of Garrison-on-Hudson, NY
Son of Marcellius and Anna (Baldini) C.; began to sing in chs. of native city at 11; studied under Guglielmo Vergine 3 yrs.; married Dorothy Benjamin, Aug. 20, 1918. Made debut in LAmico Francesco, at Nuovo Theatre, Naples, 1894; later
toured Italy and Sicily and was engaged for 4 seasons at La Scala, Milan; sang in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw, Rome, Paris, London, and leading cities of Germany, being hailed as one of most promising young tenors Italy had produced; came to
America, and was received with great acclaim at Metropolitan Theatre, New York, Nov. 23, 1903; won his great successes in the entire Italian and French repertoire; sang frequently in U.S. Home: Florence, ItalyMarquis Who's Who