Tosca
She studied in Pesaro and made her debut in 1902 at Bergamo in Un ballo in maschera. She travelled widely in Italy, Spain, Hungary and South America, mostly in lyric-dramatic and verismo roles. Admiring her Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana, Pietro Mascagni engaged her in 1908 to sing the heroine of his Amica in an Italian tour. In 1910, as Brunnhilde in Siegfried, she made her debut at La Scala, where she also appeared in the theatre's first presentation of La fanciulla del West. Other notable roles were Aida, La Gioconda and the heroine of Pietro Mascagni's Parisina. In her only season at Covent Garden (1920) she sang Tosca, a performance praised for emotional force but criticized for unevenness. Her career lasted until 1934 with an appearance as Turandot at Bologna. Recordings show a powerful voice, capable of delicacy but inclined to shrillness at the top and having the fast vibrato characteristic of Italian sopranos of the period. She was clearly an imaginative artist, sensitive to nuance and warm in feeling.
Chronology of some appearances
1903 Messina Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
1904 San Paolo Politeama Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1904 San Paolo Teatro Santana Boheme (Mimi)
1904 San Paolo Politeama Carmen (Micaela)
1904 San Paolo Politeama Ernani (Elvira)
1905 San Paolo Politeama Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
1906 Oporto Teatro S. Joao Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1906 Oporto Teatro S. Joao Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1906 Citta del Messico Teatro Arbeu Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1906 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Don Carlo (Elisabetta)
1907 Parma Teatro Regio Amica (Amica)
1907 Parma Teatro Regio Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
1907 Bucarest Teatro Nazionale Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1908 Firenze Teatro Verdi Amica (Amica)
1908 Bologna Teatro Duse Amica (Amica)
1908 Modena Teatro Storchi Amica (Amica)
1908 Vicenza Teatro Verdi Amica (Amica)
1908 Treviso Teatro Sociale Amica (Amica)
1908 Trieste Politeama Rossetti Amica (Amica)
1908 Cesena Teatro Comunale Amica (Amica)
1908 Forli Teatro Comunale Amica (Amica)
1908 Gorizia Teatro Sociale Amica (Amica)
1908 Ravenna Teatro Alighieri Amica (Amica)
1908 Reggio Emilia Politeama Ariosto Amica (Amica)
1908 Pistoia Teatro Manzoni Amica (Amica)
1908 Senigallia Teatro Fenice Amica (Amica)
1908 Verona Teatro Ristori Amica (Amica)
1908 Parma Teatro Regio Dannazione di Faust (Margherita)
1909 Roma Teatro Adriano Amica (Amica)
1909 Roma Teatro Adriano Tosca (Tosca)
1910 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Lirico Tristano e Isotta (Isotta)
1911 Lucca Teatro Del Giglio (Minnie)
1911 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1912 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1912 Montecarlo Grand Theatre Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1912 Milano Teatro La Scala Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1913 Montecarlo Grand Theatre Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1913 Roma Teatro Costanzi Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1915 Roma Teatro Costanzi Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1915 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1915 Buenos Ayres Teatro Colon Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1916 Havana Teatro Nacional Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1917 Zurigo Opera Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1917 Havana Teatro Nacional Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1921 Palermo Teatro Massimo Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1929 Milano Teatro Lirico Boheme (Mimi)
1930 Varese Teatro del Giardino Boheme (Mimi)
1930 Genova Politeama Genovese Boheme (Mimi)
1930 Cremona Politeama Verdi Boheme (Mimi)
1931 Milano Teatro Carcano Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
1931 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Boheme (Mimi)
1933 Milano Politeama Estivo Boheme (Mimi)
1935 Foggia Teatro Giordano Tosca (Tosca)
1936 Modena Teatro Municipale Boheme (Mimi)
She studied in Pesaro and made her debut in 1902 at Bergamo in Un ballo in maschera. She travelled widely in Italy, Spain, Hungary and South America, mostly in lyric-dramatic and verismo roles. Admiring her Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana, Pietro Mascagni engaged her in 1908 to sing the heroine of his Amica in an Italian tour. In 1910, as Brunnhilde in Siegfried, she made her debut at La Scala, where she also appeared in the theatre's first presentation of La fanciulla del West. Other notable roles were Aida, La Gioconda and the heroine of Pietro Mascagni's Parisina. In her only season at Covent Garden (1920) she sang Tosca, a performance praised for emotional force but criticized for unevenness. Her career lasted until 1934 with an appearance as Turandot at Bologna. Recordings show a powerful voice, capable of delicacy but inclined to shrillness at the top and having the fast vibrato characteristic of Italian sopranos of the period. She was clearly an imaginative artist, sensitive to nuance and warm in feeling.
Chronology of some appearances
1903 Messina Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
1904 San Paolo Politeama Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1904 San Paolo Teatro Santana Boheme (Mimi)
1904 San Paolo Politeama Carmen (Micaela)
1904 San Paolo Politeama Ernani (Elvira)
1905 San Paolo Politeama Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
1906 Oporto Teatro S. Joao Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1906 Oporto Teatro S. Joao Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1906 Citta del Messico Teatro Arbeu Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1906 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Don Carlo (Elisabetta)
1907 Parma Teatro Regio Amica (Amica)
1907 Parma Teatro Regio Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
1907 Bucarest Teatro Nazionale Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1908 Firenze Teatro Verdi Amica (Amica)
1908 Bologna Teatro Duse Amica (Amica)
1908 Modena Teatro Storchi Amica (Amica)
1908 Vicenza Teatro Verdi Amica (Amica)
1908 Treviso Teatro Sociale Amica (Amica)
1908 Trieste Politeama Rossetti Amica (Amica)
1908 Cesena Teatro Comunale Amica (Amica)
1908 Forli Teatro Comunale Amica (Amica)
1908 Gorizia Teatro Sociale Amica (Amica)
1908 Ravenna Teatro Alighieri Amica (Amica)
1908 Reggio Emilia Politeama Ariosto Amica (Amica)
1908 Pistoia Teatro Manzoni Amica (Amica)
1908 Senigallia Teatro Fenice Amica (Amica)
1908 Verona Teatro Ristori Amica (Amica)
1908 Parma Teatro Regio Dannazione di Faust (Margherita)
1909 Roma Teatro Adriano Amica (Amica)
1909 Roma Teatro Adriano Tosca (Tosca)
1910 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Lirico Tristano e Isotta (Isotta)
1911 Lucca Teatro Del Giglio (Minnie)
1911 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1912 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1912 Montecarlo Grand Theatre Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1912 Milano Teatro La Scala Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1913 Montecarlo Grand Theatre Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1913 Roma Teatro Costanzi Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1915 Roma Teatro Costanzi Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1915 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1915 Buenos Ayres Teatro Colon Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1916 Havana Teatro Nacional Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1917 Zurigo Opera Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1917 Havana Teatro Nacional Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1921 Palermo Teatro Massimo Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1929 Milano Teatro Lirico Boheme (Mimi)
1930 Varese Teatro del Giardino Boheme (Mimi)
1930 Genova Politeama Genovese Boheme (Mimi)
1930 Cremona Politeama Verdi Boheme (Mimi)
1931 Milano Teatro Carcano Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
1931 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Boheme (Mimi)
1933 Milano Politeama Estivo Boheme (Mimi)
1935 Foggia Teatro Giordano Tosca (Tosca)
1936 Modena Teatro Municipale Boheme (Mimi)
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