His real name was Mate Culic-Dragun and he was of Croatian origin. He received his
education with Vezzani in Bologna .
In 1911 he debuted as Silvio in ‘’Pagliacci’’ at the municipal theater of
Rovere. During the next ten years he has appeared primarily in bigger Italian
provincial stages, also in 1921 at the Arena of Milan, where he appeared as Barnaba
in ‘’La Gioconda’’ of Ponchielli. In 1924 he was a member of the Italian opera
in Holland . In
1923 he guested at the Teatro Comunale of Bologna .
About 1925 he went to North America, where he appeared at different opera
societies, mostly touring companies; besides, his big roles were Conte in ‘’Trovatore’’,
Posa in Verdi’s ‘’Don Carlo', Jago in ‘’Otello’’, Enrico in ‘’Lucia di Lammermoor’’,
Gérard in ‘’Andrea Chénier’’, Escamillo in ‘’Carmen’’, Gellner in Catalani’s' ‘’La
Wally’’, Alfio in ‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’ and Telramund in ‘’Lohengrin’’. Last
he lived as a singing teacher in San
Francisco .
Chronology
of some appearances
1911 Revere Teatro Sociale Pagliacci
(Silvio)
1913 Alessandria Teatro Finzi Aida
(Amonasro)
1915
Sampierdarena Politeama Sampierdarenese Fedora (De Siriex)
1917 Firenze Teatro Della Pergola Pagliacci (Tonio)
1919 Firenze Teatro Verdi Pagliacci (Tonio)
1920 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Wally (Gellner)
1922 Ferrara Teatro Comunale Traviata
(Germont)
1924 Vicenza Teatro Verdi Wally
(Gellner)
1929 San Francisco New Capitol
Theater Carmen (Escamillo)
1938 Oakland Auditorium Theater Traviata (Germont)
1943 San
Francisco Fugazzi Theater Lucia di Lammermoor (Enrico)
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
HMV, Milano 1918-07-06
Rigoletto (Verdi): Si, vendetta with
Graziella Pareto 2-054080, DB875
Traviata (Verdi): Dite alla giovine
with Graziella Pareto 2-054082
Gramophone, Milano 1918-10-01
Andrea Chénier (Giordano): Un dì, m'era di gioia 2-052132 3307c
Gramophone, Milano 1919-10-08
Aida (Verdi): Si, fuggiam with Gennaro de
Tura and Valentina Bartolomasi 2-054111 883aj
Gramophone, Milano 1919-10-14
Aida (Verdi): Rivedrai le foreste
with Valentina Bartolomasi 2-054112 909aj
Gramophone, Milano 1919-10-18
Otello (Verdi): Sì pel ciel with Gennaro de Tura 7-54013 4161ah
Gramophone, Milano 1920-09-17
Forza del destino (Verdi): Urna fatale 2-052189 DB740
Gramophone, Milano 1922-03-28
Gianni Schicchi (Puccini): In testa la cappelina 7-52209 DA424
Gramophone, Milano 1922-03-29
Tabarro (Puccini): Scorri fiume eterna 7-52211 DA424
Gramophone, Milano 1922-04-17
Gramophone, Milano 1922-04-20
Andrea Chénier (Giordano): Se ancor di me with Maria Turiglia 2-054122 DB476
Andrea Chénier (Giordano): Se ancor di me with Maria Turiglia 2-054122 DB476
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