Ramón Vargas
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 11, 1960
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.
Filmography
- Verdi's Ernani
Verdi's Ernani TBA
as Ernani
Ernani 2017
Actor
- Les Contes d'Hoffman
Les Contes d'Hoffman 2017
as Hoffmann
Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann 2016
as Hoffmann
Les contes d'Hoffmann - Opéra Bastille novembre 2016 2016
as Hoffmann
Don Carlo 2016
as Don Carlo
Verdi: Don Carlo - Royal Theater Turin 2013
as Don Carlo
Mefistofele 2013
as Faust
The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni 2011
as Don Ottavio
Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming 2008
as Alfredo
Don Giovanni 2008
as Don Ottavio
Puccini: La Bohème 2008
as Rodolfo
Don Giovanni 2008
as Don Ottavio
Verdi: La Traviata 2007
as Alfredo Germont
Idomeneo 2007
as Idomeneo
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin 2007
as Lensky
Die Operngala der Stars (Baden Baden 2007) 2007
Actor
- Don Carlos
Don Carlos 2005
as Don Carlos, Infant d'Espagne
A Verdi Gala from Berlin 2002
as Self - Tenor
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000 2000
as Self - Tenor
La Cenerentola 1997
as Prince Ramiro
Rigoletto 1996
as Il Duca di Mantova
Love, Money and Philosophy 1996
as Nemorino
Credits from TMDB.