She graduated from the National Conservatory of Music in Chile with a degree in Interpretation in 1941 and took a position on the faculty at the National Conservatory. She received a scholarship to study in Italy in 1958 and studied instrumentation with Salvador Candianni.
Ida Vivado Orsini (b 1913, d 1989) was a Chilean pianist and composer. She continued her studies in composition with Domingo Santa Cruz and Free Focke. After completing her studies, Vivado worked as a composer, and served as president of the National Association of Composers of Chile (African National Congress) from 1971-1973.
Vivado married Don Marco Bontá, who died in 1974.
She published the article "Alberto Spikin" in Reviste Musical Chilena (April–June 1972).
