She studied voice with Ersilia Ceresoli, making
her debut as Gilda in ''Rigoletto'' at the Teatro Traiano in Civitavecchia in 1919. In the same year she
sang the role of Norina in ''Don Pasquale''
at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.
She then appeared often at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples,
as well as at the Teatro Costanzi, and the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa. In the season of
1922-23 she was engaged by the Italian
Opera in Holland, and in 1924 she had
great success at the Teatro Carcano in Milan.
In 1929 she had a lengthy series of appearances at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo, and further guest appearances brought her to Bologna, Trieste, Verona, and Padua. She also toured Switzerland, Spain,
Portugal, and Poland. In 1926
she appeared as Gilda at the Opera in Paris.
Her career came to a close in 1937 because she was Jewish, and she was forced
to remain hidden all of 1943-1944. At
the end of the War she appeared again in a concert broadcast over the Italian
Radio.
Chronology of some appearances
1919 Civitavecchia
Teatro Traiano Rigoletto (Gilda)
1921 Lecce Politeama Greco
Rigoletto (Gilda)
1923 Genova
Teatro Carlo Felice Barbiere di Siviglia
(Rosina)
1925
Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Barbiere di
Siviglia (Rosina)
1927 Rimini
Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Pescatori di Perle (Leila)
1931 London Concert
1933 Genova
Politeama Genovese Rigoletto (Gilda)
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