling, Victoria de los Ángeles and Merrill, made a widely admired recording of Puccini's La Bohème conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham in 1956. Björling's 1959 EMI recording of Madama…
de los Ángeles in 1975