He was born in Athens on 22/12/1894. He took his first classes with N. Kokkinos and Tim Xathnopoulos. In 1918 he continued his studies in voice training with Nina Foka at the Athens Conservatory (1918-1920). Upon his graduation he made his debut at the opera of Kalomiris The Mother’s Ring [To Dahtilidi tis Manas] (in the role of Giannakis). He continued his studies in Milan under Giuseppe Borghi (1920-1924) and on a scholarship by Emmanouil Benakis. In Italy he sang in the operas Il barbiere di Siviglia, Faust, Rigoletto, La traviata, Lucia di Lammermoor etc. Back in Greece in 1924, he repeatedly sang in Rigoletto (Duke of Mandova) next to Yannis Angelopoulos. In the interwar period he participated in performances of the Elliniko Melodrama (Greek Melodrama): The Mother’s Ring (1928,1931), O protomastoras (1930), Il barbiere di Siviglia (1930 next to Elvira de Hidalgo), Don Pasquale (1931) etc. He was a chief member of the Greek National Opera from 1941 to 1959 when he retired having sang the role of Count Danile [Die lustige Witwe]. He sang leading and secondary tenor roles in around 15 operas and operettas, many of which were debut performances: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Comte Almaviva), Die lustige Witwe, Eine Nacht in Venedig, Die Csárdásfürstin, Der Bettelstudent, The Godson (as Charmidis), Mignon, Das Dreimäderlhaus, La traviata (Alfredo) etc. His repertory includes the role of Rodolfo (La bohème) and of Engardo (Lucia di Lammermoor). Outside Greece he appeared in France, Switzerland and Austria. He passed away in Athens on 9/4/1977. There exist many of his recordings of opera excerpts and popular songs. // Last update of the biography: October 2018 - The list of the productions below is complete.