This is a gala day for you
On October 14, 1979 I spent my birthday attending my first all-star opera gala, thrilled at the chance to hear some of the great singers I’d only experienced on LPs, broadcasts or via my pirate reel-to-reel tapes.
Jon Vickers
80 pieces since 2009 — in 17 roles, at 10 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
80
pieces
17
roles
10
companies
18
years
By role
2 pieces as Lyric Opera of Chicago — stats above show all coverage for Jon Vickers.
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Jon Vickers 1926-2015
The legendary Canadian heldentenor died on Friday. He was 88.
Win a Free Ticket to Opening Night at the Met!
Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star in the Met's new Macbeth. We're giving away one ticket, so screw your courage to the sticking place and enter now!
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
