Maria Labia

Maria Labia as Carmen 'Carmen' Bizet

Maria Labia
1880-1953
Italian Soprano
Studied voice with her mother, Cecilia Labia .Debut in Stockholm in 1905 portraying the role of Mimì in Puccini's La bohème. Joined the Komische Oper Berlin where she sang numerous roles including the title role in Puccini's Tosca, the title role in Bizet's Carmen, Marta in Tiefland and the title role in Richard Strauss's Salome, among other roles. In 1908 she joined the Manhattan Opera Company in New York City Returned to Italy where she appeared with several theaters . She joined the roster at La Scala in 1912 and joined the Paris Opéra in 1913