8 5 3 ▁she ▁wed ▁a ▁no blem an , ▁Count ▁Carlo ▁P ep oli , ▁of ▁the ▁Pap al ▁States , ▁but ▁she ▁kept ▁her ▁ma iden ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁stage . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁ret ire ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁serious ▁mental ▁ill ness . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁Alb oni ▁would ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁her ▁bel oved ▁master ▁and ▁friend , ▁Ross ini , ▁in ▁the ▁É glise ▁de ▁la ▁Sainte - Tr in ité . ▁There ▁she ▁sang , ▁alongside ▁Adel ina ▁P atti , ▁the ▁leading ▁sop rano ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁a ▁st anza ▁of ▁Dies ▁i ra e , ▁" L iber ▁script um ", ▁adjust ed ▁to ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁the ▁du et ▁" Qu is ▁est ▁H omo " ▁from ▁Ross ini ' s ▁own ▁St ab at ▁M ater . ▁Out ▁of ▁de ference ▁to ▁her ▁master , ▁she ▁also ▁accepted ▁to ▁res ume ▁her ▁singing ▁career ▁mainly ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁tour ▁the ▁orch est ral ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Pet ite ▁mes se ▁sol enn elle ▁around ▁Europe . ▁Ross ini ▁had ▁once ▁expressed ▁his ▁hope ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁take ▁upon ▁herself ▁to ▁perform ▁it ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁dead . ▁He ▁had ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁composed ▁it , ▁and ▁especially ▁the ▁new ▁section ▁" O ▁sal ut aris ", ▁just