What is Jon Vickers?
{{Infobox person |name = Jon Vickers |honorific_suffix = |image = |alt = |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|10|29}} |birth_place = [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan]], Canada |birth_name = Jonathan Stewart Vickers |death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|07|10|1926|10|29}} |death_place = [[Ontario]], Canada |death_cause = [[Alzheimer's disease]] |other_names = |known_for = |occupation = Tenor |nationality = |awards = [[Order of Canada]] }} '''Jonathan Stewart Vickers''', (October 29, 1926 &ndash; July 10, 2015), known professionally as '''Jon Vickers''', was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[heldentenor]]. 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. ==Other websites== * [https://www.amazon.com/The-Essential-Jon-Vickers/lm/R39F1PLRQTDCKR/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full The Essential Jon Vickers]. *[http://www.bruceduffie.com/vickers.html Interview with Jon Vickers] by Bruce Duffie (originally published 1981 in ''Wagner News'', the newsletter of the [[International Association of Wagner Societies|Wagner Society of America]]) * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0896009 Jon Vickers at IMDB] {{DEFAULTSORT:Vickers, Jon}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease]] [[Category:Canadian singers]] [[Category:Musicians from Saskatchewan]] {{bio-stub}}