 He made his operatic debut in 1981 at the Montepulciano Festival where he created the role of King Bass, The Sorcerer in Lorenzo Ferrero's "La figlia del mago".The following year he made his La Scala debut as Bartolo in "Le nozze di Figaro" and thereafter sang throughout Italy and in the major opera houses of Europe and the United States in leading bass roles, primarily in the Italian repertoire.Among his many recordings are Verdi's "Don Carlos" for Philips (as King Philip II), "Simon Boccanegra" for Decca (as Jacopo Fiesco), "Jérusalem" for Philips (as Roger), and "Aroldo" for Philips (as Briano).