Charles Hackett

An exemplary Roméo in Gounod's once immensely popular Roméo et Juliette, tenor Charles Hackett achieved considerable popularity with several major companies without becoming a star of the first order. Following initial studies in his native New England, he traveled to Italy for further study and made his reputation there. When he returned to the United States in 1919, he was already a polished artist with successes at many of Italy's leading houses to his credit. If at times his dramatic fires burned on low flame, he was nonetheless appreciated by many connoisseurs for his fin...