Carlos E. Bárcenas Ramírez
Tenor
Born in Cali, Colombia, Carlos studied marine biology before taking up singing and relocating to Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Music Performance and a Master of Music (Opera Performance) from the University of Melbourne.
Carlos has worked with organizations in Australia, including Victorian Opera, Melbourne Lyric Opera, Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Short Black Opera, University of Queensland, and Opera Queensland (OQ). He has also performed in Italy, Germany, and Colombia. His roles include the tenor solo in Verdi’s Requiem, Marco (The Gondoliers), Michael (Pecan Summer by Deborah Cheetham), Steuermann (The Flying Dutchman), Edgardo and Normanno (Lucia di Lammermoor), Prince Charming (Cendrillon), Nadir (The Pearl Fishers), Elvino (La Sonnanbula), Tebaldo (I Capuleti e i Montacchi), Arnold Melchtal (William Tell), and Gastone (La Traviata), Malcolm (Macbeth), and tenor solo for Verdi’s Requiem. Carlos received a Green Room Award for his performance of Steuermann.
Most recently, Carlos performed at The Classics: Opera on the Silver Screen in Victoria Gardens in Melbourne for the City of Stonnington and for OQ at Winton and Longreach for the Festival of Outback Opera.
