First he studied in
Iaşi, then in Bucharest under Giuseppe Cima. In 1885 he made his debut at the
National Opera in Bucharest in the title role in G. Verdi's ‘’Ernani’’. After
further studies in Milan with famous pedagogue Francesco Lamperti, he sang with
great success at the Teatro Filodrammatico in G. Verdi's ‘’Rigoletto’’ and ‘’Trovatore’’.
In the 1888-1889 season he undertook an Australian tour as a member of Italian opera company.
In 1890 and 1892 he had a huge success at the Covent Garden Opera in London;
here his repertoire included Don Ottavio in ‘’Don Giovanni’’, Enzo in ‘’Gioconda’’,
Radames in ‘’Aida’’ and José in ‘’Carmen’’. In the 1890-1892 seasons he was a
member of the Carl Rosa Opera Company, which made guest tours through England.
Later he made guest appearances in Barcelona, Zurich (1901), Warsaw, Kiev, Moscow and St. Petersburg. His interpretation of Vasco in ‘’L'Africaine’’ and Raoul
in ‘’Huguenots’’ was considered unsurpassed and compared to Enrico Tamberlik’s interpretation. He retired from the stage in 1912. Probably he committed suicide. Dimitresco never made records.
Chronology of some
appearances
1888 Melbourne Her Majesty's Trovatore (Manrico)
1888 Melbourne Her Majesty's Carmen (Jose)
1888 Melbourne Her Majesty's Rigoletto (Duca)
1888 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Municipal Carmen (Jose)
1889 Sidney New Opera House Carmen (Jose)
1889 Melbourne Her Majestic's Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)
1890 Torino Teatro Balbo Rigoletto (Duca)
1897 Parma Teatro Regio Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1897 Parma Teatro Regio Pagliacci (Canio)
1897 Santiago del
Cile Teatro Municipal Trovatore
(Manrico)
1898 Napoli Teatro Bellini Traviata (Alfredo)
1898 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Lirico Ugonotti (Raoul)
1899 Napoli Teatro Bellini Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)
1899 Roma Teatro Nazionale Rigoletto (Duca)
1900 Lisbona Teatro
San Carlo Robert le diable (Robert)
1901 San Paolo Teatro Santana Pagliacci (Canio)
1901 San Paolo Politeama Trovatore (Manrico)
1901 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Lirico Ugonotti (Raoul)
1902 Napoli Teatro San
Carlo Ernani (Ernani)
1903 Trieste Verdi
Germania (Federico)
1909 Quito Teatro Sucre
Ernani (Ernani)
1910 Lima Teatro Forero Ernani (Ernani)
1910 Lima Teatro Forero Mefistofele (Faust)
1911 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Madama Butterfly
(Pinkerton)
1911 Lecce Politeama Greco Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1911 Carpi Teatro Comunale Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1911 Roma Teatro Nazionale Pagliacci (Canio)
1912 Bologna Teatro Del Corso Rigoletto (Duca)
1912 Genova Politeama
Genovese Tosca (Cavaradossi)