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Gloucester House (London), though in the event only three of these were published. The full series (including both speeches) was included in a 1976 HMV
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Britain and America, Melba made her first return visit to Australia in 1902–03 for a concert tour, also touring in New Zealand. The profits were unprecedented; she returned for four more tours during her career. In Britain, Melba campaigned on behalf of
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magazine, in April 1927. A stained-glass window commemorating Melba was erected in 1962 in the Musicians' Memorial Chapel of the church of
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2545:, Performance archive, Royal Albert Hall, accessed 29 March 2016
2128:"Obituary – Dame Nellie Melba – A great prima donna",
1391:, was published in 1925, largely ghost-written by her secretary
1192:
in 1927. She was the first Australian to appear on the cover of
1129:(Desdemona's "Willow Song" and "Ave Maria") and Acts 3 and 4 of
3956:
Australian Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
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599:. Marguerite de Valois, too, is not the leading female role in
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People educated at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne
2649:"First Night of the Opera – The King and Queen Present",
2057:. National Library of Australia. 24 February 1971. p. 12
1256:
charity work and patriotic concerts. A tunnel on Melbourne's
1045:
671:
234:
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3376:"Music that inspired the Scotiabank Giller Prize finalists"
1202:, London. She is one of only two singers – the other being
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507:
166:. She then went to Paris to study with the leading teacher
2808:
Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online, accessed 27 May 2011
2560:
3095:"East Link Twin Tunnels named as Melba and Mullum Mullum"
2897:"Recordings: From a Vault in Paris, Sounds of Opera 1907"
2402:"Cloak worn by Nellie Melba as Elsa in Lohengrin, c.1891"
1591:– both after Australia; June Mary Gough adopted the name
1312:
Melba sauce, a sweet purée of raspberries and red currant
3749:
at the Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne
2524:
48:. She became one of the most famous singers of the late
3686:
Links to recordings, images and information about Melba
3433:
Marvelous Melba: The Extraordinary Life of a Great Diva
1295:, and a close friend of Melba's father David Mitchell.
3753:
Marconi's experimental radio broadcast with Melba 1920
3757:
3644:
Nellie – The Life and Loves of Dame Nellie Melba
2184:
1221:, where she lived in 1906. She was inducted onto the
376:
In the early 1890s, Melba embarked on an affair with
303:. She received a friendly but not excited reception.
3452:
A Song of Love and Death – The Meaning of Opera
2548:
218:
3378:, CBC Books, 7 November 2014, accessed 19 July 2015
3039:"A Complete Series of Polymer Banknotes: 1992–1996"
1662:The appointment was announced on 5 March 1918, but
1512:Melba appears in a pivotal scene in the 2014 novel
1217:commemorates Melba at Coombe House, Devey Close in
1206:– with a marble bust on the grand staircase of the
1190:
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
3412:
2705:
2446:
1264:and Avenue Nellie Melba / Nellie Melbalaan in the
2428:"Nellie Melba as Elizabeth from Tannhäuser, 1894"
1178:Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
823:Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
547:. In the French repertoire, she sang Juliette in
3902:
2914:Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television
2097:"A Prima Donna – Madame Melba's Memories",
1329:Melba planted a variety of poplar tree known as
1160:
2612:, Coombe Yarra Valley, accessed 4 February 2016
1237:is known as Melba Hall. The Canberra suburb of
1225:in 2001. Melba was closely associated with the
622:singer, although she occasionally sang Elsa in
3358:"How Downton Abbey got Nellie Melba all wrong"
2969:, Royal Opera House, accessed 11 December 2012
2585:
1509:, bemoaned the casting and the fact checking.
1382:
908:, near Coldstream. Her headstone, designed by
114:, the eldest of seven children of the builder
3807:
3526:Thomas Beecham – An Obsession with Music
3507:Sir Thomas Beecham – A Centenary Tribute
2721:, Scots' Church website, accessed 7 June 2010
1233:in her honour in 1956. The music hall at the
917:
205:at La Monnaie on 12 October 1887. The critic
3986:Infectious disease deaths in New South Wales
3487:
3288:, London, Hutchinson & Co (1951), p. 125
2518:. Oxford Music Online, accessed 25 May 2011
2124:
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2014:
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573:, which was written for her, and Micaëla in
4001:20th-century Australian women opera singers
3996:19th-century Australian women opera singers
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1435:In 1946–1947 Crawford Productions produced
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603:, but Melba was willing to undertake it as
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3180:, vol. 9 (1983). Retrieved 4 February 2016
2981:, English Heritage, accessed 4 August 2012
2741:
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3126:"L'avenue Nellie Melba - 1070 Anderlecht"
3069:"Music and drama | Melba Memorial Plaque"
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1115:advertisement for Melba recordings (1904)
3550:. Vol. 2. London: The Bodley Head.
3327:, RadioEchoes.com, accessed 1 March 2019
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2753:. Peterbassett.com, accessed 19 May 2011
2731:"Memorials and Monuments to Individuals"
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3724:Biography; photo of dress worn by Melba
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3193:, 22 August 2012, accessed 9 April 2015
2967:"Things to do in London on a rainy day"
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1928:"The Dame in the tropics: Nellie Melba"
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1846:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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912:, bears the farewell words of Mimì in
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499:. Her Italian parts included Gilda in
3951:Australian people of Scottish descent
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2837:"Still More on the Mapleson Cylinder"
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3174:"Grainger, George Percy (1882–1961)"
3115:, San Francisco, 12 April 1987, p. 6
2925:First Empire Broadcast, held by the
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1169:Statue of Melba at Waterfront City,
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320:in Paris, in the role of Ophélie in
3842:Melba, Australian Capital Territory
1495:of the British ITV television show
1471:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
1090:Gramophone & Typewriter Company
138:Melba's father moved the family to
16:Australian opera singer (1861–1931)
13:
4016:People from the Colony of Victoria
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3178:Australian Dictionary of Biography
1875:"Melba Bashed by Cowardly Husband"
1805:
1759:Australian Dictionary of Biography
1742:Australian Dictionary of Biography
1701:
1465:. Melba was played by the soprano
1399:(1909), John Hetherington (1967),
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922:" (Farewell, without bitterness).
809:In 1909, Melba bought property at
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3576:. London & Sydney: Chappell.
3264:"The Order of the British Empire"
2821:"Nellie Melba's First Recordings"
726:, she described his home city of
219:London, Paris and New York debuts
3966:Australian women autobiographers
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3509:. London: Macdonald and Jane's.
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3075:. Hobart. 19 May 1941. p. 4
3043:Reserve Bank of Australia Museum
2992:"Victorian Honour Roll of Women"
2591:Gaisberg, Fred. "Peter Dawson",
1999:, 2008, accessed 19 January 2015
1842:"Melba, Dame Nellie (1861–1931)"
1738:"Melba, Dame Nellie (1861–1931)"
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387:Melba sang the role of Nedda in
378:Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans
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3610:. London: Chatto & Windus.
3546:(1981). Dan H. Laurence (ed.).
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3246:"Nellie Melba's 150th Birthday"
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3668:Works by or about Nellie Melba
3204:"Famous Foodies: Nellie Melba"
2870:Steane, John. "Nellie Melba",
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1223:Victorian Honour Roll of Women
1094:Victor Talking Machine Company
701:She performed 26 times at the
106:Melba, drawn by Frank Haviland
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3625:Melba: The Voice of Australia
3528:. Woodbridge: Boydell Press.
3454:. London: Chatto and Windus.
2927:National Library of Australia
2916:2009, vol. 29, issue 1, p. 42
2751: – Addio, senza rancore"
2254:"Royal Opera – Otello",
2054:The Australian Women's Weekly
2049:"Melba – The Voice of Silver"
2035:The Times Literary Supplement
1695:
1629:Prime Minister of New Zealand
1351:Coat of arms of Nellie Melba
1161:Honours, memorials and legacy
894:St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
341:(June 1889) co-starring with
3916:Australian operatic sopranos
2953:"Memorial Window to Melba",
2543:Search results: Nellie Melba
1852:UK public library membership
1755:"David Mitchell (1829–1916)"
1332:Populus Ă— canadensis "Aurea"
1219:Coombe, Kingston upon Thames
1200:St Sepulchre-without-Newgate
125:Presbyterian Ladies' College
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3961:Singers awarded knighthoods
3936:ARIA Hall of Fame inductees
3733:State Library of Queensland
3731:– John Oxley Library blog,
3720:(1903), Library of Congress
3642:Wainwright, Robert (2021).
3492:. London: Faber and Faber.
3488:Hetherington, John (1967).
1932:Queensland Historical Atlas
1744:, accessed 11 December 2012
1383:Books, films and television
696:his opera house in New York
255:"Del ciel clemente un riso"
127:. She studied singing with
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3971:Women of the Victorian era
3946:Australian autobiographers
3627:. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
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3225:National Trust (Australia)
2432:omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au
2406:omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au
2391:, 26 November 1906, p. 10.
1799:, April 1931, pp. 305–308
557:, Marguerite de Valois in
118:and his wife Isabella Ann
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2670:, June 1921, pp. 409–411
2610:"Our Story: Nellie Melba"
2245:, 7 November 1892, p. 12.
2154:"A week's musical topics"
2132:, 24 February 1931, p. 9.
2038:, 5 November 1925, p. 738
2032:"Melodies and Memories",
1976:"Divorce of Madame Melba"
1487:. Melba was portrayed by
1337:Melbourne Botanic Gardens
1291:, father of the composer
1056:Recordings and broadcasts
618:Melba was not known as a
371:Philippe, Duke of Orléans
3941:Australian women writers
3505:Jefferson, Alan (1979).
3435:. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee.
3419:. Melbourne: Black Inc.
2791:20 February 2011 at the
2495:, 24 February 1903, p. 5
2467:, 17 February 1903, p. 6
2434:. Grainger Museum Online
2408:. Grainger Museum Online
2101:, 23 October 1925, p. 8.
1791:"Melba: An Appreciation"
1528:
1473:produced a mini-series,
1227:Melbourne Conservatorium
1135:Lord Stanley of Alderley
902:Scots' Church, Melbourne
815:Melbourne Conservatorium
83:Melbourne Conservatorium
46:lyric coloratura soprano
3747:Nellie Melba Collection
3623:Radic, Thérèse (1986).
3593:. London: Butterworth.
3148:Mackay Regional Council
2845:(subscription required)
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2775:(subscription required)
2689:, 5 January 1924, p. 19
2672:(subscription required)
2580:The Manchester Guardian
2520:(subscription required)
2374:"Royal Italian Opera",
2332:"Royal Italian Opera",
2241:"Covent Garden Opera",
2228:"Royal Italian Opera",
2219:, 4 January 1908, p. 7.
2084:(subscription required)
1801:(subscription required)
1437:a radio series on Melba
1387:Melba's autobiography,
1235:University of Melbourne
1064:Newspaper advertisement
896:, in 1931, aged 69, of
472:Melba as Marguerite in
4006:Victor Records artists
3991:Singers from Melbourne
3606:Murphy, Agnes (1909).
3589:Melba, Nellie (1925).
3572:Melba, Nellie (1926).
3469:Gubler, Franz (2012).
3398:. London: Hutchinson.
2957:, 12 March 1962, p. 7.
2827:, accessed 27 May 2011
2717:23 August 2010 at the
2640:, 8 January 1918, p. 7
1888:, accessed 23 May 2011
1653:, MeasuringWorth, 2008
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3591:Melodies and Memories
3473:. Crows Nest: Arbon.
3411:Blainey, Ann (2008).
3266:. The College of Arms
2582:, 6 August 1928, p. 7
2508:Shawe-Taylor, Desmond
2349:, 4 June 1894, p. 11.
2323:, 3 July 1899, p. 10.
2310:, 26 July 1898, p. 8.
2297:, 9 July 1898, p. 10.
2271:, 10 July 1893, p. 8.
2258:, 2 July 1908, p. 13.
2232:, 10 June 1889, p. 8.
2175:'Lucia' at the Opera"
2076:"Royal Italian Opera"
1982:, 14 April 1900, p. 5
1493:episode 3 of season 4
1447:) in 1956. In 1953 a
1389:Melodies and Memories
1246:Australian $ 100 note
1182:1918 New Year Honours
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1098:acoustical recordings
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3524:Lucas, John (2008).
3354:Christiansen, Rupert
3202:Drummond-Hay, Lily.
3024:10 June 2011 at the
2979:"Melba, Dame Nellie"
2938:Cover – Nellie Melba
2653:, 13 May 1919, p. 14
2597:, January 1949, p. 3
2512:"Melba, Dame Nellie"
2378:, 6 July 1891, p. 8.
2362:, 1 July 1895, p. 8.
2336:, 4 June 1890, p. 8.
2284:, 20 May 1893, p. 8.
2206:, 6 July 1892, p. 9.
2114:, 10 May 1889, p. 5.
2082:, July 1888, p. 411
1997:Dictionary of Sydney
1980:The Morning Bulletin
1524:Notes and references
1281:Coldstream, Victoria
1241:is named after her.
1176:Melba was appointed
1080:Melba made numerous
563:, the title role in
505:, the title role in
491:Arthur Goring Thomas
313:Un ballo in maschera
148:Sir Andrew Armstrong
129:Mary Ellen Christian
89:features her image.
3729:Melba in Queensland
3363:The Daily Telegraph
3154:on 23 February 2014
3049:on 15 February 2016
2841:The Opera Quarterly
2773:, May 1926, p. 427
2702:11 June 1930, p. 17
2569:, pp. 170–171.
2483:, 20 February, p. 5
2477:"The Melba Concert"
1926:O'Brien, Sheilagh.
1881:7 July 2011 at the
1873:Sadauskas, Andrew.
1627:(who was later the
1503:Rupert Christiansen
1352:
1318:, a crisp dry toast
1289:John Harry Grainger
1171:Melbourne Docklands
965:"O soave fanciulla"
919:Addio, senza rancor
692:Oscar Hammerstein I
347:Lucia di Lammermoor
300:Lucia di Lammermoor
275:Lucia di Lammermoor
230:Lucia di Lammermoor
156:Sir Arthur Sullivan
131:(a former pupil of
3981:Deaths from sepsis
3931:ARIA Award winners
3608:Melba: A Biography
3490:Melba, a Biography
3093:Pilcher, Georgie.
2903:, 16 February 2009
2901:The New York Times
2804:Clark, Christine.
2786:"Florence Austral"
2698:"Court Circular",
2622:Supplement to the
2516:Grove Music Online
2181:, 5 December 1893.
2179:The New York Times
2159:The New York Times
2008:Scott, 1977, p. 28
1665:The London Gazette
1599:, New South Wales.
1585:Elsie Mary Fischer
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3535:978-1-84383-402-1
3480:978-0-987-28202-6
3441:978-1-56663-809-8
3426:978-1-86395-183-8
3304:, 5 December 1934
2874:, May 2003, p. 17
2771:The Musical Times
2668:The Musical Times
2465:Otago Daily Times
2080:The Musical Times
1991:Skinner, Graeme.
1850:(subscription or
1796:The Musical Times
1550:Hetherington 1967
1548:, p. 5, and
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1300:Auguste Escoffier
1210:, Covent Garden.
1208:Royal Opera House
1147:Guglielmo Marconi
1122:Roméo et Juliette
989:and Melba in 1906
974:
910:Sir Edwin Lutyens
874:Roméo et Juliette
840:The Musical Times
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703:Royal Albert Hall
667:Twentieth century
628:and Elisabeth in
549:Roméo et Juliette
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406:Roméo et Juliette
338:Roméo et Juliette
306:The Musical Times
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