He studied first at the New England Conservatory in Boston with Arthur J. Hubbard, and later with Vincenzo Lombardi in Florence. He made his stage debut in Genova, as Wilhelm Meister in Mignon, in 1914. He sang in Italy and South America, before making his debut at the Metropolitan Opera on January 31, 1919, as Almaviva. He appeared there for three seasons, also as Lindoro, Roméo, Il duca di Mantova, Alfredo, Rodolfo, Pinkerton, Wilhelm Meister, Cavaradossi, Don Ottavio, Vincent and Des Grieux. He also sang at the Lyric Opera of Chicago from 1923 until 1934. He returned to the Metropolitan on February 3, 1934 as Roméo, and performed there for another five years. Hackett made a number of recordings for Edison and Columbia, notably duets with Maria Barrientos and Rosa Ponselle, in which one can appreciate a singer with a fine technique and a certain elegance.
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Chronology of some appearances
1914 Pavia Teatro Fraschini Mefistofele (Faust)
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Chronology of some appearances
1914 Pavia Teatro Fraschini Mefistofele (Faust)
1916 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1916 Madrid Teatro de La Zarzuela Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1916 Reggio Emilia Teatro Municipale Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1916 Piacenza Politeama Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1916 Roma Teatro Costanzi Mefistofele (Faust)
1916 Genova Politeama Genovese Mignon (Guglielmo)
1917 Buenos Ayres Teatro Colon Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1917 Montevideo Teatro Solis Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1917 San Paolo Teatro Municipal Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1917 Roma Teatro Costanzi Rigoletto (Duca)
1918 Torino Politeama Chiarella Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1918 Roma Teatro Costanzi Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1918 Roma Teatro Costanzi Boheme (Rodolfo)
1918 Buenos Ayres Teatro Colon Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1919 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Municipal Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1919 San Paolo Teatro Municipal Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1919 Philadelphia Teatro Metropolitan Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1921 Chicago Ravinia Park Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1921 San Francisco Auditorium Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1921 Seattle Teatro Metropolitan Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1922 Milano Teatro La Scala Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1924 Chicago Civic Opera House Boheme (Rodolfo)
1925 Chicago Civic Opera House Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1925 Parigi Teatro de La Gaitè Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1925 Los Angeles Philarmonic Auditorium Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1929 Chicago Civic Opera House Don Pasquale (Ernesto)
1937 Chicago Civic Opera House Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Bohemian Girl (Balfe): Then you'll remember me 80070 1258-S1/A
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Ecco ridente 49604
Rigoletto (Verdi): E il sol dell 'anima with Maria Barrientos 49616
Traviata (Verdi): Un di, felice with Maria Barrientos 49622
Boheme (Puccini): Che gelida manina 49645
Forza del destino (Verdi): Solenne in quest'ora with Riccardo Stracciari 49666
Aida (Verdi): O terra addio with Rosa Ponselle 49734
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Verranno a te with Barrientos 49766
Columbia, New York 1920-03-18
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Chi mi frena with Maria Barrientos, Noe, George Meader, Riccardo Stracciari and Jose Mardones 74000-D 49768
Rigoletto (Verdi): Bella figlia dell’amore with Maria Barrientos, Riccardo Stracciari and Jeanne Gordon 49782
Boheme (Puccini): Ah, Mimi, tu piu with Stracciari 49936
Could I? (Vorrei?) (Tosti) 49936
Parted (Tosti) 98003
The snowy breasted pearl (Robinson) 98038
Romeo et Juliette (Gounod): Ah, leve-toi, soleil 98045
Don Giovanni (Mozart): Il mio tesoro 98047
Manon (Massenet): Ah! fuyez, douce image 9020-M 98095
Lakmé (Delibes): Dans la forêt 4036-M W140922
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Se il mio nome 4034-M 03544
Tosca (Puccini): Recondita armonia 4034-M
Fedora (Giordano): Amor ti vieta 4036-M W140921
Faust (Gounod): Salut, demeure (Eng) L1382 WAX1691
Who is Sylvia? (Schubert) WAX1710
Juive (Halevy): Rachel! 9029-M W98264
Cid (Massenet): O souverain 9029-M W98265
Duna (McGill) 4040-M W144857
I heard you singing (Coates) 4037-M W142859
Mignon (Thomas): Ah, non credevi tu W98315
Mignon (Thomas): Ah, non credevi tu! 9032-M W98315
In a Persian Garden (Lehmann): Ah, moon of my delight W98335
Manon (Massenet): Le reve W98337
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Siciliana 4039-M 03541
Beloved, it is morn (Aylward) 9030-M W98336
Rigoletto (Verdi): La donna è mobile 4039-M W143725
Manon (Massenet): Le reve 9034-M 04057
Martha (Flotow): M'appari 4043-M W144873
I look into your garden (Wood) 1911-D W146337
Victor, 1937
Roberta (Kern): The touch of your hand CA.011426
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