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Zélia Trebelli, born Gloria Caroline Le Bert (1838-1892); French mezzo-soprano. She made her debut in 1859 in Madrid as Azucena in “Il Trovatore”. In 1860-1861 she performed in Germany, mainly at the “Berliner Hofoper”. In the years thereafter she had engagements in France (Théâtre-Italien) and in England (Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden). She made guest appearances at the Stockholm Opera (1875-1880), at the “Hofoper Wien” (1877-1878), at Berlin, Prag, Düsseldorf, Basel, Budapest, Brussels, Amsterdam and Rome. She made also several tours in the U.S.A. She retired from the stage in 1888. For some years she was married to the tenor Alessandro Bettini (1821-1898).

Zélia Trebelli, born Gloria Caroline Le Bert (1838-1892); French mezzo-soprano. She made her debut in 1859 in Madrid as Azucena in “Il Trovatore”. In 1860-1861 she performed in Germany, mainly at the “Berliner Hofoper”. In the years thereafter she had engagements in France (Théâtre-Italien) and in England (Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden). She made guest appearances at the Stockholm Opera (1875-1880), at the “Hofoper Wien” (1877-1878), at Berlin, Prag, Düsseldorf, Basel, Budapest, Brussels, Amsterdam and Rome. She made also several tours in the U.S.A. She retired from the stage in 1888. For some years she was married to the tenor Alessandro Bettini (1821-1898).

Zélia Trebelli, born Gloria Caroline Le Bert (1838-1892); French mezzo-soprano. She made her debut in 1859 in Madrid as Azucena in “Il Trovatore”. In 1860-1861 she performed in Germany, mainly at the “Berliner Hofoper”. In the years thereafter she had engagements in France (Théâtre-Italien) and in England (Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden). She made guest appearances at the Stockholm Opera (1875-1880), at the “Hofoper Wien” (1877-1878), at Berlin, Prag, Düsseldorf, Basel, Budapest, Brussels, Amsterdam and Rome. She made also several tours in the U.S.A. She retired from the stage in 1888. For some years she was married to the tenor Alessandro Bettini (1821-1898). On the photo she is seen in the title role of Bizet's "Carmen".

Zélia Trebelli, born Gloria Caroline Le Bert (1838-1892); French mezzo-soprano. She made her debut in 1859 in Madrid as Azucena in “Il Trovatore”. In 1860-1861 she performed in Germany, mainly at the “Berliner Hofoper”. In the years thereafter she had engagements in France (Théâtre-Italien) and in England (Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden). She made guest appearances at the Stockholm Opera (1875-1880), at the “Hofoper Wien” (1877-1878), at Berlin, Prag, Düsseldorf, Basel, Budapest, Brussels, Amsterdam and Rome. She made also several tours in the U.S.A. She retired from the stage in 1888. For some years she was married to the tenor Alessandro Bettini (1821-1898).

Zélia Trebelli, born Gloria Caroline Le Bert (1838-1892); French mezzo-soprano. She made her debut in 1859 in Madrid as Azucena in “Il Trovatore”. In 1860-1861 she performed in Germany, mainly at the “Berliner Hofoper”. In the years thereafter she had engagements in France (Théâtre-Italien) and in England (Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden). She made guest appearances at the Stockholm Opera (1875-1880), at the “Hofoper Wien” (1877-1878), at Berlin, Prag, Düsseldorf, Basel, Budapest, Brussels, Amsterdam and Rome. She made also several tours in the U.S.A. She retired from the stage in 1888. For some years she was married to the tenor Alessandro Bettini (1821-1898).

Zélia Trebelli, born Gloria Caroline Le Bert (1838-1892); French mezzo-soprano. She made her debut in 1859 in Madrid as Azucena in “Il Trovatore”. In 1860-1861 she performed in Germany, mainly at the “Berliner Hofoper”. In the years thereafter she had engagements in France (Théâtre-Italien) and in England (Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden). She made guest appearances at the Stockholm Opera (1875-1880), at the “Hofoper Wien” (1877-1878), at Berlin, Prag, Düsseldorf, Basel, Budapest, Brussels, Amsterdam and Rome. She made also several tours in the U.S.A. She retired from the stage in 1888. For some years she was married to the tenor Alessandro Bettini (1821-1898).

Zélia Trebelli, born Gloria Caroline Le Bert (1838-1892); French mezzo-soprano. She made her debut in 1859 in Madrid as Azucena in “Il Trovatore”. In 1860-1861 she performed in Germany, mainly at the “Berliner Hofoper”. In the years thereafter she had engagements in France (Théâtre-Italien) and in England (Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden). She made guest appearances at the Stockholm Opera (1875-1880), at the “Hofoper Wien” (1877-1878), at Berlin, Prag, Düsseldorf, Basel, Budapest, Brussels, Amsterdam and Rome. She made also several tours in the U.S.A. She retired from the stage in 1888. For some years she was married to the tenor Alessandro Bettini (1821-1898). On the photo she is seen as Arsace in Rossini's opera "Semiramide".

Therese Tietjens (1831-1877); German soprano. In 1848 she made her debut at the Stadttheater von Hamburg as Irma in Auber’s “Le maçon”. From 1850/53 she was engaged at the Opernhaus von Frankfurt a.M. Here she sang at the première of Lortzing’s “Die Opernprobe” in 1851. From 1853/59 she was engaged at the Wiener Hofoper. In 1858 she made a guest appearance in London at Her Majesty’s Theatre and from 1859 until her death she lived and performed in London ( also at the Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden). She sang at several English premières of international well known opera’s: as Medea in Cherubini’s eponymous opera (1865), as Elena in “I vespri Siciliani” (1859), as Amalia in “Un ballo in maschera” (1861), as Leonore in “La forza del destino” (1867), as Marguerite in “Faust” (1863), as Frau Fluth in “Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor” (1864) and as Mireille in the eponymous opera by Gounod (1864). In 1875/76 she made a very successful tour in the USA. She was also a highly esteemed oratorio and concert singer. She also appeared at Royal Court concerts for Queen Victoria, who was very fond of her. In 1877 she died of cancer at the age of 46. Her last performance was Lucrezia Borgia; during the performance she collapsed and she died two months later. Zélia Trebelli, born Gloria Caroline Le Bert (1838-1892); French mezzo-soprano. She made her debut in 1859 in Madrid as Azucena in “Il Trovatore”. In 1860-1861 she performed in Germany, mainly at the “Berliner Hofoper”. In the years thereafter she had engagements in France (Théâtre-Italien) and in England (Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden). She made guest appearances at the Stockholm Opera (1875-1880), at the “Hofoper Wien” (1877-1878), at Berlin, Prag, Düsseldorf, Basel, Budapest, Brussels, Amsterdam and Rome. She made also several tours in the U.S.A. She retired from the stage in 1888. For some years she was married to the tenor Alessandro Bettini (1821-1898). On the photo Therese Tietjens is seen as Semiramide and Zelia Trebelli as Arsace in Rossini's opera "Semiramide".

Therese Tietjens (1831-1877); German soprano. In 1848 she made her debut at the Stadttheater von Hamburg as Irma in Auber’s “Le maçon”. From 1850/53 she was engaged at the Opernhaus von Frankfurt a.M. Here she sang at the première of Lortzing’s “Die Opernprobe” in 1851. From 1853/59 she was engaged at the Wiener Hofoper. In 1858 she made a guest appearance in London at Her Majesty’s Theatre and from 1859 until her death she lived and performed in London ( also at the Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden). She sang at several English premières of international well known opera’s: as Medea in Cherubini’s eponymous opera (1865), as Elena in “I vespri Siciliani” (1859), as Amalia in “Un ballo in maschera” (1861), as Leonore in “La forza del destino” (1867), as Marguerite in “Faust” (1863), as Frau Fluth in “Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor” (1864) and as Mireille in the eponymous opera by Gounod (1864). In 1875/76 she made a very successful tour in the USA. She was also a highly esteemed oratorio and concert singer. She also appeared at Royal Court concerts for Queen Victoria, who was very fond of her. In 1877 she died of cancer at the age of 46. Her last performance was Lucrezia Borgia; during the performance she collapsed and she died two months later. On the photo she is seen as Semiramide in Rossini's eponymous opera.

Therese Tietjens (1831-1877); German soprano. In 1848 she made her debut at the Stadttheater von Hamburg as Irma in Auber’s “Le maçon”. From 1850/53 she was engaged at the Opernhaus von Frankfurt a.M. Here she sang at the première of Lortzing’s “Die Opernprobe” in 1851. From 1853/59 she was engaged at the Wiener Hofoper. In 1858 she made a guest appearance in London at Her Majesty’s Theatre and from 1859 until her death she lived and performed in London ( also at the Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden). She sang at several English premières of international well known opera’s: as Medea in Cherubini’s eponymous opera (1865), as Elena in “I vespri Siciliani” (1859), as Amalia in “Un ballo in maschera” (1861), as Leonore in “La forza del destino” (1867), as Marguerite in “Faust” (1863), as Frau Fluth in “Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor” (1864) and as Mireille in the eponymous opera by Gounod (1864). In 1875/76 she made a very successful tour in the USA. She was also a highly esteemed oratorio and concert singer. She also appeared at Royal Court concerts for Queen Victoria, who was very fond of her. In 1877 she died of cancer at the age of 46. Her last performance was Lucrezia Borgia; during the performance she collapsed and she died two months later. On the photo she is seen as Amelia in Verdi's "Un ballo in maschera".

Therese Tietjens (1831-1877); German soprano. In 1848 she made her debut at the Stadttheater von Hamburg as Irma in Auber’s “Le maçon”. From 1850/53 she was engaged at the Opernhaus von Frankfurt a.M. Here she sang at the première of Lortzing’s “Die Opernprobe” in 1851. From 1853/59 she was engaged at the Wiener Hofoper. In 1858 she made a guest appearance in London at Her Majesty’s Theatre and from 1859 until her death she lived and performed in London ( also at the Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden). She sang at several English premières of international well known opera’s: as Medea in Cherubini’s eponymous opera (1865), as Elena in “I vespri Siciliani” (1859), as Amalia in “Un ballo in maschera” (1861), as Leonore in “La forza del destino” (1867), as Marguerite in “Faust” (1863), as Frau Fluth in “Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor” (1864) and as Mireille in the eponymous opera by Gounod (1864). In 1875/76 she made a very successful tour in the USA. She was also a highly esteemed oratorio and concert singer. She also appeared at Royal Court concerts for Queen Victoria, who was very fond of her. In 1877 she died of cancer at the age of 46. Her last performance was Lucrezia Borgia; during the performance she collapsed and she died two months later. On the photo she is seen as Norma in Bellini's eponymous opera.

Therese Tietjens (1831-1877); German soprano. In 1848 she made her debut at the Stadttheater von Hamburg as Irma in Auber’s “Le maçon”. From 1850/53 she was engaged at the Opernhaus von Frankfurt a.M. Here she sang at the première of Lortzing’s “Die Opernprobe” in 1851. From 1853/59 she was engaged at the Wiener Hofoper. In 1858 she made a guest appearance in London at Her Majesty’s Theatre and from 1859 until her death she lived and performed in London ( also at the Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden). She sang at several English premières of international well known opera’s: as Medea in Cherubini’s eponymous opera (1865), as Elena in “I vespri Siciliani” (1859), as Amalia in “Un ballo in maschera” (1861), as Leonore in “La forza del destino” (1867), as Marguerite in “Faust” (1863), as Frau Fluth in “Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor” (1864) and as Mireille in the eponymous opera by Gounod (1864). In 1875/76 she made a very successful tour in the USA. She was also a highly esteemed oratorio and concert singer. She also appeared at Royal Court concerts for Queen Victoria, who was very fond of her. In 1877 she died of cancer at the age of 46. Her last performance was Lucrezia Borgia; during the performance she collapsed and she died two months later.

Therese Tietjens (1831-1877); German soprano. In 1848 she made her debut at the Stadttheater von Hamburg as Irma in Auber’s “Le maçon”. From 1850/53 she was engaged at the Opernhaus von Frankfurt a.M. Here she sang at the première of Lortzing’s “Die Opernprobe” in 1851. From 1853/59 she was engaged at the Wiener Hofoper. In 1858 she made a guest appearance in London at Her Majesty’s Theatre and from 1859 until her death she lived and performed in London ( also at the Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden). She sang at several English premières of international well known opera’s: as Medea in Cherubini’s eponymous opera (1865), as Elena in “I vespri Siciliani” (1859), as Amalia in “Un ballo in maschera” (1861), as Leonore in “La forza del destino” (1867), as Marguerite in “Faust” (1863), as Frau Fluth in “Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor” (1864) and as Mireille in the eponymous opera by Gounod (1864). In 1875/76 she made a very successful tour in the USA. She was also a highly esteemed oratorio and concert singer. She also appeared at Royal Court concerts for Queen Victoria, who was very fond of her. In 1877 she died of cancer at the age of 46. Her last performance was Lucrezia Borgia; during the performance she collapsed and she died two months later.

Therese Tietjens (1831-1877); German soprano. In 1848 she made her debut at the Stadttheater von Hamburg as Irma in Auber’s “Le maçon”. From 1850/53 she was engaged at the Opernhaus von Frankfurt a.M. Here she sang at the première of Lortzing’s “Die Opernprobe” in 1851. From 1853/59 she was engaged at the Wiener Hofoper. In 1858 she made a guest appearance in London at Her Majesty’s Theatre and from 1859 until her death she lived and performed in London ( also at the Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden). She sang at several English premières of international well known opera’s: as Medea in Cherubini’s eponymous opera (1865), as Elena in “I vespri Siciliani” (1859), as Amalia in “Un ballo in maschera” (1861), as Leonore in “La forza del destino” (1867), as Marguerite in “Faust” (1863), as Frau Fluth in “Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor” (1864) and as Mireille in the eponymous opera by Gounod (1864). In 1875/76 she made a very successful tour in the USA. She was also a highly esteemed oratorio and concert singer. She also appeared at Royal Court concerts for Queen Victoria, who was very fond of her. In 1877 she died of cancer at the age of 46. Her last performance was Lucrezia Borgia; during the performance she collapsed and she died two months later.

Therese Tietjens (1831-1877); German soprano. In 1848 she made her debut at the Stadttheater von Hamburg as Irma in Auber’s “Le maçon”. From 1850/53 she was engaged at the Opernhaus von Frankfurt a.M. Here she sang at the première of Lortzing’s “Die Opernprobe” in 1851. From 1853/59 she was engaged at the Wiener Hofoper. In 1858 she made a guest appearance in London at Her Majesty’s Theatre and from 1859 until her death she lived and performed in London ( also at the Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden). She sang at several English premières of international well known opera’s: as Medea in Cherubini’s eponymous opera (1865), as Elena in “I vespri Siciliani” (1859), as Amalia in “Un ballo in maschera” (1861), as Leonore in “La forza del destino” (1867), as Marguerite in “Faust” (1863), as Frau Fluth in “Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor” (1864) and as Mireille in the eponymous opera by Gounod (1864). In 1875/76 she made a very successful tour in the USA. She was also a highly esteemed oratorio and concert singer. She also appeared at Royal Court concerts for Queen Victoria, who was very fond of her. In 1877 she died of cancer at the age of 46. Her last performance was Lucrezia Borgia; during the performance she collapsed and she died two months later.

Antonio Giuglini (1825-1865); Italian tenor who had an important part of his career in London where the greatest singers of the era, like Piccolomini, Tietjens and Alboni were his partners. In 1850 he made his debut at Fermo and at the beginning of his career he performed only in minor opera houses. In 1851 he appeared in Rome (Teatro Argentina), in 1851/52 in Lucca and in1856 in Genoa. In that same year he debuted at La Scala Milan where he had a great success as Manrico in "Il Trovatore", as Nemorino in "L'Elisir d'amore" and as Raoul in "Les Huguenots". In 1857 he created at La Scala the title role in Ronchetti's opera "Pergolese" with the soprano Maria Spezia in the role of Mathilde. In 1857 he performed very successfully at Her Majesty's Theatre in London as Fernando in Donizetti's "La Favorita". In the following seven years he appeared regularly in London at the Lyceum Theatre, the Drury Lane Theatre and Her Majesty's Theatre. The season 1859/60 he was engaged at the Théâtre-Italien in Paris. When he appeared in St. Petersburg in the season 1864/65 the first signs of a mental illness revealed themselves. His condition deteriorated rapidly and after a short stay in an asylum for the mentally disturbed he died in 1865 in his native Italy (Pesaro).

Rosine Bloch (1832-1891); French mezzo-soprano. She studied at the Conservatoire National de Paris with Levasseur and Battaille.She made her debut in 1865 as Azucena in Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” at the Grand Opéra Paris, where she remained until 1880. In 1873 she created the role of Claribel in "La coupe du Roi de Thulé" by Eugène Diaz. In 1880 she sang at the French première of Verdi’s “Aïda” the role of Amneris. She also sang the role of Dalila in the Paris première of Saint-Saëns’ “Samson et Dalila” (1890) on the occasion of the opening of the Théâtre Eden. She made guest appearances at Brussels, Monte Carlo and London (Covent Garden). On the photo she is seen in her debut role as Azucena in Verdi's "Il Trovatore".

Virginia Ferni-Germano (1849-1934); Italian soprano. Just like her two cousins, the sisters Carolina Ferni (-Giraldoni) and Virginia Ferni (-Teja), she was very talented in both singing as violin playing. As a child of seven years old she sang virtuoso Spanish songs and accompanied herself on the violin. In 1876 she made her opera debut at the Teatro Real in Madrid as Siebel in Gounod's "Faust".This lead to a very succesful career in Europe and North and South America. She sang at Teatro Liceo in Barcelona (1878/80), at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples (1884), at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna (1884) and at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome (1885). In 1886/87 she made guest appearances at Triëst and Padua and in 1887 at St. Petersburg. She sang at various world premières. In 1884 at theTeatro Comunale Bologna as Isora d'Aix in Mancinelli's "Isora di Provenza". In 1886 at La Scala Milan she created the title role in Catalani's "Edmea" and in 1890 at the Teatro Regio in Turin she created the title role in Catalani's "Loreley". She was married to the violin player Carlo Germano and their son Carlo Germano jr. became also a well known violinist. In 1896 she retired from the stage. The dedication is to the famous contralto Barbara Marchisio (1833-1919) and dated: Napoli 4 maggio 95