Photographs and press cuttings [manuscript].

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Photographs and press cuttings [manuscript].

Mostly portraits of Melba, many in the costumes of famous roles; and of people closely associated with Melba's musical career, including Joseph Joachim, Pietro Mascagni, Mathilde Marchesi. Also album and loose newspaper cuttings relating to Melba.

12 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7072419

Libraries Australia

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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...