#jon vickers

[the-tenth-arcanum]

Carmen (1967), Herbert von Karajan

[kimwexlers-brownhair]

His voice is so Erik core

[princesssarisa]

YouTube just randomly offered this clip to me.

One of the greatest African-American opera singers, Grace Bumbry, in Herbert von Karajan's 1967 Vienna production of Carmen: just 30 years old and utterly lovely.

Her Don José is the great heldentenor Jon Vickers.

The costuming is questionable, I admit. That dress looks more like something Carmen Jones should wear than Bizet's Carmen. But no one can deny the talent on display!

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

✨sublimity✨

[aschenblumen]

Ludwig van Beethoven, Fidelio («Gott! Welch Dunkel hier...»). Otto Klemperer, conductor Jon Vickers, tenor

[eruiluvatar24]

Norma Confesses Her Sin and Sacrifices Herself ("Qual Cor Tradisti" / "T...

[graceandfamily]

Princess Grace and Prince Rainier with Jon Vickers (1967).

[kiraalexander]