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Jon Vickers - Definition and Overview

Jon Vickers (born October 29, 1926) is a Canadian tenor.

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 Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music. In 1957 Vickers joined London’s Covent Garden Opera. In 1960 he joined the Metropolitan Opera.

In 1968 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

In 1953 he married Henrietta Outerbridge. They had five children.

Reference

  • Jon Vickers: A Hero’s Life by Jeannie Williams


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