Ramón Vargas

Known for ActingBorn 1960-09-11 (age 65)

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Die Operngala der Stars (Baden Baden 2007)

Les contes d'Hoffmann - Opéra Bastille novembre 2016

Don Giovanni

Don Carlos

Conversando con Cristina Pacheco

Verdi: La Traviata

Love, Money and Philosophy

Les Contes d'Hoffman

Ernani

Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann

Don Carlo

Mefistofele

Verdi: Don Carlo

The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni

Puccini: La Bohème

Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

Idomeneo

A Verdi Gala from Berlin

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000

La Cenerentola

Rigoletto

Verdi's Ernani