Biography

With the support of Sacven {Society of Authors and Composers of Venezuela) and Avinpro (Venezuelan Association of Interpreters and Producers), Almenar Otero transmitted his knowledge in vocal education to a large group of speakers, teachers, actors and singers in his country.

Carlos José Almenar Otero was born on 21 March 1926 in Caracas, the second of five children.

The first challenge he faced was learning Italian tenors to practice and get good operatic singing performances in the Conservatoire Giuseppe Verdi. Particularly, he trained with tenor Nino Piccaluga and then on recommendation from Mairon Carly, who was director of the MGM in Venezuela, studied German to advanced level and was accepted to record with the Polydor label.

During his career, he recorded more than 20 albums in four different languages: German, Italian, English, and Spanish.

The life of this Venezuelan singer is divided between before and after winning The Great Caruso competition, organized by the Metro Goldwyn Mayer to promote a film of the same name starred by legendary tenor Mario Lanza. After this success, Almenar Otero went to study singing opera in Italy and Germany, where he lived for 20 years and signed a contract with Polydor Records label which allowed him to record more than 56 albums.