Coloratura soprano, born in Florence, Italy. She studied with her sister and at the Liceo Musicale, and made her debut in 1895 in Meyerbeer's L'Africaine. Appearing mostly in Italian opera of the older school, one of her most notable successes was in Lucia di Lammermoor. She sang in London and in America, and in 1913--14 was a member of the Chicago Opera Company.