Video of Jussi Björling singing "Celeste Aida" (1953)

From his movie "Resan till dig", recorded from Swedish TV, restored and repitched.
Royal Orchestra, S. Wladimir (conductor), 27.09.1953

[@GK-rw2op]

he needs Auto Tune

[@AfroPoli]

You‘re the best! 😄

[@JuanPerez-co7zb]

Autotune needs him

[@curthyhammarberg3358]

@@JuanPerez-co7zb ju sei cantava tutto

[@curthyhammarberg3358]

@@AfroPoli tillhavs

[@annerice4546]

Rubbish!!

[@JustineWittich]

I remember hearing him on radio and TV! What a blessing it was to live in the era of singers like this.

[@ToskoOv]

From an era that singers doesn't need autotune.

[@GERMANYFrankie]

Verdi gave the instruction for that ultimate B-flat: morendo, indicating that the note should fade away. Recordings of such required action, to start loudly and then fade away, are very rare!

[@joaotakanorijamjao1312]

JUSSI BJÖRLING , THE BEST. I was born in Oct, 1953 and in 2022 watching THE BEST OF XX CENTURY

[@wayneandrus307]

What a tremendous artist!! Thats the way a man should sing!!

[@tkermi]

He was extremely talented with outstanding technique. But for me he sounds too old-fashioned with that different time masking the most pure, authentic, raw emotion. So while Pavarotti didn't have quite as good skill he sounds much more sincere and real to me.

[@AlbertoCruz-x2d]

GRANDE E MAGNÍFICO JUSSI BJOERLING. UM DOS CINCO MAIORES TENORES DO SÉCULO XX. ELE FOI INSUPERÁVEL POR OUTROS TENORES ATÉ HOJE. A MULHER DE ENRICO CARUSO, DISSE DEPOIS DA MORTE DE CARUSO, QUE BJOERLING FOI O ÚNICO QUE SE IGUALAVA EM VOZ, AO SEU ILUSTRE MARIDO.

[@stefaniapartini5825]

Il do di petto raggiunto con una facilità incredibile...la dizione perfetta...una voce unica.

[@user-dd4sj8tf3h]

Несравненный Юсси Бьерлинг. Счастье его слушать. Это навсегда

[@alanthomas5131]

jussi bjorling absolute perfection incredible voice

[@RamonaVanDerMerwe-ws4yb]

Jussi Bjorlings voice out of this world! ❤❤❤

[@TS57ovr4]

I admire this man's artistry so, so much.

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

Pavarroti was once asked if he could sing like Jussi and he said "Im only human". lol A wonderful unique voice, I wish we had more film of him

[@johnathonwebster5720]

Fabulous The studio captured this song perfectly..

[@ingerlander]

When I first discovered Jussi, his voice entered my ears, rushed around my head, made it's way into the marrow of my bones and then made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. Nothing has changed since and nothing I believe will ever compare.

[@elizabethannmisel9002]

Philip Walton ..agreed.

[@thesilvershining]

SAME. He is magical, one of a kind!

[@Slowhand-ke8cs]

And does it with such ease!

[@user-py1jg6bb2r]

yes, the same, then I am totally sold ever since. Yes, nothing has changed since...

[@danielmcgowan4970]

His voice gives me as much of a thrill today , as when I first heard him in 1950. Even Pavarotti said "You compare Me To God", when asked of his comparison to Jussi. Pure Gold!

[@bodiloto]

magnifico .

[@RoyKa2010]

I was somehow surprised by the low number of views. This video will be quite a treat for Bjorling fans! But then it may be too early to judge. Thanks for sharing such a rare video. Enjoyed it so much!

[@QuickZ_]

11 years have passed. a lot of things have probably happened in your life.. if you are still alive. And the video has probably at least got a few more views.

[@kraus3591]

Nunca había visto este vídeo . Muchas gracias por publicarlo !

[@nadetomirkova4943]

ENDLESS BEAUTY !!! ENDLESS THANKS FOR THE FANTASTIC VIDEO !!! Your eternal fan Nadya Mirkova from Sofia - Bulgaria

[@20150alex]

Невероятно!!!

[@MrGer2295]

Remembering Jussi Bjorling on his birthday: he was born on February 5,1911 and lived until September 9, 1960.

[@donrose1841]

I visited the Bjoerling museum in Borlänge and was amazed at what a diminutive man Jussi was. Yet he produced this wonderful silvery tone laced with mellow gold when needed.

[@eileenhetherington3704]

Not diminutive. He had a strong, muscular stocky build. He was 5' 7".

[@MrDonaldmaddog]

Bjorling showed me what ART was. What an extraordinary singer and man. His voice still thrills me after over 60 years. Fortunately his recordings have been lovingly re-issued with wonderful clarity.

[@helganiola9181]

considerando la qualità della registrazione, la quantità di armonici è impressionante!!! Semplicemente fantastico

[@alexisovalle208]

Wow! Congratulations! What a film, clear, al the sounds sinking. 1953, great loading!

[@ljchavez56]

Nothing short of perfection!

[@dspot66]

Fantastic to see Jussi singing this ... best video of him on KZbin .. PLEASE KEEP IT POSTED. Thanks.

[@js6509]

¡Único! ¡Incomparable!

[@robertfarmer4468]

Vry very very good, have found a old new tenor to discover more about. Thank You.

[@mohsenarambon]

Great

[@brunaazzurra]

Video of Jussi Björling singing "Celeste Aida" (1953), splendida esecuzione

[@Celina2.7]

❤️❤️❤️

[@ellandelachapelle]

@100Singers I found 4 clips from Head for Success here. "Di tu se fedele" from "Un ballo in maschera", "La danza" (where he rushes into a radio studio, interrupting the program), "Jussi Björling singing a capella" (Swedish drinking song) and "Bachanal". (Swedish song about how he wants to live life.)

[@barbaraflores8788]

The greatest tenor, ever! Thank you for sharing this. 🍃🌹🍃💖

[@tenorschofield]

MARAVILLOSO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BRAVO!!!!...muchas gracias por compartir esta "joya lírica" con todos nosotros!!!

[@curthyhammarberg3358]

7fe7x e ean n

[@niconico7281]

Siempre agradable ver grabaciones antiguas de grandes cantantes!

[@petergraham8681]

Fine as always, but I still look for a recording of Bjorling singing the final high B flat diminuendo. He could have done it but too many discouraged him from trying, it seems. Even he regretted not attempting it on the studio recording from 1955. But in those days few tenors chose to do this. There are some very early recordings, one with Caruso, & the other with Jacques Urlus where both managed it to a certain degree. There were some others during this time as well, apparently.

[@AfroPoli]

Peter Graham There is no recording of JB doing that. Trust me. His friend and colleague Set Svanholm sang it with a diminuendo (HMV test record).

[@gabrielheymans9990]

I love your description of Jussi's voice Philip Walton. A close friend of mine years ago said that all tenors sing to you but somehow Jussi sings THROUGH you, the voice "invading" every part of your body with ringing sounds of beauty!

[@user-py1jg6bb2r]

well said, he does have the spirit, I am deeply moved every time, gift from Heaven!

[@carlogiacobbe3461]

I deem the five decades between 1930 and 1980 the golden age of opera, given the high number of unsurpassed (and possibly unsurpassable) singers in every role, both male and female. Even considering merely tenor voices, we would be flooded by so many singers whose artistry can't be compared to the dwarfs of present time. Well, among those splendent stars I think one and one only is brighter than anyone else, Jussi Björling. His voice sounded mature when he was young and fresh almost till the end. His greatness is just unspeakable. For baritones my choice is undoubtedly Ettore Bastianini, whereas the utmost bass is Giulio Neri.

[@MrGawies]

Mr. Farmer, I have been a Bjorling addict for 38 years, and have had the privilege of visiting the Bjorling museum in Jussi's home town of Borlange Sweden four times. I would be honored to assist in your discovery of Bjorling should you desire it at any time. Jussi was, is and will always be the finest of the finest of all tenors; in fact he is considered by many the greatest opera singer of the 20th century period; and was voted as such too on more than one occasion!

[@LMR72]

Agreed. Except for Caruso.

[@maumusa123]

@@LMR72 Well I almost forgot

[@therionlagattapifa1264]

The museum in Borlänge, Sweden, will soon be closed for good.

[@RamonaVanDerMerwe-ws4yb]

As well he deserved this honour! I ❤️ this singer above all others. He was simply unbelievably talented, his voice absolutely gorgeous and he knew his worth, but was not a conceited man.

[@leonardopizzella7834]

​@@therionlagattapifa1264 que pena tan grande

[@gabrielheymans9990]

Philip Walton,..amazing description of Bjorling's voice; a close friend of mine years ago said Jussi did not sing TO you, no, he sang THROUGH you; truly so. Some people think Bjorling's voice deteriorated with age but it never did. After 1949 his voice gradually grew darker and more dramatic not rapidly [which would show wear and tear] but over a 7-8 year period. He became a lyric-spinto, still retaining most of the lyric qualities of his great voice. The quality of the voice is evident right up to the last performance of his life which was the August 20, 1960 Gotenberg concert. This whole concert is available on BLUEBELL, and CLEARLY shows the voice in top quality! Truly he was the most perfect tenor of all time!

[@user-py1jg6bb2r]

love it, "through" , so true. deeply touching,

[@bjornolsson3120]

He also grew tremendously as a musician, his last recordings being some of his absolute best, vocally and musically. The phrasing, diction and breath control unsurpassed.

[@ramonavandermerwe1159]

Well said! Sublime voice!

[@premiereopera1]

Magnificent!!

[@ismaelvicunagarcia9848]

Junto con Carlo bergonzi los dos mejores en fraseo y viz limpia no abra otros dos genios como ellos

[@He4venlyBody]

omg this man thrills me

[@peterbrewster7028]

Sincere thanks for this wonderful sound. You are so great too

[@louisless5928]

Amazing! How beautiful sounds can come out of a human!!

[@gabrielheymans9990]

The appreciation of Bjorling's voice and admiration for him as a tenor has been growing around the world since his death. Many experts consider him the greatest tenor of the 20th century. He was voted the no 1 opera singer of the 20th century; indeed the best of all voices in opera for the century. Someone here mentions that he could hold his own among the italian tenors, but the professionals agree that esentially he became the no 1 tenor of the world from 1935 until his death in 1960. With an impeccable beauty of sound and ease of delivery for 25 years he stood a level above all the great tenors of opera and he still reigns as no 1 today. Ridiculously, someone mentions about being past his prime, but the truth is that the voice darkened from about 1953 until his death. With this maturing of the voice he gained more power in the voice not less. Make a study of his stereo recordings from 1957 until his death and you clearly hear the "new force" of power in the voice. Compare for instance Bjorling's "cielo e mar" from the mid 1930's to his powerful "cielo e mar" from 1958; the difference is a sweet lyric rendering of this area in the early part of his carreer as opposed to a powerful expression of the same aria 25 years later! BRAVO BJORLING!

[@user-py1jg6bb2r]

thank you, I appreciate your words, a lot to know, my best for certainty. His artistry instilled into the arias be unique and very obvious to me. Might be his early hard childhood be the very key of such rich tender and deep understanding of roles...

[@ramonavandermerwe1159]

Such an unbelievable talent should be more widely shared! He does not get the recognition his beautiful voice deserved! Such a pity most young people do not have an appreciation of opera!

[@sugarbist]

@@ramonavandermerwe1159 Dear Ramona, we meet again. Bjorling is always mentioned when discussing great tenors and beautiful voices of all time. His name comes up on every list discussing great tenor voices of the past. Bjorling certainly does get the recognition among opera fans that he deserves and is also known for his impeccable line of singing. He was perhaps not the best choice for the heavier roles like Aida, Trovatore in large capacity opera houses like the Met 3767 and Chicago 3563, but JB did do quite well in Stockholm opera house capacity 1180, and other opera houses in Europe. His voice produced quite well on recordings. Bass Jerome Hines: Bjorling sounds like 3 Caruso's on records, but it was virtually a small voice in the house. Hines is referring to the Met. Page 318 of Farkas book. The astounding Bjorling gives us another object lesson in pure singing, combining his ringing, gradually deepening tone with an incomparably lyrical treatment of the line. His Calaf would not , I suspect , hold it's own in the opera house opposite voices of Nilsson/Tebaldi caliber, but we've got it on records, and it's brilliant. Brigit Nilsson recalls that Jussi sang a great Radames with me in Stockholm. The opera house which holds 1180 people, was just right for his voice. I heard his Radames once in Chicago, but found his voice to be a bit small for that role in the big auditorium. No tenor is perfect. The Met reviews show Bjorling doing very well in the roles like Boheme, Rigoletto, Ballo, Faust, and Don Carlo, but not as well in Trovatore, and Tosca. Greats like Corelli, MDM,Tucker, Gigli, GDS were all terrific in different ways, but they also had some short comings. Enjoy

[@ramonavandermerwe1159]

@@sugarbist Thankyou for your comment. As always I learn something from you. You are always fair and just in your assessments of the great tenors. Thankyou for that. 💖

[@sugarbist]

@@ramonavandermerwe1159 You're welcome. Enjoy

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

MARAVILLOSO

[@curthyhammarberg3358]

Finalmente un erede disse la vedova di Caruso e dono un costume di scena del marito a Jussi.

[@eugeniogentili1048]

L'erede di Caruso secondo me e' Beniamino Gigli, negli Stati Uniti Gigli era popolare quanto Caruso.

[@mtnstrand2819]

Wonderful story. ❤ from South Africa!

[@stevenburton7922]

That's an amazing sound

[@reginaltedbrown]

BRAVO !!!

[@carolynjones5142]

The best ever

[@roberthowes7827]

Es magnifico, the shear quality of his tenor singing is beyond anything I have heard before, Luciano Pavarotti possibly?

[@eileenhetherington3704]

Nah. Pavarotti admitted he studied Jussi's technique. He was once asked in an interview if he thought he was as fine a singer as Jussi, to which Pavarotti replied, "I am not God".

[@edwardfmurphy]

Unbelievable voice control.In his prime nobody could better him. Great to hear always.

[@rafaelplazapagan9725]

And his prime was from age 28 to his death.

[@rafaelplazapagan9725]

Age 18

[@rafaelplazapagan9725]

age 18

[@moishemillerr]

Exactly:D

[@moishemillerr]

Robert Merill with whom Björlong sang very often states in his Biography that Jussi was the exception to the rule that everyone sings badly from time to time. He virtually could not sing badly.

[@MMotta-mk8uq]

Bravo!

[@raulgarat5860]

El mas grande tenor de la historia al que no tuvimos la dicha de verlo en nuestro Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires !!!

[@leonardopizzella7834]

En el año 1951 iba a venir y en su lugar vino Gianni Poggi con la soprano Antonietta Stella. Parece que se mezcló la política con los honorarios de los cantantes y Jussi Bjorling prefirió no programar Buenos Aires. Lamentablemente ni el Colon pudo resonará la voz de Bjorling ni el súper tenor cantar dónde Schipa Caruso y Gigli fueran tan amados por el público de Buenos Aires.

[@henninghagenbauer6594]

Enrico Caruso

[@dratschuk]

Спасибо! Thank you !

[@pererikanderspe]

Very good! Jussi Björling at his best. The conducter's name is actually Sune Waldimir (famous swedish musician), not Wladimir.

[@pablozubiaurre585]

Hay que pensar que este tenor no es de raíz latina, y canta, siente y trasmite como si fuera un nativo de Piamonte o cualquier otro lugar de Italia que imaginemos. Es extraordinario eso.....es un misterio sin develar como semejante registro connatural a una estirpe italiana se impostó en un nórdico. Maravilloso Jussi que me conmueve tan profundamente que se me caen las lágrimas al escuchar su vibrato dramático. Sólo Beniamino Giggli, antes que él, tiene esa clase de vibrato dramático.

[@peterbrewster7028]

You should have been a bureaucrat surely. He was one of the great voices for gods sake . Verdi would have been so proud

[@EliseoBarjauorfeo]

El tenor Carlo del Monte (nombre artístico y Heleni Barjau su nombre real) quien grabara la Traviata con Tulio Serafín de director, Victoria de los Ángeles soprano y Mario Sereni barítono y además el papel de tenor de la Ópera Gianni Scchicci dirigida por Gabriel Santini y Tito Gobbi barítono y Victoria de los Ángeles; no gravó Madama Buterfly con Victoria de los Angeles, dirigida por Tulio Sreafin, a pesar de que comenzó a asistir a las primeras tomas de grabación en el estudio de grabación, porque; siendo suplente de Jussi Bjoerling, que cayó enfermo de pulmonía y no podía cantar, logró recuperarse pronto y regresó a grabar esta obra que fue su última que hizo, pues, por no guardar reposo: ¡falleció de fulminante forma! ¡Saludos!

[@germanquintero10121946]

RECORDANDO PARA MI COLECCIÓN

[@LuckystrikeNQ]

He reminds me so much about the great Caruso when singing this aria.

[@user-py1jg6bb2r]

wow, you take my top 2 tenors, Caruso is more dynamic maybe, Jussi is a lyric tenor mostly, both gift from Heaven.

[@rogerengblom5061]

Are you so old that you can remember him wooha!! those recordings i have heard of Caruso isnt even close to Jussis Voice so its very difficult to compare those two voices i think.

[@MrMartmatsil]

a beautiul b flat.maestro used is voice to honor our Hevenly Father.May he rest in peace.God bless all tenors.

[@100Singers]

@ellandelachapelle Thank you for your achievements. I own Fram for framgang. I bought it many years ago from the BelCanto Society. It´s a funny movie, especially the scene when Jussi falls into the water. Mike

[@ramonavandermerwe1159]

Lucky you! Did he make any other movies?

[@germanquintero10121946]

BELLISIMA ARIA

[@ransomcoates546]

Radamès was really one size too big for him. Old timers who heard him sing it with Rysanek in Chicago said that he just let her cover him above the staff in their duet. He never ever pushed, which is sort of the permanent vocal mode for all singers today.

[@ulrikewermann1268]

Since when is "pushing" a singers quality? Singing should not be a competition battle, isn´t it. Perhaps this was his way to get around with the overwhelming hysterical manners of Rysanek, she was extremely narcissistic.

[@ellandelachapelle]

@100Singers Well I googled on it. Not finding anything. But. You can buy the VHS of the more interesting film "Fram för framgång" (Head for Success) from 1938 at the Bel Canto Society Store. More interesting? Yes since it is about Jussi himself! (it´s the story of a young man trying to be known as a singer.)

[@sigvaldlofnes985]

Why is it al the very best vocalists die too young

[@PippaAT]

Dear Gedda had a decent lifespan.

[@curthyhammarberg3358]

Grazie Afro Poli ❤

[@roxalysmendez7941]

Bjorling gran tecnica, la mejor de las voces !Lanza!

[@leonardopizzella7834]

¿Y dónde está Lanza aquí? Maldita costumbre de comparar en vez de disfrutar y remarcar la calidad vocal del artista que está dando su perfomances. Obvio que Mario Lanza tuvo una maravillosa gran voz de Tenor, pero no se puede comparar nunca con Corelli Bjorling y Del Mónaco para nombrar tres que hicieron una larga carrera operística y con gran nivel a lo largo de toda ella.

[@roxalysmendez7941]

@@leonardopizzella7834 excelente respuesta de todo un caballero, solo debo supeditarme a mi comentario, con todo el respeto que se merece BJORLING como lo que fue , el poseedor de la mas depurada tecnica belcantista, pero su voz a mi como a muchos otros no ha terminado por enomorarme, y como lo anteriormente expuesto, jamas podria haber tenido cabida la comparacion, un hombre que desde los 6 anos , guiado por su padre , musico de profesion, como lo fue BJORLING, y haber estudiado varios idiomas, y en todos y cada uno de ellos fluidamente cantaba con maestria, y LANZA, que solo en su adultez se inicia en el mundo del belcantismo y con solo 12 anos de carrera , (47-59) y su incursion al cine, limitaron sensiblemente su muy dilatada carrera, pero se nota aun asi , sus exiguos estudios in Tanglewood, ROSATI, y su experiencia con LONDON y YEND, en fin creo que mas que una hermosa voz, el nombre de LANZA, y sus condiciones naturales para el belcanto son y seran insoslayables. !!saludos!

[@cowboy0212]

My speakers exploded

[@ellandelachapelle]

@Aimiklingsor93 Yes but the film in itself has quite a stupid story. Jussi just sings 2 songs. The main parts are played Alice Babs (our great jazz singer) and Sven Lindberg. (one of the later stars at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm.) It is worth seeing just because of the music! (also Lena Olin´s brother Mats has a small part where he - 6 .y .o. and very cute - sings a song by their father Stig.)

[@colinbell-NI]

Do i see Jussi`s shoulders rise as he inhales? Would that be clavicular breathing? Or is he lifting his entire upper body on the inhale? Thanks for posting this, much appreciated.

[@Chris-wm4th]

If you take a really deep breath your diaphragm and abdomen will expand. And usually this causes your chest to rise and allow room. So therefore his shoulders went up. Also many times older singers would raise their chest before taking their fullest breath, to allow more expansion and lift in the rib cage

[@ellandelachapelle]

@100Singers Yes and of course "Land du välsignade". (Country, thou Blessed). Very poor sound quality. But it´s interesting to see the baffled faces of the audience!

[@100Singers]

@ellandelachapelle Hello, this is Mike from 100 Singers. I´ve been looking for a copy of RESAN TILL DIG since many years (most of my lifetime!). Is there any chance to get a complete video on VHS or DVD? Mike

[@aarontenor]

This is a recording though. It is not live. Amazing singing though.

[@pavarotti744]

Caruso, Gigli, Bjorling, Pavarotti....take your pick really.

[@zuraiashvili8106]

Seems to me that not only he is in total control of his voice but he is also controlling every single hair on his head :D

[@pederlettstroem980]

😂 ok, I agree.

[@ilgattopardo3231]

I am sorry, but isn't it still pitched a quarter step higher?

[@JohnPanto]

MWY,MWY,MWY os gwelwch yn dda!

[@operaFan-tn8ng]

I love his voice but the diminuendo at the end - as written by Verdi - was completely missing. Sigh.

[@dimakauffman]

Enrique Cuenca (polivoz)

[@peterbrewster7028]

As good as if not bettter than the best male voice ever; at least Gigli or Caruso etc with something else perhaps? They were superb too. "Overlooked" someone, what world can you inhabit to say such a thing. "Boring" someone else says. Worse than stupid

[@Donnadie2quemasda3]

Está cantando en "play-back" ¿Sólo yo lo veo?

[@sigvaldlofnes985]

He was young in my book when he died his over use of alcohol possibly was a factor

[@karldelavigne8134]

No morendo 🤷‍♂️

[@SilverSingingMethod]

Clear tongue tip retraction back away from the teeth.

[@karinamakova24]

what a bullshit. Here on you tube there is a program of 2 hours and more with recordings live. I like Benjamino Gigli also. I followed the breath and it was breath taking. Lauri-Volpi, Merli and the last great tenors Domingo and Carreras

[@karinamakova24]

O.K This is a good tenor, and that is it. There is no best tenor, I have my favorite,. The most people who like to compare are Franco Corelli fans. Why? Domingo sang better without Pertille things. I like every good singer, I even like Frank Tenaglia. May be not the best, but he sings with such passion. Kenneth Brannagh wanted to play Wallander, thereis only one who calls his dog Jussi.

[@villalobos1981]

BJORLI ? ELE FOI EMBAIXA DOR ? NÃO !!!!!!!!!!°°°° ENTÃO GUSTAVO LIMA É ME LHOR DO QUE ELE.

[@roxalysmendez7941]

lo mismo sigo diciendo , vibrato muy pesado.

[@lsmith145]

Great version, but John Treleaven sang this one as good.

[@roxalysmendez7941]

vuelvo e insisto hermosa interpretacion , pero no a la altura de Lanza.

[@ulisseclisse]

UN BEL FINALE ma non perfetto nè tantomeno"testuale".Nel "testo" vi è scritto"a morire".Per cui la nota deve "scemare,diminuire pian piano...delicatamente.Ma molto pochi riescono a "scendere" dal "si naturale"di potenza ad un"si naturale" di"grazia!"CORELLI a mio parere è riuscito"quasi nell'intento".io"ci proverò e farò capire"cosa voglio intendere,A PRESTO!

[@arbiterveritatis1063]

I think it is his phrasing I find disappointing. It's not "Italian" in style" He has a lovely lyric tenor voice, very bright. Although his top notes, when singing forte, sound strained.

[@zimatar489]

Pavarotti's Celeste Aida in Metropolitan Opera performance is better.

[@ulrikewermann1268]

hahaha! Good joke!

[@ramonavandermerwe1159]

Why are you not watching it then?