Sigurd Björling [SEP] voice type
Sigurd Björling
Sigurd Björling (2 November 1907 - 8 April 1983) was a Swedish operatic baritone.
He made his debut as Alfio in "Cavalleria Rusticana" in 1935 at Royal Swedish Opera. He specialized in Wagnerian roles, among them Wotan, Telramund, Amfortas, Hans Sachs and Kurwenal.
His United States debut came on October 3, 1950, in San Francisco (as Kurwenal), and next year he was the first postwar-Wotan at the Bayreuth Festival. On November 15, 1952, he
Corporation released on LP the complete live recording of "La traviata" performed at the Swedish Royal Opera on 29 August 1939 with Hjördis Schymberg as Violetta and Jussi Björling as Alfredo in his last assumption of the role. Excerpts from that recording can still be found in some CD compilations such as "The Jussi Björling Series – Radamès, Alfredo, Roméo" (Bluebell ABCD 103). Other CD recordings featuring Schymberg include: 
- Gounod: "Roméo et Juliette" (Jussi Björling, Hjördis Schymberg, Leon Björker and Sigurd