Jon Vickers

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Singer
gptkbp:active_years 1947-2010
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:opera
gptkbp:associated_with International opera houses
Wagnerian repertoire
Canadian opera
gptkbp:award gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Order_of_Canada
gptkb:Royal_Philharmonic_Society_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1926-10-29
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Prince_Albert,_Saskatchewan,_Canada
gptkbp:character_voice gptkb:Heldentenor
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Herbert_von_Karajan
gptkbp:death_date 2015-07-10
gptkbp:debut gptkb:Royal_Opera_House
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkbp:genre Classical music
gptkbp:has_child gptkb:Michael_Vickers
gptkb:David_Vickers
gptkb:Catherine_Vickers
gptkb:Peter_Vickers
gptkbp:has_role gptkb:Siegmund
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jon Vickers
gptkbp:influenced Future generations of tenors
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Jussi_Björling
gptkb:Luciano_Pavarotti
gptkb:Enrico_Caruso
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Voice
gptkbp:is_married_to Shirley Vickers
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:opera
Dramatic roles
Opera performances
Stage presence
Vocal technique
gptkbp:legacy Influential tenor in 20th century opera.
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:notable_performance Siegmund in Die Walküre
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Peter_Grimes
gptkb:Aida
gptkb:Tosca
gptkb:Otello
gptkb:Carmen
gptkbp:performed_at gptkb:opera
gptkbp:performed_in gptkb:La_Bohème
gptkb:Aida
gptkb:Tosca
gptkb:Tristan_und_Isolde
gptkb:The_Flying_Dutchman
gptkb:Parsifal
gptkb:Otello
gptkb:Lohengrin
gptkb:Carmen
gptkb:Die_Meistersinger_von_Nürnberg
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Decca_Records
gptkbp:recorded_in gptkb:Siegfried
gptkb:Die_Walküre
gptkb:Götterdämmerung
Wagner's operas
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Toronto,_Canada
gptkbp:spouse Shirley Vickers
gptkbp:website Official website
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tristan_und_Isolde
gptkb:Götterdämmerung
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4