Letter [manuscript]. 1886 May 13.

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Letter [manuscript]. 1886 May 13.

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Letter to "Her Rudolph Himmer." Written soon after Melba (or Nellie Armstrong as she then was) arrived in London, before she was known. She comments on some of the singers and other celebrities in London at the time. Mentions visit to Mme. Marchesi arranged for two months later.

1 cm. (4 p.) + 1 p. enclosure.

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Melba, Nellie

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Melba was born Helen Porter Mitchell. In 1882 she married Charles Nesbit Frederick Armstrong, who died in 1948. From the description of Papers concerning Mitchell and Armstrong families [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225791512 Mrs Helen Porter Armstrong, soprano singer, was born in, and derived her non de plume from Melbourne. She first appeared in opera in 1887 after concentrating for many years on her piano playing and made her final appearance in...

Himmer, Rudolph

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