- Anna-Lisa Björling
Anna-Lisa Björling, nee "Emy Anna-Lisa Berg" (
March 15 ,1910 –November 24 ,2006 ), was a Swedishopera singer andactress . She was married totenor ,Jussi Björling , from 1935 until his death in 1960.Born in
Stockholm , Anna-Lisa was asoprano who had studied at theRoyal Swedish Academy of Music . After her marriage toJussi Björling in 1935, Anna-Lisa focused on her family life and their children for ten years. When the children were older she resumed her musical studies, and made a very successful comeback at theRoyal Swedish Opera in 1948, where she performed various roles until the late 1960s.In Sweden, and occasionally abroad, she performed duets with her husband Jussi Björling, for television specials and other events. She had also appeared in some early Swedish films, both as an actress and singer in the 1930s.
She was sometimes credited as "Anna-Lisa Berg" or "Anna-Lisa Björling Barkman".
She died in Stockholm in 2006, at age 96.
elected filmography
*1932 - "Svarta rosor"
*1932 - "Landskamp"
*1932 - "Hans livs match"
*1931 - "Skepp ohoj!"
*1931 - "Falska miljonären"ources
* [http://www.svd.se/dynamiskt/kultur/did_14186906.asp SvD - Anna-Lisa Björling Barkman död (short news report of her death with a mini biography)] (from TT Spektra - Sweden)
*Björling, Anna-Lisa: "Mitt liv med Jussi" (My Life with Jussi), Stockholm, Bonnier, 1987 (Sweden).
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