Description
THE SCANDINAVIANS: The Golden Age of Singing
All performances digitally remastered for the first time!
Available on DVD at https://www.vaimusic.com/product/4703.html
This collection of performances by legendary Scandinavian and Scandinavian American singers includes many selections never before available on home video. Highlights from the Golden Age of Television include:
JUSSI BJOERLING
Herbert: Princess Pat – Neapolitan Love Song (3/6/50)
Schubert: Was ist Sylvia (11/20/1950)
Bizet: Carmen – Flower Song (11/20/1950)
Leoncavallo: Mattinata (11/20/1950)
Beach: Ah, Love, But Day (11/19/51)
Strauss: Ständchen (11/19/51)
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci – Vesti la giubba (11/19/51)
BIRGIT NILSSON: Sieczynski: Wien, Du Stadt Meiner Träume 1/6/63 2:32
LAURITZ MELCHIOR
Wagner: Lohengrin – In fernem Land (2/12/51)
Wagner: Die Meistersinger – Prize Song (10/9/50)
Strauss: Zueignung (9/24/51)
Grieg: Mit einer primula veris (1/14/52)
Grieg: I Love Thee (2/12/51)
Trad: Danish Children’s Song (2/12/51)
NICOLAI GEDDA
Puccini: Bohème - Act I finale with Lisa Della Casa (11/4/62)
Gounod: Romeo & Juliet - Final Scene with Roberta Peters (2/10/63)
Singers of Scandinavian descent:
RISË STEVENS – Bizet: Carmen – Habanera (6/1/59)
DOROTHY WARENSKJOLD – Charpentier: Louise - “Depuis le jour” (7/7/52)