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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 20th century, and was the first Australian to achieve international recognition as a classical musician.
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.
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.
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]
The first occurred from New Street Works on 15 June 1920, featuring Dame Nellie Melba singing two arias and her famous trill, [2] with the signal received throughout Europe and as far away as Newfoundland, Canada. The event today is commemorated by a blue plaque. [5]
Melba toast is a dry, crisp and thinly sliced rusk, often served with soup and salad or topped with either melted cheese or pâté. It is named after Dame Nellie Melba, the stage name of Australian opera singer Helen Porter Mitchell. [1] Its name is thought to date from 1897, when the singer was very ill and it became a staple of her diet. [2]
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Melba is a 1988 Australian miniseries about opera soprano Nellie Melba. [1] Cast. Linda Cropper as Nellie Melba; Hugo Weaving as Charles Armstrong;