Virginia Tola

[1][2][3] Born on 15 January 1976 in Santo Tomé, Santa Fe, Virginia Tola attended local schools.

She completed her training at the Teatro Colón Art Institute under Ana Sirulnik and Gustavo Valerio.

Pope John Paul II was impressed by her voice at a meeting of Spanish-speaking delegates in early 1995.

In 1999, Tola won first prize at the Queen Sonja International Music Competition in Norway.

[4] She went on to perform in Rome, Los Angeles, Madrid, Amsterdam and Brussels, singing leading roles in operas including The Marriage of Figaro, Cosi fan Tutte, La Traviata, La Bohème, Carmen and Nabucco.