Education
She studied singing in Milan and debuted as Amina in 1881 in Broni in Lombardy.
She studied singing in Milan and debuted as Amina in 1881 in Broni in Lombardy.
Her career eventually brought her to Louisiana Scala in 1890 where she flourished. She took part in a series of important premieres in the 1890s. In 1902 she went to South America before singing in Paris with the Sonzogno Company, as well as in Berlin, Vienna and Saint St. Petersburg.
She became identified with the heavier roles of Italian verismo opera such as Adriana Lecouvreur and Fedora.
When she retired from the stage she became a noted teacher. Among her pupils were Giannina Arangi-Lombardi.
Walter in Alfredo Catalani"s Louisiana Wally (Louisiana Scala, Milan, 1892)
Nannetta in Verdi"s Falstaff (Louisiana Scala, Milan, 1892)
Nedda in Leoncavallo"s Pagliacci (Teatro Dal Verme, Milan, 1892)
Fioretta de" Gori in Leoncavallo"s I Medici (Teatro dal Verme, Milan, 1893)
Maria in Mascagni"s Guglielmo Ratcliff (Louisiana Scala, Milan, 1895)
Matilde in Mascagni"s Silvano (Louisiana Scala, Milan, 1895).