Ramón Vargas is currently regarded as one of the world’s leading tenors, regularly appearing at the most important opera houses, including the Opera Bastille in Paris, Covent Garden in London, the Metropolitan in New York, the Vienna State Opera, etc. 1992 was a very important year in the career of the young and upcoming Mexican singer; his debuts at the Vienna State Opera, at the Metropolitan in New York and at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan marked his establishment as an international star. 1992 was also the year of his first solo recording featuring opera arias by Rossini and Donizetti, here in a re-issue.

The prophecy that Italian opera specialist Rodolfo Celletti made in his liner notes for this Claves CD has more than come true: «The outstanding talents and musical artistry which Ramón Vargas offers in this, his first recording, give sure evidence of a phenomenal career to follow.» Vargas is accompanied by the English Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Marcello Viotti, who has earned widespread acclaim for his recordings for Claves of Rossini’s five early one-act operas and Schubert’s complete symphonic works.