. Programme. mer Hill College, Sligo, when he was twelve years he won prizes and scholarships enough to pay his tuition forfive of the six years. He went to Dublin, hoping to study law, buthis voice attracted attention. He joined the Marlborough Choirand the Dublin Oratorio Society. On May 14, 1903, he competedat a festival open to tenors from all parts of Great Britain, andtook the first prize. For two years he studied singing in Milanunder Sabattini. On March 1, 1907, he sang at a Ballad Concertin London and made a sensation. He made his debut in opera atCovent Garden, October 15,
. Programme. mer Hill College, Sligo, when he was twelve years he won prizes and scholarships enough to pay his tuition forfive of the six years. He went to Dublin, hoping to study law, buthis voice attracted attention. He joined the Marlborough Choirand the Dublin Oratorio Society. On May 14, 1903, he competedat a festival open to tenors from all parts of Great Britain, andtook the first prize. For two years he studied singing in Milanunder Sabattini. On March 1, 1907, he sang at a Ballad Concertin London and made a sensation. He made his debut in opera atCovent Garden, October 15, 1907, as Turiddu, and was engaged atthat theatre until the war. Coming to the United States in 1909,he made his first appearance at the Manhattan Opera House, NewYork, November 10, as Alfredo. For the two seasons following hewas engaged with the Philadelphia-Chicago Opera Company andlater with the Boston Opera Company, appearing as guest at theMetropolitan Opera House, In the fall of 1911 he went to Australia.
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