Jussi Jalas

Jussi Jalas ("né" Blomstedt, June 23, 1908 – October 11, 1985) was an accomplished Finnish conductor. His father was the architect Yrjö Blomstedt, and his wife, Margareta, was the daughter of Jean Sibelius.

Jalas was the music director of the Finnish National Opera, and he taught at the Sibelius Academy from 1945 to 1965.

Recordings

His discography includes a complete recording of Leevi Madetoja's opera, "Juha", with Jorma Hynninen, as well as, for Westminster, Norman Treigle's two recital albums, "Arias from Italian, French and German Opera" (1967) and "Operatic Heroes and Villains" (1968).

For the same label, he conducted Beverly Sills' first recital album, "Bellini and Donizetti Heroines" (1968). Among his "pirated" recordings is that of a 1971 Helsinski concert featuring Anja Silja in excerpts from "Götterdämmerung" and "Tristan und Isolde".

Reference

* Liner notes to "Norman Treigle Performs Bass/Baritone Arias from Italian, French and German Opera," Westminster, 1967.