\nThe Chilean opera singer Ram\u00f3n Mario Francisco Vinay Sep\u00falveda was born on August 31, 1911 in Chill\u00e1n. He died on January 4, 1996 in Puebla, Mexico. January 2021 will mark the 25th anniversary of his death.
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\nDuring his vocal training he sang mainly bass parts from 1930, but then made his debut in 1931 with the baritone part of Don Alfonso in Donizetti’s opera \u201cLa favorita\u201d. From 1931 to 1944 he sang mainly at the Teatro de las Bellas Artes in Mexico City and on Mexican radio.<\/div><\/div>
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\nChile 15.10.1997<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div>After switching to tenor, he made his debut in 1943 as Don Jos\u00e9 in Bizet’s opera \u201cCarmen\u201d and in 1944 for the first time in the title role in Verdi’s \u201cOtello\u201d. In 1946 he made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera, in 1947 at La Scala, in 1950 at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and in 1952 he appeared as Tristan for the first time at the Bayreuth Festival. After switching to the baritone again, Vinay sang numerous roles in Wagner operas as well as in Tosca, Otello, La Traviata, Aida, Carmen, Pagliacci and La Boh\u00e8me.
\nRam\u00f3n Vinay is best known for four legendary interpretations: the title role in Verdi’s \u201cOtello\u201d under the direction of Arturo Toscanini (1947); Tristan in \u201cTristan und Isolde\u201d under the direction of Herbert von Karajan (1951) as well as Siegmund in \u201cWalk\u00fcre\u201d and the title role in \u201cParsifal\u201d under the direction of Clemens Krauss (1953).
\nRam\u00f3n Vinay gave his farewell performance on September 22, 1969 at the Teatro Municipal in Santiago in Verdi’s Otello, where he took over the baritone role of Iago in the first two acts and was on stage in the third and fourth act in the tenor role of Otello.
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\nThe video shows Ram\u00f3n Vinay with Pedro Vargas in the 1943 film “Fantasia Ranchera” under the musical direction of Manuel Esper\u00f3n.<\/div><\/div>
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