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Jon Vickers
voc, 1926-2015 CA, Saskatchewan
Classical
A.k.a. Jonathan Stewart Vickers
Jonathan Stewart Vickers, CC (October 29, 1926 – July 10, 2015), known professionally as Jon Vickers, was a Canadian heldentenor.Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he was the sixth in a family of eight children. In 1950, he was awarded a scholarship to study opera at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. In 1957 Vickers joined London’s Royal Opera House, Covent Garden company. In 1960 he joined the Metropolitan Opera. He became world famous for a wide range of German, French and Italian roles. Vickers' huge, powerful voice and solid technique met the demands of many French, German and Italian roles. He was also highly regarded for his powerful stage presence and thoughtful characterizations.
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Carmen, WD 31, Act II: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre (Escamillo, Choeur, Frasquita, Mecedes, Carmen) on The French Masters - A Complete Selection by Various Artists Die Walküre, Act I Scene 1: Wes Herd dies auch sei, hier muss ich rasten – Kühlende Labung gab mir der Quell on Wagner: Die Walküre by Richard Wagner, Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan Die Walküre, Act I Scene 1: Einen Unseligen labtest du on Wagner: Die Walküre by Richard Wagner, Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan Die Walküre, Act I Scene 2: Müd am Herd fand ich den Mann on Wagner: Die Walküre by Richard Wagner, Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan Die Walküre, Act I Scene 2: Friedmund darf ich nicht heissen on Wagner: Die Walküre by Richard Wagner, Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan Die Walküre, Act I Scene 3: Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond "Siegmund's Love Aria" on Wagner: Die Walküre by Richard Wagner, Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan Die Walküre, Act I Scene 3: Siegmund, den Wälsung, siehst du, Weib! on Wagner: Die Walküre by Richard Wagner, Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan Die Walküre, Act I Scene 3: Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater on Wagner: Die Walküre by Richard Wagner, Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan Die Walküre, Act I Scene 2: Die so leidig Los dir beschied on Wagner: Die Walküre by Richard Wagner, Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan Die Walküre, Act I Scene 3: Schläfst du, Gast? – Der Männer Sippe sass hier im Saal on Wagner: Die Walküre by Richard Wagner, Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von KarajanTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelio | Ludwig van Beethoven - Joseph Sonnleithner, Sena Jurinac, Jon Vickers, Gottlob Frick, Hans Hotter, Elsie Morison, John Dobson, Forbes Robinson, Joseph Ward, Victor Godfrey, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Και Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Otto Klemperer | 2007 | Album |
| Tristan Und Isolde | Richard Wagner, Jon Vickers, Birgit Nilsson, Walter Berry, Karl Böhm | 2003 | Album |
| Fidelio (Grosser Querschnitt) | Ludwig van Beethoven : Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Gottlob Frick, Walter Berry, Gerhard Unger, Franz Crass, Ingeborg Hallstein, Philharmonia Orchestra Und Philharmonia Chorus, Otto Klemperer | 2003 | Album |
| Samson Et Dalila (Highlights) | Camille Saint-Saëns, Rita Gorr, Jon Vickers, Ernest Blanc, Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Paris, Georges Prêtre | 2001 | Album |
| Samson Et Dalila | Camille Saint-Saëns - Georges Prêtre, Rita Gorr · Jon Vickers · Ernest Blanc, Les Chœurs René Duclos, Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Paris | 2001 | Album |
| Tristan Und Isolde | Birgit Nilsson, Jon Vickers | 2000 | Single |
| Samson et Dalila | Camille Saint-Saëns - Jon Vickers, Shirley Verrett, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis | 2000 | Single |
| L'Incoronazione Di Poppea | Claudio Monteverdi, Gwyneth Jones, Jon Vickers, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Richard Stilwell, Valérie Masterson, Jocelyne Taillon, Michel Sénéchal, Charles Burles - Julius Rudel | 1998 | Album |
| Canadian Art Songs | Jon Vickers, Richard Woitach | 1998 | Album |
| Die Walküre | Richard Wagner - Gundula Janowitz, Régine Crespin, Thomas Stewart, Jon Vickers, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 1998 | Album |
| Die Walküre (Querschnitt) | Richard Wagner, Gundula Janowitz, Régine Crespin, Thomas Stewart, Jon Vickers, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 1998 | Album |
| Don Carlo | Giuseppe Verdi - Gré Brouwenstijn, Jon Vickers, Boris Christoff, Fedora Barbieri, Tito Gobbi, Carlo Maria Giulini | 1994 | Album |
| Ten Top Tenors | Giacomo Aragall, Carlo Bergonzi, Jussi Björling, José Carreras, Franco Corelli, Placido Domingo, Mario del Monaco, Luciano Pavarotti, Giuseppe di Stefano, Jon Vickers | 1993 | Compil. |
| Solti Edition: Aida - Querschnitt • Highlights | Giuseppe Verdi / Leontyne Price • Rita Gorr • Jon Vickers • Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma E Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma • Georg Solti | 1992 | Album |
| Requiem | Giuseppe Verdi, Sir John Barbirolli, Montserrat Caballé, Fiorenza Cossotto, Jon Vickers, Ruggero Raimondi - New Philharmonia Chorus And New Philharmonia Orchestra | 1990 | Album |
| Tristan Und Isolde | Richard Wagner, Birgit Nilsson, Ruth Hesse, Jon Vickers, Karl Böhm | 1989 | Album |
| Die Walkure | Richard Wagner, Herbert von Karajan, New York Metropolitan Orchestra, Birgit Nilsson, Jon Vickers, Régine Crespin, Theo Adam, Josephine Veasey, Martti Talvela, Judith DePaul, Carlotta Ordassy, Shirley Love | 1989 | Album |
| Vickers: Songs By MacMillan ⦁ Somers ⦁ Coulthard ⦁ Ridout ⦁ Beckwith ⦁ Naylor ⦁ Morawetz | Jon Vickers, Richard Woitach | 1986 | Album |
| Carmen (Highlights) | Georges Bizet, Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Kostas Paskalis, Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Paris, Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos | 1985 | Album |
| Symphony No. 9 | Ludwig Van Beethoven - Margaret Price | 1984 | Album |
| "Choral" Symphony (No.9) / "Choral" Fantasy | Ludwig Van Beethoven - Margaret Price | 1983 | Album |
| Mahler Das Lied Von Der Erde | Gustav Mahler - The London Symphony Orchestra - Sir Colin Davis - Jon Vickers - Jessye Norman | 1982 | Album |
| Don Carlos | Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Boris Christoff, Jon Vickers, Tito Gobbi, Gré Brouwenstijn, Fedora Barbieri | 1980 | Album |
| Symphonie N°9 | Ludwig Van Beethoven | 1979 | Album |
| Peter Grimes | Benjamin Britten - Jon Vickers / Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden And Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Colin Davis | 1978 | Album |
| Brani Scelti Da Otello | Giuseppe Verdi, Jon Vickers, Leonie Rysanek, Tito Gobbi, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma E Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma | 1977 | Album |
| Tristan Und Isolde (Szenen) | Richard Wagner, Helga Dernesch, Jon Vickers, Christa Ludwig, Walter Berry, Karl Ridderbusch, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 1976 | Album |
| Great Tenors Of Today | Carlo Bergonzi, Franco Corelli, Placido Domingo, Nicolai Gedda, James McCracken, Luciano Pavarotti, Jon Vickers | 1976 | Compil. |
| Otello | Giuseppe Verdi, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Peter Glossop, Berliner Philharmoniker, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin | 1974 | Album |
| Otello (Extraits) | Herbert von Karajan, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Peter Glossop, Berliner Philharmoniker, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin | 1974 | Album |
| Guiseppe Verdi - Otello / Grosser Querschnitt In Italienischer Sprache | Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Peter Glossop | 1974 | Album |
| Favorite Music From Handel's "Messiah" | Georg Friedrich Händel, Sir Thomas Beecham, Jon Vickers, Giorgio Tozzi, Jennifer Vyvyan, Monica Sinclair | 1973 | Album |
| Ten Great Canadian Opera Stars | Jean Bonhomme, Victor Braun, Pierre Duval, Raoul Jobin, George London, Maria Pellegrini, Joseph Rouleau, Leopold Simoneau, Huguette Tourangeau, Jon Vickers | 1972 | Album |
| Tristan Und Isolde | Richard Wagner - Jon Vickers · Helga Dernesch · Christa Ludwig · Walter Berry · Karl Ridderbusch · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan | 1972 | Album |
| Requiem | Giuseppe Verdi, Sir John Barbirolli, Montserrat Caballé, Fiorenza Cossotto, Jon Vickers, Ruggero Raimondi - New Philharmonia Chorus And New Philharmonia Orchestra | 1970 | Album |
| Les Troyens | Hector Berlioz - Jon Vickers, Josephine Veasey, Berit Lindholm, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis | 1970 | Album |
| Die Walküre Highlights | Richard Wagner, The London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf, Birgit Nilsson, Jon Vickers | 1963 | Album |
| Aïda | Giuseppe Verdi, Leontyne Price, Jon Vickers, Rita Gorr, Robert Merrill, Giorgio Tozzi, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma And Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Georg Solti | 1962 | Album |
| La Walkyrie | Richard Wagner, Birgit Nilsson, Gré Brouwenstijn, Rita Gorr, Jon Vickers, George London, David Ward, The London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf | 1962 | Album |
| Highlights From Fidelio | Ludwig van Beethoven – Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Gottlob Frick, Walter Berry, Gerhard Unger, Ingeborg Hallstein, Philharmonia Orchestra and Philharmonia Chorus, Otto Klemperer | 1962 | Album |
| Aïda (Highlights) | Giuseppe Verdi, Georg Solti Conducting Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma And Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Leontyne Price, Jon Vickers, Rita Gorr, Robert Merrill, Giorgio Tozzi | 1962 | Album |
| Otello | Giuseppe Verdi · Jon Vickers · Leonie Rysanek · Tito Gobbi · Tullio Serafin · Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma And Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma | 1960 | Album |
| Fidelio - Grosser Querschnitt | Ludwig van Beethoven - Helga Dernesch, Jon Vickers, Karl Ridderbusch, Zoltan Kélémen, Horst R. Laubenthal, José van Dam, Helen Donath, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | Compil. | |
| Italian Arias | Jon Vickers | Album | |
| Tristan Und Isolde - Szenen | Richard Wagner - Jon Vickers · Helga Dernesch · Christa Ludwig · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan | Album | |
| Franz Schubert Le Voyage D'Hiver | Jon Vickers, Geoffrey Parsons | Album | |
| CBC Transcription Radio Canada | Jon Vickers, Leo Barkin | Album |
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