Editing Jon Vickers (section)

{{Short description|Canadian opera singer}}
{{about|the Canadian opera singer|other people with similar names|John Vickers (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2015}}

{{Infobox person
|name        = Jon Vickers
|honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CC|size=100%}}
|image       = Jon_Vickers.jpg
|alt         =
|caption     =
|birth_date  = {{Birth date|1926|10|29}}
|birth_place = [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan]], Canada
|birth_name  = Jonathan Stewart Vickers
|death_date  = {{Death date and age|2015|07|10|1926|10|29}}
|death_place = [[Ontario]], Canada
|other_names =
|known_for   =
|education   = [[The Royal Conservatory of Music|The Royal Conservatory]]
|occupation  = [[Opera singer]] ([[tenor]])
|nationality =
|organizations = {{plainlist|
* [[Royal Opera House]]
* [[Metropolitan Opera]]
}}
|awards      = [[Governor General's Awards#Governor General's Performing Arts Awards|Governor General's Awards]]
}}
'''Jonathan Stewart Vickers''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CC}} (October 29, 1926 – July 10, 2015), known professionally as '''Jon Vickers''', was a Canadian [[heldentenor]].

Born in [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan|Prince Albert]], Saskatchewan, he was the sixth in a family of eight children. In 1950, he was awarded a scholarship to study opera at [[The Royal Conservatory of Music]] in Toronto. In 1957 Vickers joined London’s [[Royal Opera House]], Covent Garden company. In 1960 he joined the [[Metropolitan Opera]]. He became world-famous for a wide range of German, French, and Italian roles. Vickers' huge, powerful voice and solid technique met the demands of many French, German, and Italian roles. He was also highly regarded for his powerful stage presence and thoughtful characterizations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11734490/Jon-Vickers-tenor-obituary.html|title=Jon Vickers, tenor – obituary|work=The Telegraph|date=July 12, 2015|access-date=July 14, 2015}}</ref> (Conversely, he was sometimes criticized for "scooping"—beginning a note below pitch and then sliding up to the correct pitch—and for "crooning".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/reputations-jon-vickers|title=Reputations – Jon Vickers|website=Gramophone|accessdate=August 29, 2021}}</ref>)

In 1968 he was made a Companion of the [[Order of Canada]]. Vickers received the [[Governor General's Performing Arts Award]] for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jon Vickers biography|url=http://ggpaa.ca/award-recipients/1998/vickers-jon.aspx|publisher=Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation|access-date=February 4, 2015}}</ref>