In 1945 Björling returned to the US and appeared frequently at the Metropolitan Opera. He sang many major tenor roles in operas in the French and Italian repertoire, including Il trovatore, Rigoletto, Aida, Un ballo in maschera, Cavalleria rusticana, Faust, Roméo et Juliette, La bohème, Madama Butterfly, Tosca and Manon Lescaut. He appeared as Don Carlo in the opening of the 1950–1951 season, but the relationship with Rudolf Bing was strained, and as a consequence he was absent for a couple of seasons in the mid 1950s. Meanwhile, Björling appeared with other American opera companies such as Lyric Opera of Chicago and San Francisco Opera.
in 1945 björling returned to the us and appeared frequently at the metropolitan opera he sang many major tenor roles in operas in the french and italian repertoire including il trovatore rigoletto aida un ballo in maschera cavalleria rusticana faust roméo et juliette la bohème madama butterfly tosca and manon lescaut he appeared as don carlo in the opening of the 1950–1951 season but the relationship with rudolf bing was strained and as a consequence he was absent for a couple of seasons in the mid 1950s meanwhile björling appeared with other american opera companies such as lyric opera of chicago and san francisco opera