Zelia Trebelli-Bettini

Zelia Trebelli-Bettini (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.

In March 1863, in Paris, she married Alexandre Bettini, a lyric artist.^[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 and New Zealand.^[9]

References

^ Archives de Paris, birth certificate ; Étretat, death certificate.
^ Zelia Trebelli-Bettini (Zelia Gilbert) (1838–1892), Opera singer
^ The Probert Encyclopaedia – People and Peoples (W-Z)
^ Nicolas Slonimsky (1988). The Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Schirmer Books. p. 1273. ISBN 978-0-02-872411-9.
^ Paris, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1555-1929
^ Paris, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1555-1929 for Antoinette Zélie Charlotte Alexandrine Bettini
^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
^ Saturday's Concerts, London Evening Standard, 11 July 1904, p.3
^ "The Interviewer". Table Talk. Melbourne. 17 September 1914. p. 10. Retrieved 14 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.