Jussi Björling grew up in the Dalarna region of Sweden and was initially coached
by his father David, who was an accomplished singer himself. He made his
operatic debut at the age of 19 performing 'Manon Lescaut' at the Royal Swedish
Opera in 1930. At the age of 26 he made his US debut at Carnegie Hall and later
went on to become one of the principal singers at New York's prestigious
Metropoloitan Opera.
Björling rose to become one of the leading tenors of the 20th century but his
operatic accomplishments masked a lengthy battle with alcoholism which had a
detrimental effect...