World-renowned tenor Ramón Vargas. Captured from his web site
Mexican-born world-class tenor Ramon Vargas, 65, has been appointed as a full professor within the vocal music division on the Seoul Nationwide College.
In keeping with the college on March 2, Vargas was specifically recruited and can start instructing college students this semester.
Vargas is considered one of many main figures among the many „post-Three Tenors,“ following within the footsteps of Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, and Jose Carreras.
His lyrical tenor voice, usually in comparison with Pavarotti’s for its brilliant timbre and hovering excessive notes, has earned him recognition as one of many most interesting within the discipline.
Born in Mexico Metropolis, Vargas started his vocal coaching there earlier than making his breakthrough in Europe after profitable the Enrico Caruso Competitors in Milan in 1986.
His international recognition soared in 1992 when he made his New York debut in Lucia di Lammermoor as a stand-in for Pavarotti.
Following this success, he carried out in Falstaff at Italy’s La Scala in 1993, incomes the celebrated Lauri-Volpi Award, cementing his standing as a number one determine in Latin American opera.
Vargas first visited South Korea in 2015, performing duet live shows on the Seoul Arts Middle and Busan Cinema Middle alongside soprano Hong Hei-kyung.
This text from the Hankook Ilbo, a sister publication of The Korea Instances, is translated by a generative AI and edited by The Korea Instances.
