After obtaining his scientific licence, comprising Conservatory studies, first in L'Aquila and then at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, he left his own city, Capistrello, in order to study at the Milan Conservatory.
After obtaining his scientific license, which included Conservatory education in L'Aquila and Rome, he left his hometown, Capistrello, to study at the Milan Conservatory.