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Jon Fredric West... has earned international acclaim for his portrayals of the heroic tenor roles of composer Richard Wagner and become known for his leading tenor roles as Canio in I Pagliacci, Florestan in Fidelio, Otello and, of course, Siegfried in The Ring of the Nibelungen.
He has performed in many of the world’s great opera houses--the Royal Opera Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Deutsche Oper Berlin, La Scala, Paris Opera and the Vienna Staatsoper-- and worked with such esteemed conductors as James Levine, Zubin Mehta, Sir Simon Rattle, Seiji Ozawa and Michael Tilson Thomas.
In a special ceremony the University presented West with an honorary doctorate of music in recognition of his contributions to the nation’s musical life.
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