One of the great tenors

Posted by TGR (A) on July 13, 2015 at 11:50:13

In Reply to: Jon Vickers RIP posted by Tadlo on July 13, 2015 at 09:40:51:

I was always a fan since the first time I heard him on record....I don't think there has ever been a better Florestan, his Verdi was terrific (I have a CD of Italian arias recorded in the late 50s or early 60s that is superb and I also have the Solti Aida and the Covent Garden Don Carlo), his Siegmund was as good as it gets, both for Leinsdorf and for Karajan, etc. I saw him live just once, doing Siegmund at the SF Opera in the mid-70s - I actually drove up from LA where I was attending grad school to hear this. It always broke my heart that he limited his Wagner to two roles (with Parsifal a 3rd earlier in his career). OK, he had flaws - his German wasn't perfect and sometimes he crooned and maybe he was a bit crazy as a person, but what a voice and what characterization - he never phoned it in.

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Topic - Jon Vickers RIP - Tadlo 09:40:51 07/13/15 (17)

RE: Jon Vickers RIP - fantja 13:51:04 07/20/15 (0)

RE: Jon Vickers RIP - bald2 08:42:54 07/19/15 (1)

Don Jose - pbarach 15:05:28 07/20/15 (0)

RE: Jon Vickers RIP - learsfool 15:54:27 07/13/15 (6)

There's an interesting discussion going on. . . - Chris from Lafayette 16:12:30 07/13/15 (5)

RE: There's an interesting discussion going on. . . - Ivan303 20:32:46 07/13/15 (2)

RE: There's an interesting discussion going on. . . - Kas 06:04:35 07/14/15 (1)

Other than the madness of Grimes... - Ivan303 06:51:35 07/14/15 (0)

RE: There's an interesting discussion going on. . . - rbolaw 19:35:45 07/13/15 (0)

He might have walked out but................. - Kal Rubinson 17:08:37 07/13/15 (0)

RE: Jon Vickers RIP - pbarach 14:49:29 07/13/15 (1)

RE: Jon Vickers RIP (correction) - Travis 08:12:12 07/14/15 (0)

One of the great tenors - TGR 11:50:13 07/13/15 (3)

And don't forget his Gerontius... - Ivan303 21:10:31 07/13/15 (0)

and I forgot to mention his Otello - TGR 12:04:24 07/13/15 (1)

I love that Karajan Otello video - Chris from Lafayette 16:04:29 07/13/15 (0)

Heard that yesterday myself - Chris from Lafayette 11:18:32 07/13/15 (0)

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One of the great tenors - TGR 11:50:13 07/13/15 (3)

And don't forget his Gerontius... - Ivan303 21:10:31 07/13/15 (0)

and I forgot to mention his Otello - TGR 12:04:24 07/13/15 (1)

I love that Karajan Otello video - Chris from Lafayette 16:04:29 07/13/15 (0)

One of the great tenors

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