O Paradiso / Jussi Bjoerling : Great Opera Arias (BMG)

Umberto Giordano (Composer), Pietro Mascagni (Composer), Jules Massenet (Composer), Giacomo Meyerbeer (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Leonard Warren (Performer), Robert Merrill (Performer), Enrico Campi (Performer), Jussi Bjoerling (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Leonard Warren, Robert Merrill, Enrico Campi, Jussi Bjoerling
• Composer: Umberto Giordano, Pietro Mascagni, Jules Massenet, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, et al.
• Audio CD (May 13, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: BMG
• ASIN: B000003G15
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #424,821 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #15 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Milanov, Zinka

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most divine album of all time!, March 30, 2000

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This review is from: O Paradiso / Jussi Bjoerling : Great Opera Arias (BMG) (Audio CD)

This is no doubt my absolute favourite collection. Bjoerling was not only the greatest tenor of the Golden Age, but probably one of the greatest in recording history! His timbre is sweetly penetrating, with the power and range of Caruso, but with a beauty completely out of the Caruso realm. His high notes are the most pure and heartwarming, his technique flawless, and his dramatics, although controlled, are very convincing. If you have not heard Bjoerling, this is an excellent first album to buy. He sings some of the most incredible arias in the tenor repertoire, and especially in the piano accompanied ones, brings something new to them as well. Listening to Bjoerling is an experience. Just beware. Once you discover him, you'll never be able to listen to another tenor again!