Jon Vickers & Leonie Rysanek. Die Walküre, final del acto 1º (Met, 1965).

Richard Wagner: Die Walküre.
Siegmund: Jon Vickers.
Sieglinde: Leonie Rysanek.
Dirección musical: William Steinberg.
Locución: Milton Cross.
Nueva York, 6 de marzo de 1965.

Acerca de Jon Vickers en este broadcast, escribe Paul Jackson (Sign-off for the Old Met, p. 415):

"If any singer warrants the designation of charismatic, Jon Vickers is the man. His Siegmund was a revelation in the 1960 broadcast and even is more impressive in this 1965 performance. No vagaries of tonal production or excessive crooning intrude to blight the perfection of his portrayal. Baritonal security in the many low-lying phrases of the role, complete freedom at the top of the range, command of dynamics from intimate mezza voce to full-throated splendor –all these technical properties, splendid as they are in themselves, are merely the servants of his quest for interpretive truth in characterization. His reading contains many specific expressive and vocal excellences: the ability to transform a phrase from rhythmic narration to emotional significance merely by a change of vocal color (as he does repeatedly in Siegmund's biographical narrative); the crescendo applied to the 'Wälse' pair, which converts them into living entities rather than examples of tenorial bravado; the aura of quietude he evokes when Brünnhilde predicts Siegmund’s fate; the infinite tenderness of the head tone he voices as he bids his beloved farewell. When Vickers is in full command of his instrument, as he is on this afternoon, he is an inspiring artist".