Erwin Schrott:

Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, he made his professional debut there in 1994.

After winning the 1998 Operalia Competition he made debuts that year in Verona, Washington and Cagliari, and subsequently at the Vienna State Opera, Paris Opéra, Metropolitan Opera, New York, Hamburg State Opera, La Scala, Milan, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires and in Brussels, Chicago, Genoa and Florence.

He made his Royal Opera debut as Banquo in 2002, returning as Leporello. Other repertory includes Don Giovanni (Royal Opera, Washington, Los Angeles, Florence, La Scala, Metropolitan Opera, Valencia), Mozart’s Figaro (Los Angeles, Vienna, Zürich, Metropolitan Opera), Escamillo (Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles, Cincinnati) and Méphistophélès in La Damnation de Faust (Rome, with the Accademia di Santa Cecilia and Antonio Pappano).

Plans include Don Giovanni (La Scala, Metropolitan Opera, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Valencia, Seville), Nozze di Figaro (Vienna, Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Munich) and Faust (Barcelona, Vienna).