He was one of the first Mexican opera singers to make recordings in
the United States. In the 1890s, he appeared in Italy, Australia, and the
United States. In 1898, he became a member of the Carl Rosa Opera Company, with
which he toured Australia. That same year, he immigrated to the United States,
where he performed as Count di Luna in Il Trovatore (Los Angeles Theater,
1898).
In 1899, he sang at the Hopkins Art Institute and at the Orpheum
Theater in Los Angeles. The following year, he appeared with the Lombardi Opera
Company. At Fischer’s Concert House, opposite Thomas Shepard, he participated
in a concert (1900).
He made recordings for Zonophone, Victor, and Edison. In 1902, he
briefly switched to tenor and recorded operatic arias and songs for Edison, but
the following year he returned to his standard baritone repertoire.
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