He was born in Smyrni, Asia Minor in 1912 and died in Athens in 1984. He graduated from the Hellenic Conservatory in 1938 with first prize and continued his studies in Rome and Milan as a fellow of the GNO and the Italian government. As a student, he was a chorister in many concerts. In the period 1939-1940 he was a chorister with the National Theatre of Greece Opera, and in 1941 became a soloist. From 1941 to 1965 he sang roles in about 120 productions and 35 revivals, including L'elisir d'amore (as Belcore), Cavalleria rusticana (as Alfio), Madama Butterfly (as Sharpless), Il barbiere di Siviglia (as Fiorello), La traviata (as Giorgio Germont), Pagliacci (as Silvio), La forza del destino (as Brother Meliton), Les contes d'Hoffmann (as Spalanzani) and also as Ping (Turandot), Skula (Prince Igor), Vardas (Kassiani), Moralès and Dancaïre (Carmen), Masetto (Don Giovanni), Schaunard (La bohème), Iago (Otello), Barnaba (La Gioconda) etc. He also performed main and leading roles in nine operettas, such as Das land des lächelns, The Godson, Das Dreimäderlhaus, Paganini, Ein Walzertraum, Eine Nacht in Venedig etc. Almost all productions in which he participated were GNO premieres. Extensive recorded parts of his performance in the operetta The first love by Sakelaridis, are posted online. // Last update of the biography: November 2022 - The list of productions below is continually updated.