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Antonio Soto begins his artistic life in the city of Madrid, Spain, at the age of 17, interpreting Tango, the typical folk music from the Rio de la Plata. He does numerous recitals in different college campuses of the Spanish capital, as well as performances for Television, radio and in concert hall throughout different cities in Spain. Returning to his native Uruguay, Mr. Soto continues performing popular music.

He studied music, vocal technique, and operatic repertoire at the “Escuela de Opera” of Montevideo, enhancing and perfecting his musical knowledge and vocal skills in Europe later with teachers such as Italian Gino Bechi, and Czech baritone Vaslav Zitek in Prague.

At the age of twenty-one, Mr. Soto begins his activity in the area of Lyric music, making his debut in the Solis Theater in Montevideo as “Sparafucille” in Verdi’s “Rigoletto”. Then he went on to perform at the “Colon Theater,” in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the “Municipal” Theater in Santiago de Chile, the “Teresa Carreño” theater in Caracas, Venezuela, the “Municipal” theater in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the “National Theater” in San Jose, Costa Rica, the Theater of the University of Lima, Peru, the Bellas Artes Theater, Mexico, and the National Theater in Quito, Ecuador.

Mr. Soto has also performed in several Spanish cities such as Barcelona, Bilbao, and Palma de Mallorca. In 1984 he was hired as a soloist bass-baritone for the permanent cast of the Wallonie Royal Opera of Liege, Belgium.

Among the roles he has performed, he excelled in “Don Giovanni,”” Leporello” and “Gran Commendatore,” in Mozart`s “Don Geovanni,”

as “Filipo II” in Verdi`s “Don Carlo,” as “Fiesco” in Verdi’s “Simone Boccanegra,” and as “Ramfis” in Verdi`s “Aida.” He also sang the roles of “Mefistofele” in Gounod`s “Faust,” “Escamillo” in Bizet’s “Carmen,” and “Figaro” ln Mozart`s “Le Nozze di Figaro.”

He has also performed as “Raimondo”, in Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor,” as “Don Basilio,” in Rossini’s “II Barbiere di Siviglia,”

as “Colline,” in Puccini’s “La Boheme,” as “Ferrando,” in Verdi’s “II Trovatore,” as “II Re”, in Verdi’s “Aida,” and as “Angelotti” in Puccini’s “Tosca” among others.

Soto has also incorporated religious songs in his has also religious repertoire such as Mozart’s “Coronation Mass” and the “Requiem,” Rossini’s “Stabat Mater,” and Haendel’s “Messiah,” as well as Classical vocal masterpieces such as Haydn’s “The Seasons” and Beethoven’s “Ninth Symphony.”

Mr. Soto Has also appeared in many recitals accompanied by piano as well as in concerts accompanied by orchestras throughout cities in Latin America, Europe and Canada. He also had starring roles in the Comedia Nacional in Uruguay, in plays such as “El Burlador de Sevilla,” by Tirso de Molina, “The Merchant of Venice,” by William Shakespeare, and played the main role in “Lend me a Tenor,” by the American author Ken Ludwig.

Also Mr. Soto has been invited by the Gala Theatre in Washington DC to perform in the world premier musical “Mummy in the closet: The return of Eva Peron,” in the role of “Juan Domingo Peron”.

He won several awards in his country as well as abroad. In 1984 he wins the Golden Medal in the International Vocal Contest “Teresa Hurtado” in Caracas, Venezuela, getting a doble award: the 1st Place among the male voice, and the Special Award for the “Best Performance of an Opera aria”.