Tenor Bror Magnus Tødenes recieved The Jussi Björling Society’s Prize 2017

“Norwegian tenor Bror Magnus Tødenes is the recipient of this year’s prize. Our hitherto youngest prize-winner, who moreover has Jussi Björling as his household god among singers. It may seem bold to recommend such a young candidate. But his prerequisites for future successes within the trade of singing appear to be extremely good. He has already attracted international attention and has been singing in both Salzburg and Vienna – cities closely associated with music and singing. At the age of 24 confirmation is decisively important and for that reason we want to draw attention to this promising tenor to a wider audience in this country and elsewhere.

Bror possesses a voice that is easily accessible and affecting. A voice for a wide audience who want to listen to a light, Nordic tenor sound that becomes particularly attractive in Norwegian and Swedish songs. The hard to describe and decidedly Scandinavian timbre, which also distinguishes Jussi Björling from many of his contemporary colleagues from other latitudes, is also abundantly present in Tødenes’ voice. When making the most of his talents, the world is likely to be waiting for coming years of success and development. A promising voice has been born.”

Besides the prize amount Tødenes will receive a crystal vase from the glass realm of Småland with the following inscription: “Bror Magnus Tødenes. A voice for a wide audience which will want to listen to a light and Nordic tenor sound.”

More about Tødenes’ carrier and biography can be found at:

http://www.nordicartistsmanagement.com/artists/bror-magnus-todenes

On Youtube he can be heard in Lensky’s aria et al.

New website for the Jussi Björling Society

We would like to wish you a warm welcome to the Jussi Björlingsällskapet's new website: www.jussibjorlingsallskapet.se Here you are given good opportunities to delve into the life and work of the singer Jussi Björling. But this website will just be in Swedish.

The old website: www.jussibjorlingsallskapet.com, which you are reading now, will remain as a comprehensive archive and will be able to be visited as usual and you can read it in English, click on the British flag.

The new website is intended to be a more up-to-date place for current information from August 2023. 

 

The Jussi Björling Society

The Jussi Björling Society was founded on January 7, 1989. Its task is to promote interest in and spread knowledge about Jussi Björling, his vocal art, life and career.

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Jussi Favourites of the Board Members

Hans Thunström presents his favourite recording.

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The former Jussi

Björling Museum

Jussi Björling Museet

The museum officially closed on January 1, 2021 and is now vacant. We hope that it will later be replaced by a museum in another location.