Carved from granite and with a voice to match, Canadian tenor Jon Vickers, who has died at the age of 88, was one of the truly unique singers of the 20th Century. He had a brooding dramatic intensity ...

LONDON (AP) — Canada-born opera singer John Vickers, nicknamed “God’s tenor” for his inimitable voice and strong Christian beliefs, has died. He was 88. The Royal Opera House opera, citing a statement ...

NPR's Arun Rath remembers the Canadian tenor, who died at age 88 in Ontario on Friday. Jon Vickers, Opera Singer Known As 'God's Tenor,' Has Died ARUN RATH, HOST: It's hard for me to believe a voice ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian tenor Jon Vickers, a celebrated opera singer once called 'God's tenor' for his voice and deep faith, has died, London's Royal Opera House said, citing a statement from his ...

To fill the gigantic mold of a Wagnerian hero, a tenor should 1) have a voice big enough and resonant enough to soar over the timpani-tempered Wagnerian orchestra, 2) be robust enough to support ...

SOUTH BEND — In partnership with the IU Libraries Moving Image Archive, Jennifer and Jon Vickers present “The Moving Image Plays Itself” at 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo ...

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