Riccardo Martin by Dupont

as Don Jose in "Carmen" by Bizet:

Riccardo Martin
(Hugh Whitfield Martin)
(November 18, 1874 – August 11, 1952)
American tenor.

Studied in Paris with Giovanni Sbriglia, Jean de Reszke and Léon Escalaïs. and later completed his studies with Vincenzo Lombardi in Florence and Beniamino Carelli in Naples. He debuted as Faust in Nantes in 1904. Two years later he made his American debut in New Orleans, singing with the visiting San Carlo Opera. Debut at the Metropolitan Opera on November 20, 1907 in Mefistofele; he created the lead tenor roles in 3 american operas: Walter Damrosch's " Cyrano", Horatio Parker's "Mona", and Frederick Shepherd Converse's" The Pipe of Desire". After leaving the company he appeared with numerous companies throughout America and Europe, and spent three seasons with the Chicago Civic Opera.