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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.
Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931), prima donna, was born Helen Porter Mitchell on 19 May 1861 at Richmond, Melbourne, eldest surviving of ten children of David Mitchell, building contractor, and his wife Isabella Ann, née Dow.
Dame Nellie Melba was an Australian coloratura soprano, a singer of great popularity. She sang at Richmond (Australia) Public Hall at the age of six and was a skilled pianist and organist, but she did not study singing until after her marriage to Charles Nesbitt Armstrong in 1882.
Despite her attention, one evening barely three months later Vere fell ill. It was too late to call a doctor, so Nellie put the feverish girl to bed and hoped her temperature would subside by ...
Biography | Brief Biography Dame Nellie Melba was born Helen Porter Mitchell at the family home Doonside at Richmond Victoria on May 19, 1861. She was the eldest surviving daughter of David Mitchell and Isabella Ann Dow.
Her operatic achievements were acknowledged internationally and her World War I fundraising efforts earned her the title Dame Commander of the British Empire. Dame Nellie Melba is one of Australia's most famous cultural icons and exports.
Dame Nellie Melba (née Helen Porter Mitchell) was an internationally renowned opera singer, celebrated for her magnificent coloratura (soprano) voice. Melba’s musical training began in Melbourne at Presbyterian Ladies’ College, and continued in France under Mathilde Marchesi. Her operatic debut was in Brussels, in 1887.
Dame Nellie Melba (1861–1931) World-renowned soprano. Dame Nellie Melba's voice was remarkable for its even quality over a range of nearly three octaves, and for its pure, silvery timbre.
Feb 21, 2024 · Born Helen Porter Mitchell on 19 May, 1861, in Richmond, Victoria, Dame Nellie Melba was educated in Melbourne where she studied singing and piano. After her mother's death in 1880, the family moved to Mackay, Queensland, where she met and soon married Charles Armstrong.
Melba, Nellie (1861–1931) First Australian prima donna, with a voice like a nightingale, who ruled Covent Garden for nearly 40 years. Name variations: Dame Nellie Melba; Helen Porter Armstrong. Born Helen Porter Mitchell on May 19, 1861, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; died of paratyphoid fever on February 23, 1931, in Sydney, New South ...
