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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 Nellie : The Life and Loves of Dame Nellie Melba
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'The tumultuous life of Australia's most famous opera singer, Dame Nellie Melba.

'AUSTRALIA'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR

'When most Australians think of Nellie Melba they picture a squarish middle-aged woman dressed in furs and large hats, an imperious Dame whose voice ruled the world for three decades. But there was much more to her life than adulation and riches.

'To succeed she had to overcome social expectations, misogyny and tall-poppy syndrome. She endured the violence of a bad marriage, was denied by scandal a true love with the would-be King of France, and suffered the loss of her only child for more than a decade, stolen by his angry and vengeful father.

'Against all odds, Nellie Melba became the greatest opera singer of her time on stages across Australia, America and Europe.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2021 .
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      Extent: 352p.
      Note/s:
      • Published September 2021
      ISBN: 9781760878252

Works about this Work

[Review] Nellie : The Life and Loves of Dame Nellie Melba Graham Shirley , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society , December vol. 108 no. 2 2022; (p. 246)

— Review of Nellie : The Life and Loves of Dame Nellie Melba Robert Wainwright , 2021 single work biography
[Review] Nellie : The Life and Loves of Dame Nellie Melba Graham Shirley , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society , December vol. 108 no. 2 2022; (p. 246)

— Review of Nellie : The Life and Loves of Dame Nellie Melba Robert Wainwright , 2021 single work biography
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