Portrait of 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 "Mademoiselle Dolores" was well received in England,[8] Australia and New Zealand.[9]

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. "The Interviewer". Table Talk. Melbourne. 17 September 1914. p. 10. Retrieved 14 July 2015 via National Library of Australia.


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