He was a nephew of the baritone Napoleone Gandini. He was trained by the pedagogues Zoli in Bologna, then A. Malagodi in Cesena and Ghislanzoni in Milan. On 23. 12. 1932 he made his debut at the Teatro Verdi in Ferrara as Lord Arturo in ‘’Lucia di Lammermoor’’ by Gaetano Donizetti. After the Second World War he specialized in comprimario and Buffo parts and now belonged to the stars of La Scala in Milano, where he appeared for the first time in R. Zandonai’s opera ‘’Conchita’’. Probably he retired from the stage in 1969. Totally he appeared in 254 parts in 197 operas.
Chronology of some appearances
1932 Ferrara Teatro
Verdi Lucia di Lammermoor (Lord Arturo)
1940 Milano La Scala La
donna senz'ombra (apparizione d'un ragazzo)
1940 Milano La Scala
La Rondine (Gobin)
1940 Milano La Scala
Fidelio (Giacchino)
1952 Venezia Teatro
alla Fenice Manon Lescaut (Edmondo)
1952 Venezia Teatro
alla Fenice I Quatro Rusteghi (Conte Riccardo)
1953 Milano La Scala Cagliostro (2°carceriere)
1955 Milano la Scala
David (Sciama/Isoboam)
1956 Milano La Scala Troilo
e Cressida (1°sacerdote)
1956 Milano La Scala Boris
Godunov (Boiardo)
1958 Milano La Scala Adriana
Lecouvreur (Poisson)
1960 Milano La Scala
Andrea Chenier (Abate)
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La Voce del Padrone, Milano 1945
Campane di Pace (Dino Olivieri) AV 663
La Voce del Padrone, Milano 1945
Campane di Pace (Dino Olivieri) AV 663
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