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Her Majesty's remained closed, and in 1869 Mapleson was drawn into a merger with the Royal Italian Opera.
With the merged company, Santley performed in Rigoletto with Vanzini, Scalchi, Mongini and Foli, in Norma and Fidelio, in Linda di Chamounix with di Murska and in Il trovatore.
La Gazza Ladra was also staged with Santley appearing opposite Trebelli, Bettini and Patti.
Santley led the cast, with Nilsson as his Ophelia, in the London premiere of Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas.
He enjoyed the role, which was sung in Italian, apart from the ' Brindisi '.
He also played Hoel in Dinorah opposite Patti, and although a planned partnership with her in L ' Etoile du Nord did not occur, they did perform Rigoletto together for Patti's benefit.
Santley's Hamlet was repeated in the autumn, with de Murska replacing Nilsson, and with Karl Formes as the ghost.
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