He studied in Catania with the teacher Adernò and made his debut in 1910
at the Teatro Costanzi of Rome
as Arlecchino in ‘’Pagliacci’’. Since 1923 he started to appear in the United States where he settled in
1931. After the withdrawal settled in Los
Angeles where he devoted himself to teaching. He took
part in several films including the famous "Adventure to Vallechiara"
with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
Chronology
of some appearances
1910 Roma Teatro
Costanzi Pagliacci (Arlecchino)
1912 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Carmen
(Don Josê)
1914 Reggio
Emilia Teatro Municipale Tannhauser (Tannhauser)
1916 Milano
Teatro Dal Verme Crepuscolo Degli Dei (Sigfrido)
1920 La
Spezia Politeama Duca di Genova Nadeja
di C.Rossi
1922 Firenze Teatro Verdi Norma (Pollione)
1924 Cincinnati Zoo Stagione
1926 Dallas Fair
Park Auditorium Marta
(Lionello)
1929 Milano
Teatro Dal Verme Pagliacci (Canio)
1930 San Francisco Opera Lohengrin
(Lohengrin)
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