Lodovico Tomarchio
1886 Catania – 1946 Los Angeles
He studied at Catania with Adernò. In 1910, he went to Rome and was
engaged at the Costanzi to sing comprimario roles. In 1911, he made his debut in
main parts at the Vittorio Emanuele of Messina in Pagliacci and Cavalleria
rusticana. In 1913, he made his the first South-American tour. He sang Wagnerian roles very early;
already in 1914 he sang in Tannhäuser. The war stopped his career for some time.
During the period 1922–1928, he was engaged by the San Carlo Opera Company. In 1931,
he settled in Los Angeles where he opened a restaurant, the Paris Inn, where he employed only
ex-artists. He was also active in the cinema and he made a movie with Stan
Laurel and Oliver Hardy. (The film is "Swiss miss",
Tomarchio plays the hotel director, and it was his only film.) He
made electric records for Odeon and the American label McGregor.
| This is a private recording, made about 1940,
i.e. ten years after he had ended his professional career. |
In RA format
I wish to thank Roberto Marcocci for the biographical information.
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