Marcelo Puente

Argentinian tenor, he has performed in theatres around the world including the ROH (Covent Garden, London), Opéra national de Paris, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Stuttgart State Opera, La Scala (Milan), Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires), Sydney Opera, Teatro Real in Madrid, Hamburg State Opera, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (Brussels), Dresden State Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Washington National Opera, Prague State Opera, Vancouver Opera, GNO. He sprang to international attention in 2017 when he debuted at the RΟΗ as Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly). Other debuts followed in rapid succession, including the roles of Don José (Carmen), Paolo (Francesca da Rimini), Calaf (Turandot), Pollione (Norma), Manrico (Il trovatore), Turiddu (Cavalleria rusticana), the title roles in Don Carlo, Faust and Andrea Chénier. The role of Mario Cavaradossi is the one he has sung the most in his career in theatres such as ROH, Bonn Theatre, Hamburg State Opera. With the GNO he has performed again, singing the title roles in Don Carlo (2019) and Andrea Chénier (2022) as well as the role of Don Alvaro (La forza del destino, 2025).