She made
her operatic debut (1908) as Gutrune in ‘’Götterdämmerung’’ at the Teatro San
Carlo (Naples ).
She was Minnie in the first performance of ‘’La Fanciulla del West’’ at the
Chicago Opera. There she sang Maliella in the American premiere of ‘’I Gioielli
della Madonna’’. After 1914 she was seen mostly in operettas and concert
appearances. In 1918 she appeared with Enrico Caruso in the silent film, ‘’My
Cousin Caruso’’.
Chronology
of some appearances
Aida 1/20/1911, Minnie Falconer 1/23/1911,
Santuzza 1/30/1911, Minnie Falconer 2/3/1911, La contessa Susanna 3/14/1911,
3/25/1911, 3/28/1911, 3/29/1911, 3/30/1911, La contessa d’Almaviva 11/4/1911,
11/9/1911, Santuzza 11/11/1911, Maliella 2/14/1912, Giulietta 2/16/1912,
Maliella 2/22/1912, Barbara 2/24/1912, La contessa Susanna 2/27/1912,
2/28/1912, Maliella 3/1/1912, La contessa Susanna 3/2/1912, Maliella 3/5/1912,
Giulietta 3/6/1912, Aida 3/8/1912, Giulietta 3/16/1912, Maliella 3/19/1912,
Manon Lescaut 11/14/1912, 11/15/1912, Maliella 11/23/1912, Aida 11/6/1913,
Maliella 11/12/1913, La gioconda 11/17/1913, Salomé 2/11/1914, Fleana
2/16/1914, Donna Elvira 2/21/1914, Maliella 2/24/1914, 2/27/1914 (Filadelfia)
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Edison, Paris 1910
Gioconda (Ponchielli):
Suicidio! 181-B
Andrea Chenier
(Giordano): La mamma morta 178-A
Wally
(Catalani): Ebben? Ne andrò lontana 0176-S2
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