He studied in Mantua with Alberto Sorenisa, and in Milan with Vladimiro Badiali.
He sang widely in Italy, and made his debut at La Scala in 1962, in Pizzetti's Debora e Jaele.
He also appeared in Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Budapest, London, and Buenos Aires.
He played the role of Pollione in the opera Norma by Vincenzo Bellini in the Gran Teatro del Liceo in Barcelona during the winter season 1962-1963 (I Festival de Festivales de Opera).
He made his Metropolitan Opera debut on March 6, 1965 as Cavaradossi in Tosca, in five seasons his roles included: Alfredo, Manrico, Riccardo, Alvaro, Don Carlo, and Radames.