Sigurd Björling
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Sigurd Björling
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Sigurd Björling 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 3 October 1950 in San Francisco, and the following year he was the first postwar-Wotan at the Bayreuth Festival. On 15 November 1952 he made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera, singing there for a full season. He sang his last performan
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Swedish operatic baritone
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