American bass Raymond Aceto made his LA Opera debut as King Hrothgar in Grendel in 2006 and will return as Escamillo in Carmen (November 2008). He has established an important presence among the world's leading opera companies and symphony orchestras. His performances continue to gather both popular and critical acclaim. Of his performance as Leporello, The Washington Times wrote, "Raymond Aceto was the first voice heard and will certainly be the last forgotten ... his booming bass gave immense musical pleasure."

Mr. Aceto begins the 2007-08 season with his return to the Vienna State Opera for performances of Escamillo in Carmen. His season in the United States begins with performances as Banquo in Macbeth with San Francisco Opera, and he then returns to Houston Grand Opera as Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte. He makes his Deutsche Oper Berlin debut as Ramfis in a new production of Aida, a role that is twinned with appearances as Fiesco in Simon Boccanegra. Highlights of his concert appearances this season include Verdi's Messa di Requiem with the Dallas Symphony and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the North Carolina Symphony.

Mr. Aceto is well known at leading opera houses around the world. He has appeared frequently with the Metropolitan Opera, most recently as Zaccaria in Nabucco, the King of Egypt in Aida, and Sparafucile in Rigoletto. His debut with Lyric Opera of Chicago was as the High Priest in Nabucco, and he has since appeared with that company as Banquo, Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Fafner in Das Rheingold and Siegfried, the Old Hebrew in Samson et Dalila, Nourabad in Les Pêcheurs de Perles, Alaska Wolf Joe in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, and most recently Ramfis. Mr. Aceto made his debut with San Francisco Opera as Monterone in Rigoletto and later returned as the King in Aida. He regularly appears with Houston Grand Opera, including performances as Fiesco, Sparafucile, Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Pimen in Boris Godunov, Seneca in L'Incoronazione di Poppea, Escamillo, and as the Commendatore in Don Giovanni. He has appeared frequently with Dallas Opera in roles including Leporello in Don Giovanni, Basilio, Raimondo, Monterone, Colline in La Bohème, Fafner and Fasolt, and most recently as Walter in Luisa Miller. His first performances of Rocco in Fidelio were with the Canadian Opera Company, and he returned there for performances in the world premiere of Randolph Peter's The Golden Ass and as Daland in Der fliegende Holländer. He reprised the role of Sparafucile for his debuts with L'Opéra de Montréal and the Santa Fe Opera. Mr. Aceto has also appeared in leading roles with the opera companies of Seattle, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Boston, Colorado, and Cleveland as well as the opera festivals in St. Louis and Spoleto (USA).

Raymond Aceto made his debut at Royal Opera, Covent Garden as Don Basilio in a new production of Il Barbiere di Siviglia conducted by Mark Elder, and he was quickly re-engaged for performances as Sparafucile and as Ferrando in Elijah Moshinksy's production of Il Trovatore. Mr. Aceto made his debut with Madrid's Teatro Real in the role of Ferrando, and audiences at the Vienna Staatsoper first saw him as Ramfis. The role of Ramfis was the vehicle for his debut at Arena di Verona, and he returned there for performances as Escamillo. These performances were recorded and released on DVD by TDK. The role of Escamillo also took him to Palermo's Teatro Massimo. Raymond Aceto's European debut was in performances as Monterone with the Netherlands Opera, and his debut at Brussels' Théâtre de la Monnaie was as Loredano in a new production of Verdi's I Due Foscari.

Raymond Aceto is also in demand as a concert artist. He appeared with the San Francisco Symphony in Mahler's Eighth Symphony led by Michael Tilson Thomas, and he returned for performances of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Stravinsky's Pulcinella and Ravel's L'Enfant et les Sortileges. His debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra was in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, a work in which Mr. Aceto has also appeared in Toronto, at the Hollywood Bowl, and with the Minnesota Orchestra. Mr. Aceto appeared has also appeared with the Minnesota Orchestra in the role of Rocco. He first appeared with the Cleveland Orchestra in a performance of Beethoven's Mass in C Major led by Leonard Slatkin, and he returned for performances of Verdi's Messa di Requiem. He also performed the role of Zuniga in Carmen in concert with both the Cleveland Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony, and he appeared in Salome at Tanglewood with the Boston Symphony and Seiji Ozawa. His first performances of Méphistophélès in La Damnation de Faust were with the Dallas Symphony, and he first performed the title role in Boito's Mefistofele with Boston's Chorus Pro Musica. In 1996 he was the featured bass soloist with the Festival International de Lanaudière for a televised performance of scenes from Faust, Mefistofele and La Damnation de Faust. He made his Alice Tully Hall debut in a concert performance of Balthazar La Favorite with L'Opéra Français de New York, and his Carnegie Hall debut as Andrea Cornaro in Caterina Cornaro with the Opera Orchestra of New York.

A graduate of the Metropolitan Opera's Young Artist's Development Program, the Ohio-born bass has appeared frequently with the company since his debut as the Jailer in Tosca during the 1992-1993 season. In 1995 and 1996 Mr. Aceto was awarded Richard Tucker Foundation Career Grants, and in 1994 he was a recipient of a Sullivan Foundation Award. In 1996 he traveled to Japan for performances and a recording of The Rake's Progress, Seiji Ozawa conducting. Mr. Aceto can also be heard in the role of Capellio in Teldec's recording of I Capuleti e i Montecchi.