Sigurd Bjorling

Sigurd Björling (2 November 1907 - 8 April 1983) was a Swedish operatic baritone. He made his debut as Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana in 1935 at Royal Swedish Opera. He specialized in Wagnerian roles, among them Wotan, Telramund, Amfortas, Hans Sachs and Kurwenal. His United States debut came on 3 October 1950 in San Francisco (as Kurwenal), and the following year he was the first postwar-Wotan at the Bayreuth Festival. On 15 November 1952 he made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera, singing there for a full season. He sang his last performance in 1974. He appeared in the 1979 film Kejsaren.

The Swedish Tenor - 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Mehler: Petrus de Dacia (Excerpts) [Live] - 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Mehler: Petrus de Dacia (Excerpts) [Live] - 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Peterson-Berger: Vol. 14, Musikfynd i P.B.'s lönnlåda - 2019-05-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Carl Nielsen: Saul & David, FS 25, Act 2 - 4 - 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 6 - Oriental Festival March - Saul & David - 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Peterson-Berger: Arnljot - 2015-09-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Live) - 2015-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Live) - 2015-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner: Das Rheingold, WWV 86a [Recorded 1951] - 2014-08-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven, L.: Symphonies Nos. 3-7 and 9 / Coriolan Overture / Leonore Overture No. 3 (Furtwängler) (1942-1944) - 2014-03-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven, L.: Symphonies Nos. 3-7 and 9 / Coriolan Overture / Leonore Overture No. 3 (Furtwängler) (1942-1944) - 2014-03-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Saint-Saëns : Samson et Dalida - 2013-06-27T00:00:00.000000Z

The Bayreuth Heroine: Her Legendary Opera Recordings, Vol. 1 - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Erich Kleiber conducts Beethoven (1948, 1955) - 2012-05-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Great Swedish Singers: Set Svanholm (1943-1958) - 2012-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Swedish Singers: Elisabeth Söderström (1960-1977) - 2012-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Great Swedish Singers: Leon Björker (1934-1959) - 2012-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Great Swedish Singers: Barbro Ericson (1957-1978) - 2012-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Great Swedish Singers: Sigurd Björling (1942-1968) - 2012-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Jussi Björling Series: Roméo et Juliette - 2012-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Bizet: Carmen (Stockholm, 1954) - 2012-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Great Swedish Singers: Set Svanholm (1943-1958) - 2012-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner in Stockholm: Recordings 1899-1970 - 2012-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Royal Swedish Opera Archives Vol. 8: Verismo - 2010-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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