▁having ▁her ▁voice ▁in ▁mind . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁she ▁perman ently ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁stage ▁with ▁four ▁performances ▁of ▁" F idal ma " ▁in ▁C imar osa ' s ▁Il ▁mat rimonio ▁seg re to , ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁Thé âtre ▁des ▁It ali ens ▁but , ▁in ▁fact , ▁she ▁never ▁gave ▁up ▁singing ▁in ▁private ▁and ▁in ▁benefit ▁concert s . ▁When ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Italian ▁Govern ments ▁agreed ▁upon ▁moving ▁the ▁mort al ▁remains ▁of ▁Ross ini ▁into ▁the ▁Bas il ica ▁di ▁Santa ▁Cro ce ▁in ▁Florence , ▁Alb oni , ▁then ▁a ▁si xty - one - year - old ▁lady ▁living ▁in ▁se clusion , ▁wrote ▁to ▁the ▁Italian ▁Foreign ▁Minister , ▁Di ▁Rob il ant , ▁propos ing ▁that ▁the ▁Pet ite ▁M esse ▁Sol enn elle , ▁" the ▁last ▁musical ▁composition ▁by ▁Ross ini ", ▁be ▁performed ▁in ▁Santa ▁Cro ce ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁fun eral , ▁and ▁" dem and ing ▁the ▁honour , ▁as ▁an ▁Italian ▁and ▁a ▁pup il ▁of ▁the ▁imm ort al ▁Ma estro ," ▁of ▁singing ▁it ▁herself ▁in ▁her ▁" de ar ▁and ▁bel oved ▁hom eland ". ▁Her ▁wish , ▁however , ▁never ▁came ▁true ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁just ▁given ▁the ▁chance ▁of ▁being ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁ex hum ation ▁ceremony ▁in ▁Paris . ▁The ▁Paris ▁correspond ent ▁of ▁the ▁Rome ▁newspaper ▁Il ▁F an ful la ▁wrote ▁on ▁the ▁occasion : ▁"