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This collaboration was a surprise to me, as I always thought of Merrill and Richard Tucker, not Bjorling. A great loss like Norman Treigle who died in his 40's too. They gave their all.
My favourite duet, and this is the version that surpasses all others, beautiful.
Thank you! So happy you are doing this!
A terrific album. For anyone who does not have it, the entire album is available on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/lp_operatic-duets-with-robert-merrill_jussi-bjrling-robert-merrill
This collaboration was a surprise to me, as I always thought of Merrill and Richard Tucker, not Bjorling. A great loss like Norman Treigle who died in his 40's too. They gave their all.
No one can touch him
I met Roberta Peters once, and asked her about Jussi Bjorling. The question seemed to make her emotional, and all she replied “Oh, Jussi”.
Lovely piece