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5 February 1911 – 9 September 1960
天赋的本质,加上后天的训练和他对音乐精美的演绎,他对音乐的理解和再创造,使他成为20世纪最出类拔萃的歌唱大师。
On 15 March 1960, Björling suffered a heart attack before a performance of La bohème at Covent Garden. He insisted on singing, in spite of his condition. He died of cardiomegaly (an enlarged heart) six months later on the island of Siarö [sv], Sweden, aged 49.