Sorrentino studied in Florence and probably made his debut in 1902 at the Teatro Umberto I° in Castelfiorentino in Favorita.
In 1905, he was hired by the Lambardi
Opera Company for a long tour in Central and South America.
In 1910, he went to the United States where he settled permanently. In the second part
of his career, he devoted himself with little luck to organizing opera companies. Once a company organized for the mining area in
Pennsylvania arrived just when the miners were on strike.
He had a difficult personality. He was, according to his friends, always
"on stage".
In 1945, he settled in New York hired by the Philadelphia-La Scala Opera Company.
After retiring, he taught English at the
Berlitz School and had, as students, many important theatrical actors.
He was hospitalized with his wife who died at the hospital four weeks before
him.
In an article drawn from the 1915 New York Times, it was written that the renowned concert singer Sorrentino, at the beginning of the football
championship, warned all singers that rooting for their favorite team is one of the most dangerous, or even disastrous, things that they can
possibly do with their singing voice. They can severely damage the vocal cords and threaten to burn an artery.
