[1] Giulia Novelli studied singing in Rome before making her professional opera debut in that city in 1875, as Pierotto in Gaetano Donizetti's Linda di Chamounix.

[2] In 1885, she sang the title role in Carmen at the Teatro de São Carlos in Lisbon.

[3] In 1888 she sang the role of Loretta in the world premiere of Alberto Franchetti's Asrael at Teatro Municipale in Reggio Emilia.

[4] In 1891 she sang the role of Eutibide in the premiere of Pietro Platania's Spartaco at the Teatro di San Carlo.

In 1892 she took the role of Anacoana in the world premiere of Franchetti's Cristoforo Colombo at the Teatro Carlo Felice.