Born in Hurlingham,
Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, she made her debut as a recitalist at the
Teatro Colón of her native city. She then left for
Europe, where she studied notably with
Gérard Souzay. She made her European debut at
La Monnaie in
Brussels, as Cherubino in
Le nozze di Figaro, in 1977. During the same season, she sang Idamante in
Idomeneo, at the
Opéra de Lyon. In 1981, she settled in
Venice, and appeared regularly at
La Fenice, notably in
Handel's
Agrippina, and in
Gluck's
Orfeo ed Euridice, while pursuing an international career, appearing at the
Paris Opéra, the
Aix-en-Provence Festival, the
Royal Opera House in
London,
San Francisco,
Philadelphia, etc. Her roles included,
Berlioz's Didon,
Carmen,
Charlotte,
Dulcinée, as well as
Rossini roles, such as
Isabella,
Rosina, and most notably Calbo in
Maometto II, which she recorded opposite
Samuel Ramey,
June Anderson, and
Ernesto Palacio, under
Claudio Scimone. She also appeared often in
oratorio, and in recital of
mélodie. ==Sources==