The Charleston History Advocate

The Jussi Bjorling Society will hold its annual conference in Charleston in 2009, and on May 16th the Charleston County Public Library will host the society’s presentation of three historical lectures. First, Charleston Archive manager Dr. Nic Butler will talk about the cultural climate of antebellum Charleston. Harald Henrysson, curator of the Jussi Bjorling Museum in Stockholm, will discuss the Swedes who formed the Charleston Philharmonic Society in the 1850s. The session will conclude with a presentation by Stefan Johansson, head of Dramaturgy at the Swedish Royal Opera in Stockholm, discussing Jussi Bjorling’s career at the Royal Opera.

The session will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 16th, in the auditorium of the Charleston County Public Library at 68 Calhoun Street. Admission is free and open to the public, so please feel welcome to attend and learn more about the interesting cultural connections between Charleston, Sweden, and the international music scene.

Saturday, 16 May 2009
1:00–5:00 p.m.
Charleston County Public Library Auditorium
68 Calhoun Street

For further information, please contact Dr. Butler at (843) 805-6968 or butlern@ccpl.org.