Jussi Björling

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Jussi Björling

Luciano Pavarotti had great respect for Björling and regarded him a great tenor. He also used Björling's choices of roles as a sort of road map for his own career, although he did not perform as many non-Italian roles as Björling did.

The Swedish daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) published an article on September 6, 2007, that refers to two interviews with Pavarotti. It is clear that Jussi Björling was his idol. "When I'm about to train a new opera, I first listen to how Jussi Björling did it. His voice was unique and it's his path that I want to follow. I would more than anything else wish that people compared me with Jussi Björling. It's like so I'm striving to sing."

Another quote came from Luciano Pavarotti when he was compared to being in the same league as Björling. Pavarotti replied "Please, I'm only human" a statement demonstrating that even the great modern tenor had enormous respect for Björling.

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