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- Indiana University Cinema
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Film & TV
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Known for
- Karajan: Beauty As I See It — Self (archive footage)2008
- Peter Grimes1981
- Fidelio — Florestan1979
- The Bartered Bride - The Met — Vasek1978
- Otello - The Met — Othello1978
- Norma — Pollione1974
- Tristan und Isolde — Tristan1973
- Otello — Otello1973
- Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci — Canio1970
- Bizet Carmen — Don José1967
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Jonathan Stewart Vickers, CC (born October 29, 1926), known professionally as Jon Vickers, is a retired Canadian heldentenor. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he was the fourth of eight children. His father was an itinerate preacher and school principal. He had the good fortune to be overlooked early in his career and was able to develop without the pressure to over perform. One of the best actors and interpreters of roles on the operatic stage. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jon+Vicke
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jonathan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Prince Albert
- Place of death
- Ontario
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Educated at
- The Royal Conservatory of Music
- Field of work
- opera
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- His Master's Voice
- Voice type
- tenor
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- date of birth
- 1926-10-29
- Fach vocal classification
- Heldentenor
- date of death
- 2015-07-10
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
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Article · Português
Jonathan Stewart Vickers, (29 de Outubro de 1926 – 10 de julho de 2015) mais conhecido com o nome profissional Jon Vickers, foi um tenor canadeense. Jon Vickers nasce em Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, ele é o sexto filho de oito crianças. Em 1950 ele ganhou uma bolsa para estudar ópera no Conservatório Real de Música em Toronto. Em 1957 Vickers se associou ao Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Em 1960 ele se associou ao Metropolitan Opera. Ele se tornou mundialmente famoso pelas suas performances de papéis Alemães, Franceses e Italianos. Ele tinha uma voz de tenor dramático muito poderosa, que era muito bem usada em papíes Wagnerianos e era um cristão conservador.
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