He studied at the Milan conservatory with del Fiume. Debuted in 1905 at Garlasco as Cavaradossi in ‘’Tosca’’. In 1907 he guested in Teatro de l'Opera, Buenos Aires in ‘’Hérodiade’’ of Massenet. In the same year he sang in Teatro Massimo, Palermo as Radames in ‘’Aida’’ and as Samson in ‘’Samson et Dalila’’ of Saint-Saëns. Then he guested in the big theatres of Italy, Spain, South America and Russia with great success. In the 1910-11 season he appeared at La Scala in ‘’Simon Boccanegra’’ of Verdi and in ‘’Saffo’’ of Giovanni Pacini. In 1912 he sang at the Teatro Costanzi, Rome as Manrico in ‘’Il Trovatore’’, in 1915 at Teatro Politeama, Pisa as Radames in ‘’Aida’’. In the 1913-14 season he sang at the German theatre, Prague. The critics called him successor of Enrico Caruso. In 1916 he sang in Spain and in Santiago de Chile. In the First World War he announced himself voluntarily to the Italian army and lost in the fights his leg. His career was finished and he worked in Barcelona as a pedagogue.
1905 Garlasco Teatro Martinetti Tosca (Cavaradossi)
1906 Firenze Politeama Fiorentino Trovatore (Manrico)
1907 Palermo Teatro Massimo Sansone e Dalila (Samson)
1908 Madrid Teatro Reale Aida (Radames)
1909 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Aida (Radames)
1910 Madrid Reale Aida (Radames)
1911 Firenze Politeama Fiorentino Saffo
1912 Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)
1913 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Otello (Otello)
1914 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)
1915 Padova Teatro Verdi Trovatore (Manrico)
1917 Santiago del Chile Teatro Municipal Otello (Otello)
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
G&T, Milano 1907
Forza del Destino (Verdi): La vita e un inferno 2-52614 10793b
Forza del Destino (Verdi): O tu che in seno 2-52613 10792b
Ernani (Verdi): Come rugiada al cespite 2-52611 10794b
Trovatore (Verdi): Ah! si, ben mio 2-52612 10826b
Ballo in Maschera (Verdi): La rivedro 2-52615 10827b
Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Di tu se fedele 2-52616 10828b
Poliuto (Donizetti): Al suon dell'arpe with Cecilia David 54358 10851B
Juive (Halevy): Rachele allor che Iddio 052186 1271c
Juive (Halevy): Chi mi svela with Cecilia David 054178 1272c
Ricordanze (Vittadine) 052187 1274c
Huguentos (Meyerbeer): Dillo ancor with Cecilia David 054179 1275c
Gramophone, Milano 1908
Trovatore (Verdi): Deserto sulla terra 2-52689 11277b
Lombardi (Verdi): La mia letizia infondere 2-52690 11279‹b
Lohengrin (Wagner): Da voi lontan 052264 1496c
Trovatore (Verdi): Mal reggendo with Carolina Pietracewska 054211 1497½c
Jone (Petrella): O Jone di quest'anima 052245 1499‹c
Carmen (Bizet): Il fior 052259 1550c
Pathe, Milano 1908?
Trovatore (Verdi): Miserere with Celestina Boninsegna 84141 12507
Trovatore (Verdi): Di quella pira 84142
Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saens): Figli miei 84143 10039
Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saens): Spezzi i ceppi 84144 10039
Otello (Verdi): Niun mi tema 84145 10034
Otello (Verdi): Dio! Mi potevi scagliar 84146 10034
Aida (Verdi): Nume custodi e vindici with Franco Fabbri-Boesmi 84147 12539
Saffo (Pacini): Ah! Giusta pena 84149 10273
Africana (Meyerbeer): O paradiso 84150 10273
Pathe, Milano 1912?
Fanciulla del West (Puccini): Ch’ella mi creda 84188
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar 84193 10040
Lohengrin (Wagner): Da voi lontan 84196 10041
Forza del Destino (Verdi): Le minacce, i fieri accenti P.I with Luigi Montesanto 84197 12513
Forza del Destino (Verdi): Le minacce, i fieri accenti P.II with Luigi Montesanto 86214 12513
Poliuto (Donizetti): Al suon dell'arpe with Elvira Magliulo 86216 12515
Guillaume Tell (Rossini): O muto asil 86224 10312
Otello (Verdi): Gia nella notte densa with Giuseppina Baldassarre-Tedeschi 86249 12533
Trovatore (Verdi): Di geloso amor with Bianca Lenzi and Luigi Montesanto 84191
Pathe, Milano 1913 – 1916
Prophete (Meyerbeer): Re del cielo 86428 12533
Trovatore (Verdi): Ah, si, ben mio 86458 10326
Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Guardate pazzo son 86459 10326
Otello (Verdi): Esultate! 86485 10135
Otello (Verdi): Ora e per sempre addio 86486 10135
Mme Sans-Gene (Giordano): Lassu in Alsazia with Giuseppina Baldassarre-Tedeschi 10321
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