Biografia   

He studied in Milan with the great baritone Lelio Casini and debuted in 1904 at the Sociale of Lecco in ‘’Manon Lescaut’’. In 1905 he appeared at the Politeama Azeglio in Bologna as Milio in ‘’Zaza’’. Then he guested in Havana. He had a successful career in Italy. In 1908 he sang at the Teatro Regio in Turin and at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. In 1906 he appeared in Genoa in the premiere of the opera ‘’Hermes’’ of Attilio Parelli. In 1908 He performed at the Politeama Argentino in Buenos Aires, in 1910 at the Teatro Khevidiale of Cairo. In the 1908-1909 season he belonged to the ensemble of the Manhattan Opera House in New York. In 1911 he made guest appearance at Teatro Regio in Parma as Enzo in ‘’La Gioconda’’ of Ponchielli. In 1913 he performed at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome in the premieres of the operas ‘’L'Arabesca’’ of Domenico Monleone and ‘’La Leggenda delle sette Torri’’ of Alberto Gasco. In 1923 he appeared at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples in the premiere of Mario Persico’s opera ‘’Morenita’’. In 1930 he made guest appearance in Holland; in 1929 he performed at the Teatro San Carlo in  Naples in the premiere of the opera ‘’Don of Giovanni’’ of Felice Lattuada. In spite of his great success in all major stages in Italy he never sang at La Scala in Milan. Only in 1931 he sang there, alternating with Francesco Merli the role of Radames in Vedi’s ‘’Aida’’. In the second part of his career he also appeared in Wagner's repertoire (Tannhäuser, Siegfried). Already in 1925 he appeared at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples as Tannhäuser, in 1933 in Venice, at the Teatro La Fenice as Siegfried in Wagner’s ‘’Siegfried’’. He had a very long career that finished in 1949 with a performance of ‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’ at the Sociale of Savigliano. After retiring he opened a singing school.
Chronology of some appearances

1911 Teatro Regio Parma La Gioconda with Ernestina Poli-Randaccio (Gioconda), Ida Zizolfi (cieca), Ninì Frascani (Laura) and José Segura Tallien (Barnaba).

1912 Teatro Costanzi  Roma "La Wally"  with Ersilde Cervi-Caroli (Wally), Enrichetta Graziani (Walter), Gabriella Besanzoni (Afra), Renzo Minolfi (Vincenzo Gellner), Giulio Cirino (Stromminger) and Giorgio Schottler (pedone di Schnals).

1913 Teatro Donizetti Bergamo "Isabeau" with Gilda Dalla Rizza (Isabeau), Maria Leonardi (Ermyntrude), Clotilde Amadei (Ermyngarde), Giulia Martinengo (Giglietta), Giuseppe Montanelli (re Raimondo) and Luigi Baldassarre (Faidit/araldo).

1914 Teatro Regio Parma "Manon Lescaut" with Claudia Muzio (Manon), Luigi Rossi-Morelli (Lescaut) and Silvio Queirolo (Geronte).

1915 Teatro Donizetti Bergamo "La Gioconda" with Maria Baldini (Gioconda), Emilia Rubaldi (cieca), Adele Ponzano (Laura), Giuseppe Bellantoni (Barnaba) and Vincenzo Bettoni (Alvise).

1920 Teatro Regio Torino "Dejanice" with Toti Dal Monte (Argelia), Ester Mazzoleni (Dejanice), Edoardo Faticanti (Dardano) and Luciano Donaggio (Labdaco).

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