During World War I, he served as a soldier in the Romanian army. After the war, he studied singing in Milan under Maestro Collenz-Muro and made his debut in 1921 at the Royal Opera House of Malta as the Duke in Rigoletto. In 1922, he performed in Palermo, Venice, Florence, and Turin, and in 1923, he traveled to North America. He joined the San Carlo Opera Company and made his New York debut in 1923 as Rodolfo in La Bohème. In 1924, he married the prima donna of the troupe, soprano Bianca Saroya (1893-1981).

In 1926, he toured the United States with a company organized by the Japanese soprano Tamaki Miura and also performed at the Havana Opera. In 1927, he sang alongside his wife at the Bucharest Opera in the presence of Queen Maria of Romania. He later made a guest appearance in Italy, but had to cancel a performance at La Scala in Milan due to illness. After further studies with Manlio Bavagnoli, he achieved great success in 1928 in Monte Carlo with La Traviata.

From 1929 to 1931, he taught at Georgia University in the United States, where he also directed operas in English. In the 1930-1931 season, he toured South and Central America with the Braccala Company and sang with great success at the Philadelphia Opera during the 1931-1932 season. In 1934, he debuted at the Chicago Opera, performing as Cavaradossi, Pinkerton, Faust, and Lohengrin. From 1933 to 1937, he participated in the opera festival held at the Zoological Gardens.

In the 1940-1941 season, he toured once more with the San Carlo Opera before retiring from the stage due to illness. From 1945 to 1950, he taught at the Cincinnati Conservatory, and later in New York, Chicago, and finally San Francisco. Among his students were notable tenors Rolf Björling and John Alexander.