biography
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Melba, Dame Nellie
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professional name of Helen Armstrong, née Mitchell
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| female
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| lived:
| (1861–1931)
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| biography:
| Prima donna, born in Melbourne, Victoria, NE Australia, from which she took her name. A talented pianist, she studied singing after her marriage in 1882. She appeared at Covent Garden in 1888, and the purity of her coloratura soprano voice won her worldwide fame. She was created a dame in 1918. ‘Peach Melba’ and ‘Melba toast’ were named after her. |
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