He was born in Valencia (Spain) on January 29th, 1902, and became an Argentinean citizen on March 3rd, 1927.
He studied in Rosario with maestro Sismondo. Due to his excellent pitch, he was sent to study in Italy with Cavaliere
Benedetto Luciniani.
Two years later, he was heard by Commendatore Ferone in an audition at the Teatro alla Scala in Milano. Thereafter, he
started his career in different Italian theaters such as the Nazionale in Milano, Adriano in Rome, Sociale in Campobasso,
Vittorio Emmanuele in Torino, Petruzzelli in Bari etc., and also in places such as Reggio Calabria or Catanzaro, where he
sang his most representative operatic roles: Edgardo, Rodolfo, Faust (Mefistofele), Alfredo and Duca di Mantua.
Because of his father's death, he returned to Rosario and made his debut at Teatro de la Ópera in Lucia di
Lammermoor, followed by Rigoletto. In Buenos Aires, he made his debut at Teatro Politeama in Lucia di Lammermoor, and in
Montevidero at the Teatro Sodre in the same opera, with Lily Pons and Victor Damiani and maestro Calussio on the podium.
Then he was hired by maestro Paolantonio to tour Brazil, performing at the Teatro João Caetano at Rio de Janeiro in
Tosca, Bohème, Traviata, Lucia, Rigoletto and Cavalleria rusticana. The tour ended with Lucia di Lammermoor,
conducted by Paolantonio, who was killed the day after during a rehearsal.
After many recitals, Carrión returned to Buenos Aires, and few days later he was called urgently from Porto Alegre,
where he had to replace Beniamino Gigli in Lucia, besides Bidu Sayão. In Argentina he sang in many provincial
theaters, his repertory being Carmen, Aida, Rigoletto, Pagliacci and Lucia.
From 1942 to 1945, he sang many times at Teatro Municipal in Santiago de Chile: Trovatore, Lucia, Caupolicán (by
Remigio Acevedo, world premiere), Aida, Trovatore, Cavalleria, Sayeda (by Pisquert), Ballo in maschera, Tosca and Rigoletto.
He sang also at Valparaíso in Trovatore, Rigoletto, Butterfly, etc.
In 1945, he made a tour of Latin America with his wife, the soprano Angelici; they started in Lima (Peru) with Lucia, and
for ten months they were singing operas such as Traviata, Tosca, Rigoletto, Marina and Lucia in Cali, Bogotá,
Medellín, Caracas, Quito, Maracaibo, etc.
Back to Buenos Aires, he sang at La Rural de Palermo with the company of the Teatro Colón (Aida), and several operas
at the Teatro Argentino in nearby La Plata.
During all his career, he was very close to the Teatro Marconi. This was the theater were all the Argentinean opera singers
of those days prepared their main roles, and it was their way to the Colón. Carrion was also manager and producer of
that theater during the 50's. In the early 60's, he often sang at the "Lunes líricos" (Lyrical Mondays), where the
young conductor Miguel Angel Veltri started into the operatic world. Carrión's last performance was Il trovatore
in the course of those performance cycles.
After he retired, he taught singing. He died in Buenos Aires on June 1st, 1978.
