He studied singing in
his native city with Cecilio Manfredi. He made his professional opera debut in
January 1900 as the "messenger" in Giuseppe Verdi's ‘’Aida’’. He
spent the next eight years performing mainly comprimario roles in major opera
houses in Italy, including La Scala in Milan and the Teatro di San Carlo in
Naples. He also made appearances at the Royal Opera House in London. He joined the roster of singers at the
Metropolitan Opera in the fall of 1908. He made his debut with the company on
16 November 1908. He remained with the company for 30 season, giving his last
appearance with the company on 9 April 1938. During those years he also
appeared as a guest artist in operas, recitals, and concerts in Europe, South
America, Australia, and Africa. At the Met he sang in the world premieres of
several operas, including Giacomo Puccini's ‘’La Fanciulla del West’’ (1910), Umberto
Giordano's ‘’Madame Sans-Gêne’’ (1915), Charles Wakefield Cadman's ‘’Shanewis’’
(1918), Puccini's ‘’Il tabarro’’ (1918), Puccini's ‘'Gianni Schicchi’’ (1918),
Albert Wolff's ‘’L'oiseau bleu’’ (1919), and Deems Taylor's ‘’Peter Ibbetson’’
(1931). After retiring from the Met, he returned to Novara where he built a
large home and lived quietly. He died after a brief illness three years later
in his native city. He is buried in the Novara Cemetery.
Chronology of some appearances
1906 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Madama Butterfly (Goro)
1906 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Mignon (Laerte)
1914 Metropolitan Opera House L'amore dei tre re (Flaminio)
1914 Metropolitan Opera House Madeleine (Beppe-Arlecchino)
1914 Brooklyn Academy of Music (Beppe-Arlecchino)
1915 Metropolitan Opera House Madame Sans-Gêne (Despréaux)
1920 Metropolitan Opera House Zaza (Malardot)
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