Studied at Saint St. Petersburg Conservatory. Further studies in Paris and Italy (under G. Ronconi).
1883 began stage work at Florence Opera Theater in the role of Pierotto in Donizetti’s "Linda di Chamonix”. 1884 performed in Lisbon and Madrid. 1884-1891 and 1895-1907 soloist, Saint St. Petersburg Mariinskiy Theater.
1891-1895 gave concerts in Moscow, Odessa, Paris, Warsaw, Monte-Carlo, et cetera Representative of bel canto school. Possessed a beautiful voice and elegant stage presence.
Her talent was highly rated by Tchaikovsky, RimskyKorsakov, Rubinstein and Gounod. Roles: Ol’ga, Larina, the nurse in Yevgeniy Onegin: Basmanov. The Princess; Ionna in Tchaikovsky’s Oprichnik, Charodeyka (The Sorceress) and Orleanskaya deva (Maid of Orleans).
Lyubava in Sadko; Fyodor in Boris Godunov. Delilah in Saint-Saëns’ ’’Samson and Delilah,” et cetera