SIGURD BJORLING 2020 THE BAR 1/1 PIECES RELIC / SWEDISH SINGER / JSA CERTIFIED

Description

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 made his debut at the
Metropolitan Opera
, singing there for a full season. He sang his last performance in 1974. He appeared in the 1979 film
Kejsaren
.
This Card, With His Name Misspelled on the Back, Features a Certified Piece of His Handwriting: The Words "High Priest." The Card is Encased in Heavy Plastic and is Unopened.
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