Francesco Signorini

"He trained at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome and made his debut in 1882 at the Teatro Politeama in Florence and after 1897 sang regularly in leading dramatic Italian roles at La Scala. In 1898 he appeared at the opera house of Odessa, in 1902 at the German Theatre in Prague. In 1890 he appeared with success as Turiddu in ‘’Cavalleria rusticana’’ at the Teatro Pagliano in Firenze. He had around the turn of the century a significant success in all Italian major opera houses. In 1907 He made guest appearances in San Francisco and Los Angeles and also appeared in Buenos Aires. In 1910 he retired from the opera stage and taught in Rome." http://forgottenoperasingers.blogspot.fi/2011/12/francesco-signorin...