She debuted in 1893 and had a successful career in different italian opera theaters. She often sang at La Scala where in 1895 she appeared as Anna Bolena in ‘’Henri VIII’’ of Saint-Saëns. In the next year, she again sang at La Scala, but this time as Dalila in ‘’Samson et Dalila’’ of the same composer. As Dalila she performed aslo in 1902 at Teatro Verdi in Pisa. The singer who was married to conductor Pettinella guested among other things in London, Paris, Madrid and Buenos Aires; already in 1896 she made guest appearance at the Academy of Music in New York where she sang the role of Madelon in the American première of the opera ‘’Andrea Chénier’’ of Giordano. Guest apperances followed in Monte Carlo as Eboli in Verdi’s ‘’Don Carlos’’ (1906), in 1908 at the Teatro Real in Madrid in ‘’Amleto’’ of A. Thomas. She spent her old age at the Casa di Riposo Giuseppe Verdi In Milan.
Chronology of some appearances
Chronology of some appearances
1884 Roma Teatro Costanzi Trovatore (Azucena)
1891 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Cavalleria rusticana (Lola)
1891 Roma Teatro Quirino Favorita (Leonora)
1892 Ravenna Teatro Mariani Favorita (Leonora)
1892 Ravenna Teatro Mariani Linda di Chamonix (Pierotto)
1892 Roma Teatro Valle Favorita (Leonora)
1892 Roma Teatro Quirino Norma (Adalgisa)
1893 Roma Teatro Costanzi Trovatore (Azucena)
1895 Brescia Teatro Grande Guglielmo Ratcliff (Margherita)
1896 Cento Teatro Sociale Gioconda (Laura)
1896 Milano Teatro alla Scala Guglielmo Ratcliff (Margherita)
1898 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Lohengrin (Ortruda)
1898 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Trovatore (Azucena)
1898 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Ugonotti (Urbano)
1900 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Favorita (Leonora)
1900 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Favorita (Leonora)
1900 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Lohengrin (Ortruda)
1901 Trieste Politeama Rossetti Favorita (Leonora)
1901 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Lohengrin (Ortruda)
1902 Pisa Teatro Verdi Carmen (Carmen)
1902 Ferrara Teatro Comunale Gioconda (Laura)
1902 Madrid Teatro Reale Lohengrin (Ortruda)
1902 Madrid Teatro Reale Trovatore (Azucena)
1903 Milano Teatro La Scala Ballo in maschera (Ulrica)
1903 Madrid Teatro Reale Trovatore (Azucena)
1904 Buenos Ayres Teatro dell'Opera Adriana Lecoouvreur (Principessa)
1904 Buenos Ayres Teatro dell'Opera Lohengrin (Ortruda)
1904 Buenos Ayres Opera Linda di Chamonix (Pierotto)
1904 Montevideo Teatro Solis Lohengrin (Ortruda)
1904 Montevideo Teatro Solis Linda di Chamonix (Pierotto)
1904 Madrid Teatro Reale Favorita (Leonora)
1904 Madrid Teatro Reale Norma (Adalgisa)
1905 Firenze Teatro della Pergola Favorita (Leonora)
1906 Madrid Teatro Reale Favorita (Leonora)
1906 Roma Teatro Costanzi Trovatore (Azucena)
1907 Buenos Ayres Teatro Opera Favorita (Leonora)
1907 Madrid Teatro Reale Lohengrin (Ortruda)
1907 Montevideo Teatro Solis Lohengrin (Ortruda)
1909 Madrid Teatro Reale Lohengrin (Ortruda)
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Fonotipia, Milano 1904-12
Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saens): Aprile foriero 69006 xxxph123
Fonotipia, Milano 1905-11-02
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Angele Dei with Giannina Russ 74001 XXPh418
Fonotipia, Milano 1905-11-14
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Figlia che reggi with Giannina Russ and Antonio Magini-Coletti 74004 XXPh462
Fonotipia, Milano 1906-04-22
Carmen (Bizet): Presso il bastion di Siviglia 39623 Xph 1817
Ugonotti (Meyerbeer): No, no, no, giammai de giovin paggio 39646 xph 1818
Fonotipia, Milano 1906-04-23
Trovatore (Verdi): Ai nostri monti with Giovanni Zenatello 39819 xph 1827
Fonotipia, Milano 1906-10-10
Forza del destino (Verdi): Viva la guerra...Al suon del tamburo 39817 xph 2126
Fonotipia, Milano 1906-10-18
Forza del destino (Verdi): Rataplan 39818 xph 2149
Fonotipia, Milano 1906-11-02
Profeta (Meyerbeer): Figlio mio 39912 xph 2201
Fonotipia, Milano 1907-11-04
Favorita (Donizetti): O mio Fernando 92054 xph 2813
Fonotipia, Milano 1907-11-11
Carmen (Bizet): All'udir del sistro il suon 92041 xph 2847
Faust (Gounod): Le parlate d'amor 92061 xph 2851
Fonotipia, Milano 1907-11-28
Carmen (Bizet): Voglio danzar pel tuo piacer with Giuseppe Sala 92094 xph 2933
Fonotipia, Milano 1907-12-14
Serenata (Leggenda Valacca) 74101 xph 3012
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Voce di donna 92118 xph 3014
Roi de lahore (Massenet): Viaggia, o bella, nei infini cieli 92119 xph 3015
Mignon (Thomas): Ah, veder l'amata stanza 92095 xph 3016
Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-17
Aida (Verdi): Fu la sorte degl'armi with Ester Mazzoleni 74145 xxph 3947
Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-21
Trovatore (Verdi): Condotta ell'era in ceppi with Giuseppe Krismer 92549 xph 3962
Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-23
Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Re dell'abisso, affrettati 92581 xph 3972
Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-30
Trovatore (Verdi): Giorni poveri vivea with Ferruccio Corradetti and Pasquale Amato 92569 xph 4023
Trovatore (Verdi): Deh, rallentate, o barbari with Ferruccio Corradetti and Pasquale Amato 92570 xph 4024
Fonotipia, Milano 1909-07-02
Lohengrin (Wagner): Ortruda, ove sei tu? with Lina Pasini-Vitale 74147 XXPh4034
Lohengrin (Wagner): Ortruda, ove sei tu? with Lina Pasini-Vitale 74147 XXPh4034
Aida (Verdi): Gran Concertato Finale Atto II with Icilio Calleja, Lina Pasini-Vitale, Antonio Magini-Coletti, Ferruccio Corradetti and Oreste Luppi 69022 xxxPh 4036
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