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This disc is essential for Jussi Bjoerling fans--doesn't that include almost everyone?--and for anyone who wants a distinctive sampling from recorded opera's most eloquent age. Best are Bjoerling's duets with baritone Robert Merrill--especially the classic "Au fond du temple saint" from The Pearl Fishers--and the scene with Renata Tebaldi, "Signore, ascolta; non piangere, Liu," from Turandot. Although the sound is variable--and sometimes disappointingly, annoyingly glitch-ridden in these recordings made between 1950 and 1959--the voice, the style, and the passion of the inimitable Bjoerling more than make up for it. --David Vernier
"The Pearl Fishers" Duet, Music, Robert Merrill, Giorgio Tozzi, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Erich Leinsdorf, Jonel Perlea, Renato Cellini, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Rome Opera Orchestra, Rome Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Renata Tebaldi, Zinka Milanov, Emil Markow, Jussi Björling, Licia Albanese, Mario Sereni, Piero de Palma, Tommaso Frascati, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Classical Vocals, French Romantic Opera, Italian Romantic Opera, Opera
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