Probably he made his debut in 1920. In 1923 he appeared at the Teatro Carcano in Milan as Mefistofele in ‘’Faust’’. The next year, he was in Malta where he sang in ‘’Rigoletto’’, ‘’Faust’’, ‘’Gioconda’’ and ‘’Boheme’’. In 1925 he guested in Bologna and sang at the Teatro Verdi in Verdi’s ‘’Forza del destino’’. Then he made guest appearances in Cairo and Nice. Masini finished his career probably in 1940.
Chronology of some appearances
1923 Milan Teatro Carcano Faust (Mefistofele)
1924 Malta Teatro Reale Rigoletto (Sparafucile)
1925 Bologna Teatro Verdi Forza del destino (Padre Guardiano)
1926 Cairo
1927 Cairo
1928 Cremona
1932 Cagliari Teatro Civico Adriana Lecouvreur (Principe )
1937 Ravenna
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
HMV, Milano 1928-12-03
Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Ve' se di notte with Leonildo Basi, Giovanni Borghi and Alida Vane 0254007 S 10050
HMV, Milano 1928-12-05
Favorita (Donizetti): Splendon più belle
HMV, Milano 1928-12-11
Trovatore (Verdi): Per me ora fatale with Apollo Granforte DB1220 2-054273
HMV, Milano 1929-06-28
Aida (Verdi): Quest’assisa with Vittorio Lois, Benvenuto Franci and Luisa Lucini DB1320 32-603
HMV, Milano 1930-03-12
Otello (Verdi): Una vela!... Esultate! With Enrico Roggio, Nelo Palai and Renato Zanelli DB1439 CM 1321-5
HMV, Milano 1930-04-08
Rigoletto (Verdi): Si, vendetta with Apollo Granforte and Nunu Sanchioni DB 1449 32-1538
HMV, Milano 1930-04-16
Boheme (Puccini): Questa è Mimi with Piero Pauli, Nello Palai and Leonida Basi DA1204
Mefistofele (Boito): Forma ideal, purissima with Piero Pauli and Maria Luisa Fanelli DB1440 32-1490
HMV, Milano 1928/1930
Trovatore (Verdi): Ora per me fatale with Benvenuto Franci DB1262 2-054275
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