with Enrico Caruso
He made his debut in 1892 at the Teatro di Napoli in Sannazzaro in ‘’Carmen’’. Then he appeared in different Italian theaters such as Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, Teatro Verdi di Pisa, Teatro Comunale di Siracusa, Teatro Comunale di Salerno. In 1902 and in the 1906-1907 season he tours Eastern European countries with success (Minsk, Smolensk, Kursck, Kharkov, Tashkent etc.). He sang mostly in foreign countries and was active also in Cairo, Spain, USA and Argentina. He continued his career till 1930's.
Chronology of some appearances
1892 Sannazzaro Teatro di Napoli Carmen (Escamillo)
1893 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Carmen (Escamillo)
1894 Trieste Teatro Verdi Dannazione di Faust (Mefistofele)
1895 Siracusa Teatro Comunale Cavalleria rusticana (Alfio)
1896 Catania Teatro Nazionale Pagliacci (Tonio)
1897 Foggia Teatro Dauno Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1898 Milano Teatro Lirico Arlesiana (Baldassarre)
1899 Catania Politeama Pacini Il Falconiere (Ottone I°)
1900 Roma Teatro Argentina Marco Visconti (Marco)
1902 Catanzaro
1904 Genova Politeama Genovese Gioconda (Barnaba)
1906 Brescia
1908 Bologna
1910 New York
1912 Piacenza
1914 Londra Coliseum Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1916 Milano Teatro Carcano Carmen (Escamillo)
1918 Mantova Teatro Andreani Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1920 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Fanciulla del West (Sonora
1924 Cairo
1926 Asti
1931 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Otello (Montano)
1933 Palermo
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