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Melba

The Voice of Australia

Palgrave Macmillan

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  1. Thérèse Radic
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Addio Senza Rancore

    • Thérèse Radic
    Pages 1-6

  3. Helen Porter Mitchell

    • Thérèse Radic
    Pages 7-20

  4. Mrs Armstrong

    • Thérèse Radic
    Pages 21-38

  5. Marchesi’s Melba

    • Thérèse Radic
    Pages 39-52

  6. A Right Royal Affair

    • Thérèse Radic
    Pages 53-71

  7. A Toast to Melba

    • Thérèse Radic
    Pages 72-92

  8. Home Sweet Home

    • Thérèse Radic
    Pages 93-109

  9. Manhattan Versus Metropolitan

    • Thérèse Radic
    Pages 110-131

  10. Singing ’Em Muck

    • Thérèse Radic
    Pages 132-150

  11. Melba’s Girls

    • Thérèse Radic
    Pages 151-173

  12. Farewell and More Farewells

    • Thérèse Radic
    Pages 174-188

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 189-214
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About this book

A biography of the world-famous opera singer Dame Nellie Melba, this book provides fresh insights into her character and motivations. It describes her childhood in Australia, her studies in Paris, her rise to fame and the fascination which she inspired up to the time of the mysterious illness which caused her death. Melba is presented as a shrewd, self-made woman, financially and personally independent. She managed her greatest asset - her voice - and her earnings cleverly so that the voice lasted the distance of a long and strenuous career, and her investments enabled her to enjoy life on a grand scale. She dictated the terms of her own life and rose to unsurpassed heights in her chosen profession. The book's large format enables the main text to be supplemented by lengthy footnotes running down the outside margins, providing additional historical and anecdotal information.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Melba

  • Book Subtitle: The Voice of Australia

  • Authors: Thérèse Radic

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08670-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Thérèse Radic 1986

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-08670-2Published: 15 September 1986

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 239

  • Number of Illustrations: 88 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Music

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