2008Nominee
Best Performance
Puccini: La Bohème
Ramón Vargas
Actor
September 11, 1960
Biography
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. 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 sang 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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2008Nominee
Best Performance
Don Giovanni
2017Nominee
Best Performance
Ernani
Career Highlights
2016Highlight
Best Performance
Les contes d'Hoffmann - Opéra Bastille novembre 2016
2007Highlight
Best Performance
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin