Zelia Trebelli-Bettini

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Zelia Trebelli (1836–1892) [1] [2] also known as Zelia Gilbert or by her stage name Trebelli, was a French operatic mezzo-soprano. Born Zélie Thérèse Caroline Gillebert in Paris, she died in Etretat. [3] [4] Mme Trebelli's artistry was greatly admired by George Bernard Shaw, who wrote about her a number of times in his various reviews. In particular, he admired her interpretations and her exemplary English diction, rare for a non-native English speaker.

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In March 1863, in Paris, she married Alexandre Bettini, a lyric artist, and thus became Zelia Trebelli-Bettini [5]

Her daughter Antonia (originally Antoinette) Dolores Trebelli (b.1864, Paris. [6] d.1951, Stroud, England [7] ) was a distinguished soprano, and as "Madame or Mademoiselle Dolores" was well received in England, [8] Australia [9] and New Zealand. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Archives de Paris, birth certificate; Étretat, death certificate.
  2. ↑ Zelia Trebelli-Bettini (Zelia Gilbert) (1838–1892), Opera singer
  3. ↑ The Probert Encyclopaedia – People and Peoples (W-Z)
  4. ↑ Nicolas Slonimsky (1988). The Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Schirmer Books. p. 1273. ISBN   978-0-02-872411-9.
  5. ↑ Paris, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1555-1929
  6. ↑ Paris, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1555-1929 for Antoinette Zélie Charlotte Alexandrine Bettini
  7. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  8. ↑ Saturday's Concerts, London Evening Standard, 11 July 1904, p.3
  9. ↑ "Social". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser . Vol. LXXI, no. 2128. New South Wales, Australia. 20 April 1901. p. 963. Retrieved 16 July 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "The Interviewer". Table Talk . Melbourne. 17 September 1914. p. 10. Retrieved 14 July 2015– via National Library of Australia.
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