THE SCANDINAVIANS — The Golden Age of Singing

THE SCANDINAVIANS: The Golden Age of Singing

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)

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)

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)