Zelia Trebelli-Bettini (1836–1892) also known as Zelia Gilbert or by her stage name Trebelli, was a French

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tic mezzo-soprano. Born Zélie Thérèse Caroline Gillebert in

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, she died in Etretat. Mme Trebelli's artistry was greatly admired by

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

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Photograph of the singer, accessed 3 June 2008

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File:Zelia Trebelli AEhrlichSängerinnen1895.jpg, Zelia Trebelli-Bettini File:Mademoiselle Dolores.jpeg, Autographed portrait of soprano "Madamoiselle Dolores" (Antonia Dolores Trebelli) File:Antoinette Trebelli 001.jpg, Antoinette Trebelli 1836 births 1892 deaths 19th-century French women opera singers French operatic mezzo-sopranos Singers from Paris {{France-opera-singer-stub