Biography nellie melba

Australian opera singer (1861–1931)

Dame Nellie MelbaGBE (born Helen Porter Mitchell; 19 May 1861 – 23 February 1931) was an Australian operaticlyric 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. She took the pseudonym "Melba" from Melbourne, her home town.

Melba studied singing in Melbourne and made a modest success in performances there. After a brief and unsuccessful marriage, she moved to Europe in search of a singing career.

Biography nellie melba

Failing to find engagements in London, England, in 1886, she studied in Paris, France, and soon made a great success there and in Brussels, Belgium. Returning to London, she quickly established herself as the leading lyric soprano at Covent Garden from 1888.

She soon achieved further success in Paris and elsewhere in Europe, and later at the Metropolitan