Born in Montevideo, Carlo Ventre studied in his home city and later in Milan, where he made his debut at Teatro alla Scala as the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto conducted by Riccardo Muti. He has since embarked on an international career that has taken him to prestigious theatres worldwide. Recent engagements include Aida at the Arena di Verona, Pagliacci at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, and productions at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Prinzregententheater in Munich, Staatsoper Hannover and Teatru Astra in Malta.

A winner of the ‘Gino Bechi’ prize at the Concurso Tenor Viñas in Barcelona, he also won the Luciano Pavarotti International Voice Competition in Philadelphia.