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Melba, c. 1907. Dame Nellie Melba GBE (born Helen Porter Mitchell; 19 May 1861 – 23 February 1931) was an Australian operatic lyric coloratura soprano.She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era and the early twentieth century, and was the first Australian to achieve international recognition as a classical musician.
Melba is a 1946 Australian radio drama about the life of Nellie Melba. [ 4 ] and first broadcast by stations 3DB and 3LK 1946–1947 in fifty 30-minute episodes. It was produced by Hector Crawford , who knew Melba.
Mentone Girls' Secondary College boasts four houses; Jackson, Kenny, Melba, and Mackellar. When enrolled at the school, students are assigned a House which they will remain at for the entirety of the student's time at the college. Houses regularly compete against one another at annual Performance, Athletics, Cross Country, and Swimming carnivals.
Melba is a 1953 musical biopic drama film of the life of Australian-born soprano Nellie Melba, written by Harry Kurnitz and directed by Lewis Milestone for Horizon Pictures, [1] [2] marking the film debut of the Metropolitan Opera's Patrice Munsel.
Melba died in 1931 leaving, inter alia, £8,000 to the Albert Street Conservatorium to provide a continuing scholarship. Much was expended in settling points of law regarding the setting up and administration of the bequest. [9] [10] Henceforth called Melba Bequest Scholarship, open to women of 17 years or older, any voice, trained or untrained.
The polymer issue was released on Wednesday 15 May 1996, designed by Bruce Stewart, and features portraits of soprano Dame Nellie Melba and engineer and First World War general Sir John Monash, along with images from the First World War and John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his donkey. [3] [5]
Melba is a 1988 Australian miniseries about opera soprano Nellie Melba. [1] Cast. Linda Cropper as Nellie Melba; Hugo Weaving as Charles Armstrong;
Linda Cropper (born 1 January 1958) is an Australian actress, primarily known for her role as Geraldine Proudman in the TV series Offspring and as Dame Nellie Melba in the television series Melba. A shortened version of Melba was selected for screening as a film at a Royal Command Performance before Queen Elizabeth II in London.