Jussi Björling: O Paradiso. Great opera arias. 1 CD. RCA

 Jussi Björling sings 23 opera arias from: L'Africaine, Aida, Carmen, Don Giovanni, Tosca. Rigoletto. Various orchestras and conductors, in some recordings from 1951 to 1959.

 1 CD. RCA. 68429-2

1.  L'Africaine: O paradis sorti de l'onde by Giacomo Meyerbeer 
 
Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor: Renato Cellini
Orchestra/Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1865; Germany
Date of Recording: 03/09/1951
Language: French 
 
 
 
2.  Aida: Pur ti riveggo...Là tra le foreste vergini by Giuseppe Verdi 
 
Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor), Zinka Milanov (Soprano)
Conductor: Jonel Perlea
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1871; Italy
Date of Recording: 07/1955
Language: Italian
Notes: This selection begins with "Fuggiam gli ardori inospiti..."  
 

 
3.  Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée "Flower song" by Georges Bizet 
 
Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor), Frederick Schauwecker (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874; France
Date of Recording: 09/24/1955
Language: French
Notes: Composition written: France (1873 - 1874).  
 

 
4.  Il trovatore: Deserto sulla terra by Giuseppe Verdi 
 
Performer: Leonard Warren (Baritone), Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor: Renato Cellini
Orchestra/Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
Date of Recording: 03/1952
Language: Italian 
 
 
 
5.  Il trovatore: Ah si, ben mio...Di quella pira by Giuseppe Verdi 
 
Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor), Paul Franke (Tenor)
Conductor: Renato Cellini
Orchestra/Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
Date of Recording: 03/1952
Language: Italian 
 
 
 
6.  Don Giovanni, K 527: Il mio tesoro intanto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
 
Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor), Frederick Schauwecker (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ
Date of Recording: 09/24/1955
Language: Italian 
 
 
 
7.  La Bohème: Che gelida manina by Giacomo Puccini 
 
Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor: Renato Cellini
Orchestra/Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Italy
Date of Recording: 01/13/1951
Language: Italian 
 
 
 
8.  Tosca: E lucevan le stelle by Giacomo Puccini 
 
Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor), Frederick Schauwecker (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900; Italy
Date of Recording: 09/24/1955
Language: Italian 
 
 
 
9.  Tosca: Amaro sol per te m'era il morire by Giacomo Puccini 
 
Performer: Zinka Milanov (Soprano), Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900; Italy
Date of Recording: 07/1959
Language: Italian 
 
 
 
10.  Manon Lescaut: Ah! Manon mi tradisce by Giacomo Puccini 
 
Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor), Licia Albanese (Soprano)
Conductor: Jonel Perlea
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893; Italy
Date of Recording: 07/1954
Language: Italian 
 
 
 
11.  Manon Lescaut: No! pazzo son! by Giacomo Puccini 
 
Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor), Enrico Campi (Bass)
Conductor: Jonel Perlea
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893; Italy
Date of Recording: 07/1954
Language: Italian 
 
 
 
12.  Manon: Instant charmant...En fermant les yeux "Dream of des Grieux" by Jules Massenet 
 
Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor), Frederick Schauwecker (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883-1884; France
Date of Recording: 09/24/1955
Language: French
Notes: This selection begins with "Instant charmant..."  
 

 
13.  Cavalleria Rusticana: Viva il vino spumeggiante "Brindisi" by Pietro Mascagni 
 
Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor), Carol Smith (Alto)
Conductor: Renato Cellini
Orchestra/Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra,  Robert Shaw Chorale
Period: Romantic
Written: 1890; Italy
Language: Italian
Notes: This selection begins with "Intanto, amici..."  
 

14.  Rigoletto: Questa o quella by Giuseppe Verdi 
 
Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor: Jonel Perlea
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1851; Italy
Date of Recording: 06/1956
Language: Italian 
 
 
 
15.  Rigoletto: E' il sol dell' anima by Giuseppe Verdi 
 
Performer: Roberta Peters (Soprano), Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor: Jonel Perlea
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1851; Italy
Date of Recording: 06/1956
Language: Italian 
 
 
 
16.  Rigoletto: Bella figlia dell' amore [Quartet] by Giuseppe Verdi 
 
Performer: Anna Maria Rota (Alto), Robert Merrill (Baritone), Jussi Björling (Tenor),
Roberta Peters (Soprano)
Conductor: Jonel Perlea
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1851; Italy
Date of Recording: 06/1956
Language: Italian 
 
 
 
17.  Turandot: Nessun dorma! by Giacomo Puccini 
 
Performer: Frederick Schauwecker (Piano), Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1926; Italy
Date of Recording: 03/02/1958
Language: Italian 
 
 
 
18.  Cavalleria Rusticana: Mamma, quel vino è generoso "Addio" by Pietro Mascagni 
 
Performer: Margaret Roggero (Mezzo Soprano), Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor: Renato Cellini
Orchestra/Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1890; Italy
Date of Recording: 01/1952
Language: Italian 
 
 
 
19.  Aida: Già i sacerdoti adunansi...Ah! tu dei vivere! by Giuseppe Verdi 
 
Performer: Fedora Barbieri (Mezzo Soprano), Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor: Jonel Perlea
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1871; Italy
Date of Recording: 07/1955
Language: Italian
Notes: This selection begins with "Misero appien mis festi..."  
 

 
20.  Il trovatore: Mal reggendo all' aspro assalto by Giuseppe Verdi 
 
Performer: Fedora Barbieri (Mezzo Soprano), Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor: Renato Cellini
Orchestra/Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
Date of Recording: 03/1952
Language: Italian 
 
 
 
21.  Cavalleria Rusticana: Turiddu mi tolse l'onore by Pietro Mascagni 
 
Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor), Zinka Milanov (Soprano)
Conductor: Renato Cellini
Orchestra/Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1890; Italy
Date of Recording: 01/1952
Language: Italian 
 
 
 
22.  Fedora: Amor ti vieta by Umberto Giordano 
 
Performer: Frederick Schauwecker (Piano), Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1898; Italy
Date of Recording: 09/24/1955
Language: Italian