She studied with Giordano Ruzzo in Bologna. Her debut took place in 1906 at Politeama in Pisa as Nedda in ‘’Pagliacci’’. In the 1911-12 season she belonged to the ensemble of the Italian opera in Holland and performed in Amsterdam and 'S-Gravenhage. In 1913 she appeared at the Teatro Carlo Felice of Genoa in the Italian première of Wolf-Ferrari’s ‘’I Gioielli della Madonna’’. In 1914 she sang iat the Teatro Lirico in Milan in the Italian première of ‘’I Quattro rusteghi’’of Wolf-Ferrari. In 1915 she had unusual success at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, among other things in ‘’La Bohème’’, ‘’Traviata’’ and ‘’Manon’’. In 1921 she undertook vast guest performance tours through Chile and Peru and often appeared as a partner of Bernardo De Muro. In 1921 together with Bernardo De Muro she guested at the opera house of Havana in ‘’Andrea Chénier’’. In 1925 she performed at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona. She retired in 1930. She was married to actor Ermete Zacconi.
Chronology of some appearances
1906 Pisa Politeama Pagliacci (Nedda)
1913 Genoa Teatro Carlo Felice I Gioielli della Madonna
1914 Milan Teatro Lirico I Quattro rusteghi
1915 Naples Teatro San Carlo Boheme (Mimi)
1921 Havana Opera House Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
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Manon Lescaut: Vedete io son fedele with Luca Botta Gramophone 054397 S 3412
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L'amico Fritz: Han della porpora with Guido Ciccolini Gramophone 054388 226aj
Loreley: Ebben! Ne andrò lontana Gramophone 053256 216aj
Mefistofele: L'altra notte in fondo al mare Edison Unpubl. 44670
Thais: D'acqua aspergimi with Mattia Batistini Gramophone 054318 273ai
Mefistofele: La luna immobile with Luca Botta and Giulia Martinengo Gramophone 054403 S 5504
La Traviata: Prendi questa e l'immagine with Luca Botta and Ernesto Badini Victor 68538
La Traviata: Prendi questa e l'immagine with Luca Botta and Ernesto Badini Victor 68538
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