He studied singing
under Paccini and Rossi and made his debut in Italy as Manrico in G. Verdi’s ‘’Trovatore’’ (1892). His special success was
in USA, where he made his debut around 1900. He was a principal tenor of Tivoli
Grand Opera Company. Married soprano Edith Helena (1876-1956).
Chronology of some
appearances
1900 Galveston Grand Opera House Rigoletto (Duca)
1900 San
Francisco Tivoli Opera House Almaviva
(Barbiere di Siviglia)
1900 San
Francisco Tivoli Opera House Rigoletto
(Duca)
1900 San Francisco Tivoli Opera House Carmen (Don Jose)
1901 Salt Lake City Teatro
Salt Lake Carmen (Don Jose)
1901 San Francisco Tivoli Opera House Rigoletto (Duca)
1902 San Francisco Tivoli Opera House Carmen (Don Jose)
1907 San Francisco Central Theater Rigoletto (Duca)
1911 Washington National Theater Carmen (Don Jose)
1911 Boston Opera House Trovatore (Manrico)
1911 Boston Opera House Trovatore (Manrico)
Domenico first wife, my grandmother, was Frances Rosa Mandler. They had two sons, Mozea asher,Milt Aborn and a daughter Madelin V. Mozea asher was my father. Frances, who as I grew up we call MA,was the soprano and Domenico was training her. I never got to know my grandfather who divorced Frances and later married Edith Helena.
ReplyDeleteI have an autographed picture of him given to my grandfather
ReplyDeleteI have a larger size photo of him, signed, in role - when he sang in Chicago in 1908 - he is a rare and forgotten tenor
ReplyDeleteDear Nestor please, send on my email and I will add here and write thank to you, here is my email forgottenoperasingers@gmail.com
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