Ramon Vargas

Ramón Vargas Is One Of The Leading Tenors Of Our Time And One Of The Most Sought-After Worldwide. Born In Mexico City The Seventh Of Nine Children. Ramón Vargas Began Singing At The Age Of 9 Joining The Boys' Choir Of The Basilica Of Guadalupe In His Home Town. He Then Studied At The Cardenal Miranda Institute In México City With Antonio Lopez And Ricardo Sanchez. In 1982 After Winning The Carlo Morelli National Vocal Competition He Made His Debut In Haydn's Lo Speziale In Monterrey Mexico. His Breakthrough Came In 1983 When The Mexican Conductor Eduardo Mata Hired Him To Sing Fenton In Verdi's Falstaff And Then Don Ottavio In Mozart's Don Giovanni. Upon Winning The Enrico Caruso Tenor Competition In Milan Italy In 1986 He Moved To Austria Where He Completed His Vocal Studies At The School Of The Vienna State Opera Under The Guidance Of Leo Müller. After Deciding To Become A Freelancer In 1990 He Met The Renowned Teacher Rodolfo Celletti In Milan Who Since Then Remains His Vocal Coach. Ramón Vargas' International Debut Took Place In 1992 When The New York Metropolitan Opera Asked Him To Sing Edgardo Opposite June Anderson Substituting Luciano Pavarotti. This Was Soon Followed By A Debut On The Stage Of La Scala In 1993 Where He Sung Fenton In Strehler's New Production Celebrating The Centenary Of Falstaff Conducted By Riccardo Muti. He Now Regularly Performs At All The Major Opera Houses All Over The World To Great Acclaim Buenos Aires Teatro Colón La Favorita London Royal Opera House Un Ballo In Maschera La Bohème Rigoletto La Traviata Milan La Scala Falstaff Rigoletto La Traviata New York Metropolitan Opera Attila La Bohème Il Barbiere Di Siviglia La Cenerentola L'elisir D'amore Lucia Di Lammermoor Rigoletto Der Rosenkavalier Madrid Teatro Real Werther Paris Opéra-Bastille Rigoletto La Traviata San Francisco Opera Un Ballo In Maschera L'elisir D'amore Lucia Di Lammermoor Vienna State Opera La Bohème L'elisir D'amore Lucia Di Lammermoor Maria Stuarda Roberto Devereux Verona Arena Il Barbiere Di Siviglia Rigoletto And Others. In Addition To His Operatic Career He Is Also An Accomplished Concert Singer With An Extensive Repertoire Ranging From Italian Classical Songs To Romantic German Lieder And Melodies By French Mexican And Spanish Composers From The 19th And 20th Centuries. In 1998 He Offered A Memorable Recital At La Scala And His Renditions Of Popular Mexican Songs Have Been Met With Enthusiasm At Massive Concerts Across Europe And Mexico. He Was Awarded The Lauri-Volpi Award For The Best Opera Singer Of The 1993 Italian Season And In 1995 Italian Critics Were Unanimous In Awarding Him The Gino Tani Award For The Arts. In 2000 British Opera Now Declared Ramón Vargas Artist Of The Year. Each Year Since 1999 Austrian Festpiele Magazine Has Given Him The First Place Among The Best Tenors In The World. In 2001 He Received The ECHO Klassik - Singer Of The Year Award From The German Phono Academy. He Lives With His Wife Amalia And His Two Sons Fernando And Rodrigo In Vienna Austria. read less