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Wednesday, 12 January 2011
The Great Jussi Björling
(Image: cover of an excellent Björling cd box)
Among all the great tenors my personal favourite has been - and still is - Jussi Björling. Nobody can rival him when it comes to the pure beauty of the voice.
Listen to Björling (together with Renata Tebaldi) sing Che gelida manina and O soave fanciulla from La Bohème, and I think you will agree.
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