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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES
Raymond Aceto Aceto made his debut with San Francisco Opera as
Bass/Sarastro Monterone in Rigoletto and later returned as Banquo
in Macbeth, the King in Aïda and Timur in Turandot.
He regularly appears with Houston Grand Opera,
American bass Raymond Aceto has established including performances as Scarpia in Tosca, Seneca
an important presence among the world’s leading in L’incoronazione di Poppea, Sparafucile in Rigoletto,
opera companies and symphony orchestras. His Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Fiesco in Simon
performances continue to gather both popular and Boccanegra, Pimen in Boris Godunov, Escamillo in
critical acclaim. Carmen, Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, as well as Il
Aceto is well-known at leading opera houses around Commendatore in Don Giovanni.
the world. He has appeared frequently with the Aceto has appeared frequently with The Dallas
Metropolitan Opera, most recently as Zaccaria in Opera in roles including Leporello in Don Giovanni,
Nabucco, the King in Aïda, Il Commendatore in Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Raimondo in Lucia di
Don Giovanni and Sparafucile in Rigoletto. His debut Lammermoor, Monterone in Rigoletto, Colline in La
with Lyric Opera of Chicago was as the High Priest bohème, Fafner and Fasolt in Das Rheingold, Walter
in Nabucco, and he has since appeared with that in Luisa Miller and Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte. His
company as Banquo in Macbeth, Basilio in Il barbiere first performances of Rocco in Fidelio were with the
di Siviglia, Fafner in Das Rheingold and Siegfried, the Canadian Opera Company, and he returned there
Old Hebrew in Samson et Dalila, Nourabad in Les for the world premiere of Randolph Peters’ The
pêcheurs de perles, Alaska Wolf Joe in Rise and Fall Golden Ass and as Daland in Der fliegende Holländer.
of the City of Mahagonny, Ramfis in Aïda, Comte des He reprised the role of Sparafucile for his debuts
Grieux in Massenet’s Manon and Varlaam in with L’Opéra de Montréal and the Santa Fe Opera.
Boris Godunov.
www.raymondaceto.com
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