JON VICKERS – A MEMOIR
Commissioned and produced for RTE Lyric FM’s The Lyric Feature.
In memory of the legendary tenor Jon Vickers, this is an exclusive 1 hour programme of reminiscences from distinguished artists and others who knew and performed with him, as well as comments about his life and some of his most celebrated roles that he himself gave to host Jon Tolansky in two of his very rare interviews. Contributors include, in addition to Jon Vickers, mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry, soprano Renata Scotto, tenor John Dobson, conductor the late Sir Colin Davis, and writer and musicologist David Cairns.
Host & Producer:
Jon Tolansky
Executive Producer:
Olga Buckley
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila (1963)
Jon Vickers, tenor
Georges Prêtre, conductor
Paris Opera Orchestra
EMI Classics: 67602
Bizet: Carmen (1970)
Jon Vickers, tenor
Grace Bumbry, mezzo-soprano
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Paris Opera Orchestra
EMI Classics: 7243585505
Verdi: Otello (1973)
Jon Vickers, tenor
Mirella Freni, soprano
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Warner Classics: 5099945645020
Wagner: Die Walküre (1961)
Jon Vickers, tenor
Anita Välkki, soprano
Georg Solti, conductor
Covent Garden Opera Company
Testament: SBT41495
Berlioz: Les Troyens (1957)
Jon Vickers, tenor
Blanche Thebom, mezzo-soprano
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
Covent Garden Opera Company
Testament: SBT41443
Beethoven: Fidelio (1961)
Jon Vickers, tenor
Otto Klemperer, conductor
Covent Garden Opera Company
Testament: SBT21328
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (1972)
Jon Vickers, tenor
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Warner Classics: 5099902885827
Britten: Peter Grimes (1978)
Jon Vickers, tenor
Sir Colin Davis, conductor
Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Philips / Decca Classics: 0289 462 8472 8
Schubert: Winterreise (Jon Vickers–In Memoriam) (1983)
Jon Vickers, tenor
Geoffrey Parsons, piano
Warner Classics: 0825646031573
