I Am Melba I Am Melba

I Am Melba

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Publisher Description

The story of an Australian girl who defied convention and became the most famous singer of her era.

Growing up in Melbourne, Nellie Mitchell dreamed of fame, but her devout father disapproved. When a chance arose to go to Paris, she trusted in her musical talent and hoped for a lucky break.

Within a few years, reborn as Nellie Melba, she was performing to overflowing concert halls, hobnobbing with European royalty and collaborating with some of the most renowned composers of the age. Audiences swooned over the 'heavenly pleasures' of her voice, while the public showed an insatiable appetite for news of her sometimes passionate private life.

Dame Nellie Melba was Australia's first international superstar. In this important biography, enhanced by new research, Ann Blainey captures the exuberance, controversy and pathos of Melba's remarkable career.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2009
31 January
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
400
Pages
PUBLISHER
Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd
SELLER
Black Inc., an imprint of Schwartz Media Pty Ltd
SIZE
1.9
MB

Customer Reviews

Kuroshzi ,

I Am Melba

I found this book to be a great read. Perhaps it was because I was familiar with the part of Queensland where Melba lived following her first marriage, but I thoroughly enjoyed finding out more about Australia's grand diva. There were a couple of bits where performances and reviews were listed as if lifted from the newspapers of the time, but overall this was well worth the money.

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