Ramón Vargas
Date of birth: 1960-09-11
Place of birth:
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Ramon Vargas
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.
Movie Credits
Rigoletto
1996-10-05
Paris Opera, October 1996. New production Jérôme Savary
Love, Money and Philosophy
1996-03-28
Stefano, a philosophy grad student without a future, tries to commit suicide after his girlfriend le
Die Operngala der Stars (Baden Baden 2007)
2007-01-08
Deutsche Grammophon proudly presents the new faces of the opera world in a glamorous new live concer
Don Giovanni
2008-09-12
DON GIOVANNI is one of the timeless classics of all opera. Mozart’s music, and the words of his grea
Don Carlos
2005-01-01
Politics and love leads to a love triangle between father, son and stepmother.
Puccini: La Bohème
2008-06-01
Puccini’s evergreen paean to young love and the bohemian life has captivated generations of Met-goer
The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni
2011-10-29
Imbuing the familiar Don Juan myth with a captivating combination of comedy, seductiveness, danger,
La Cenerentola
1997-10-27
A timeless tale told in a florid bel canto style, Rossini’s take on the Cinderella story offers an i
Verdi: La Traviata
2007-07-07
Live from La Scala Saturday 07 July 2007. In this live performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, Violet
Mefistofele
2013-07-09
The season kicks off with Boitos resplendent retelling of Goethes Faust, a monumental work of 'chora
Verdi: Don Carlo
2013-08-09
Teatro Regio’s 2013 revival of their highly successful 2006 production of Verdi’s Don Carlo celebrat
Les Contes d'Hoffman
2017-11-15
This adaptation of three tales by E.T.A. Hoffmann, with a sprinkling of Goethe’s Faust, portrays the
Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann
2016-11-15
This adaptation of three tales by E.T.A. Hoffmann, with a sprinkling of Goethe’s Faust, portrays the
Ernani
2017-11-17
Stage director Jean-Louis Grinda and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo present Verdi’s early smash hit opera
Les contes d'Hoffmann - Opéra Bastille novembre 2016
2016-11-03
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
2007-02-24
The pain of unrequited love is portrayed unforgettably by two of today’s greatest stars. Renée Flemi
A Verdi Gala from Berlin
2002-04-16
Claudio Abbado conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in this gala New Year's Eve performance, organized t
Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming
2008-09-22
Keeping with a long-standing tradition, Renee Fleming kicks off the new season at the Met with scene
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000
2000-12-31
The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music
Idomeneo
2007-03-19
Mozart's opera telling the story of the King of Crete who returns from Troy to find his his son in l
Don Carlo
2016-05-22
The 2016 Don Carlo production at the Vienna State Opera, directed by Daniele Abbado, offered a moder