He studied singing with the pedagogue Luis Iribarne and then went to continue his education in Italy. There he studied at the conservatory of Parma under M. Silva. He made his debut in 1920 at the Teatro Grande in Madrid as Samson in ‘’Samson et Dalila’’ of Saint-Saens. Probably his first appearance in Italy was at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples where he sang the role of Siegmund in Wagner’s ‘’Walkiria’’. He soon became the leading Wagner's tenor in Italy and counted as a successor of the great italian tenor Giuseppe Borgatti. After the Second World War he emigrated again to Buenos Aires. Here he been active as a music author and as a correspondent of the Argentine newspaper ‘’La Prensa’’.
Chronology of some appearances
1921 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Norma (Pollione)
1929 Firenze Teatro Comunale Norma (Pollione)
1929 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Norma (Pollione)
1932 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Tristano e Isotta (Tristano)
1933 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Tannhauser (Tannhauser)
COMPLETE RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Walkure (Wagner): Canto di primavera D12311 WB2490
Walkure (Wagner): Un brando il padre promise GQX10269 WBX504
Andrea Chenier (Giordano): Si fui soldato D12311 WB2498
Otello (Verdi): Niun mi tema GQX10270 WBX506
Parsifal (Wagner): Amfortas! GQX10270 WBX512
Tannhauser (Wagner): Racconto, act 3 GQX10269 WBX513
Gotterdammerung (Wagner): Racconto di Siegfried, pt 1, with Giuseppe Nessi and Aristide Baracchi GQX10268 WBX520
Gotterdammerung (Wagner): Racconto di Siegfried, pt 2 with Giuseppe Nessi and Aristide Baracchi GQX10268 WBX521
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