Joel Berglund - Swedish bassbarytone (1903-1985)

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Joel Berglund, Swedish bassbaritone, 1903-1985, as Wolfram in Tannhauser by Richard Wagner,
Blick' ich umher in diesem edlen Kreise, recorded in 1946.

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Joel Berglund, Swedish bassbaritone, 1903-1985, as Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner, sings Wahn! überall Wahn, recorded in 1943.

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Joel Berglund, Swedish bassbaritone, 1903-1985, as Leporello in Don Giovanni by Mozart, sings Madamina, Il catalogo e questo, recorded in 1946.

Överförd av carusogugge den 2 apr 2007

Joel Berglund, Swedish bassbaritone, 1903-1985, as Wolfram in Tannhauser by Richard Wagner, sings
O Du Mein Holder Abenstern (Song to the Evening Star), recorded in 1946.

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Joel Berglund, Swedish bassbaritone, 1903-1985, as Méphisto in Faust by Charles Gounod, sings
Le veau d'or, recorded in 1937, sung in Swedish. Joel Berglund was one of Sweden's greatest singers.

He had a powerful, majestic voice, known for its intense sound and clear diction. In Sweden he enjoyed the same popularity as Jussi Bjoerling, his classmate at the Stockholm opera school. After the war he had a short, successful international career. He sang at the Met a few seasons. In 1949 he became general manager at the Royal Opera of Stockholm.

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