She was the older sister of famous soprano Maria Labia (1880-1953). She debuted in 1892 at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona in ‘’Robert le Diable’’ of Meyerbeer. From 1893 to 1895 she performed in Stockholm, in the 1895-96 season at the Teatro San Carlo in Lisbon, then at the Teatro Regio in Turin. In 1901 she sang at La Scala as Sieglinde in Wagner’s ‘’Walkiria’’ under Arturo Toscanini and appeared also at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. She specialized in Wagner repertoire. In 1902 she sang in Rome as Brünnhilde in ‘’Siegfried’’, in the 1904-05 season at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona as Eva in ‘’Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’’. In 1912 she performed at the Teatro Politeama in Buenos Aires for the last time on the stage. She retired shortly after her marriage to the tenor Emilio Perea (1884-1946). Their daughter, the soprano Gianna Perea-Labia (1908), also became a noted opera singer.
1891 Verona Teatro Filarmonico Mefistofele (Margherita)
1895 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Mefistofele (Margherita)
1896 Varsavia Teatro Imperiale Ballo in maschera (Amelia)
1896 Mosca Teatro Solodownikoff Lohengrin (Elsa)
1897 Verona Teatro Nuovo Boheme (Mimi)
1898 Torino Teatro Regio Mefistofele (Margherita)
1898 Recanati Teatro Persiani Mefistofele (Margherita)
1898 La Spezia Politeama Duca di Genova Lohengrin (Elsa)
1899 Rimini Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Mefistofele (Margherita)
1899 Roma Teatro Costanzi Boheme (Mimi)
1899 Ascoli Piceno Teatro Ventidio Basso Otello (Desdemona)
1901 Bologna Teatro Comunale Mefistofele (Margherita)
1901 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Boheme (Mimi)
1902 Treviso Teatro Sociale Germania (Ricke)
1903 Roma Teatro Costanzi Mefistofele (Margherita)
1903 Roma Teatro Costanzi Germania (Ricke)
1903 Udine Teatro Sociale Germania (Ricke)
1904 Venezia Teatro Rossini Cavalleria rusticana (Turiddu)
1905 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Mefistofele (Margherita)
1905 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Amica (Amica)
1905 Brescia Teatro Grande Amica (Amica)
1905 Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Boheme (Mimi)
1905 Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Cavalleria rusticana (Turiddu)
1906 Città del Messico Teatro Principal Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
1906 Città del Messico Teatro Principal Boheme (Mimi)
1908 Cesena Teatro Comunale Mefistofele (Margherita)
1908 Philadelphia Philadelphia Opera House Boheme (Mimi)
1908 Philadelphia Opera Cavalleria rusticana (Turiddu)
1908 New York Manhattan Opera House Cavalleria rusticana (Turiddu)
1909 Madrid Teatro Reale Mefistofele (Margherita)
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Fonotipia, Milano 1905-04
Cicisbei Ridicoli (Ciampi, attr Pergolesi): Tre giorni
son che Nina 39494 Xph221
Fonotipia, Milano 1905-09-1
La traviata (Verdi): Un dì, felice, eterea with Elvino Ventura 39332 xPh 343
Fonotipia, Milano 1905-09-22
Iris (Mascagni): S'era ammalata la mia amica bambola 39491Xph
339
Fonotipia, Milano 1911-06-21
Lohengrin (Wagner): Se in campo avrò with Emilio Perea 92863 XPh4741
Fonotipia, Milano 1911-11-18
Mefistofele (Boito): Lontan,
lontan with Emilio Perea 92864 Xph 4776
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