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Nellie Melba
voc, p, 1861-1931 AU, Melbourne
Singer of Classical
A.k.a. Helen Porter Armstrong
Dame Nellie Melba GBE (19 May 1861 – 23 February 1931), born Helen Porter Mitchell, was an Australian operatic soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era and the early 20th century. She was the first Australian to achieve international recognition as a classical musician. She took the pseudonym "Melba" from Melbourne, her home town.
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La Bohème / Act 1: "O soave fanciulla" on DG 120 – Opera: Early Recordings by Various Artists Rigoletto - Quartet on Melba, Nellie: Paris and London Recordings by Nellie Melba Auld Lang Syne on DG 120 – Lied: Early Recordings by Various Artists Home, Sweet Home on Aussie Nostalgia by Various Artists La Calesera on Opera Divas by Various Artists Down in the Forest on MELBA, Nellie: London and Middlesex Recordings by Nellie Melba Jean on Melba, Nellie: Paris and London Recordings by Nellie Melba Ave Maria on Nellie Melba: The Complete American Recordings, Vol. 3 by Nellie Melba Gypsy Songs, Op. 55, B. 104: No. 4, Songs My Mother Taught Me (Unpublished on Victor) [Sung in German] on Nellie Melba: The Complete American Recordings, Vol. 3 by Nellie Melba Clari, "the Maid of Milan": Home, Sweet Home on MELBA, Nellie: London and Middlesex Recordings by Nellie MelbaTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melba's Farewell: Dame Nellie Melba's Famous Farewell From Covent Garden And Other Recordings | Nellie Melba, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Charles Gounod, Francesco Paolo Tosti, Hermann Bemberg, Jules Massenet, Antonio Lotti, Ambroise Thomas, Landon Ronald, Harry T. Burleigh | 2017 | Compil. |
| La Bohéme | Nellie Melba | 2016 | Album |
| Nellie Melba | Nellie Melba | 2002 | Album |
| Nellie Melba | Nellie Melba | 2002 | Compil. |
| Complete Gramophone Company Recordings, Vol. 3 - The Paris And London Recordings (1908-1913) | Nellie Melba | 2002 | Compil. |
| Complete Gramophone Company Recordings, Vol. 2 - The 1904 London Recordings | Nellie Melba | 2002 | Compil. |
| Complete Gramophone Company Recordings, Vol. 1 - The 1904 London Recordings | Nellie Melba | 2002 | Compil. |
| Nellie Melba | Nellie Melba | 2002 | Compil. |
| 1898 - 1924: Recording Pioneers | Francesco Tamagno . Nellie Melba . Enrico Caruso . Fritz Kreisler . Feodor Chaliapin . Arthur Nikisch . Bruno Walter | 1998 | Compil. |
| L'Amerò, Sarò Costante... / Ave Maria | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Charles Gounod, Nellie Melba, Jan Kubelík | 1997 | Album |
| Nellie Melba | Nellie Melba | 1993 | Compil. |
| Opera Arias And Songs | Nellie Melba | 1988 | Compil. |
| Giovanni Zenatello e Nellie Melba | Giovanni Zenatello And Nellie Melba | 1980 | Album |
| Dame Nellie Melba | Nellie Melba | 1980 | Compil. |
| The Art Of Nellie Melba | Nellie Melba | 1979 | Compil. |
| Great Sopranos of the Century | Luisa Tetrazzini, Nellie Melba, Frida Leider, Elisabeth Schumann, Maria Caniglia, Toti Dal Monte, Lotte Lehmann, Eva Turner, Claudia Muzio, Kirsten Flagstad, Maggie Teyte, Madeleine Grey, Conchita Supervia, Friedrich Schorr | 1977 | Compil. |
| Nellie Melba: The London Recordings 1904 - 1926 | Nellie Melba | 1976 | Compil. |
| Great Australian Singers | Nellie Melba, John Brownlee, Peter Dawson, Stella Power, Harold Williams, Margherita Grandi, Gladys Moncrieff, Clara Serena, Evelyn Scotney, Gertrude Johnson, Florence Austral, Arnold Matters, Frances Alda, Marjorie Lawrence | 1973 | Compil. |
| Otello | Giuseppe Verdi, Giovanni Zenatello, Nellie Melba, Giuseppe Mario Sammarco, Francesco Tamagno | 1972 | Compil. |
| Nellie Melba | Nellie Melba | 1971 | Compil. |
| Operatic & Song Recital | Nellie Melba | 1967 | Compil. |
| The Golden Voice Of | Nellie Melba | 1965 | Single |
| Great Voices | John McCormack / Nellie Melba / Luisa Tetrazzini / Feodor Chaliapin | 1963 | Compil. |
| Voices From The Golden Age | Nellie Melba, Luisa Tetrazzini, John McCormack | 1963 | Compil. |
| Dame Nellie Melba An Historic Recording | Nellie Melba | 1962 | Album |
| La Boheme excerpts | Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Giovanni Zenatello, Giuseppe Mario Sammarco, Gino Martinez Patti, Francesco Maria Bonini, Antonio Magini-Coletti, Oreste Luppi, Enrico Caruso, Nellie Melba, Geraldine Farrar, Antonio Scotti, Nazzareno de Angelis, Linda Cannetti | 1962 | Compil. |
| Opera Arias and Songs | Nellie Melba | 1961 | Album |
| Rigoletto - Act 1 / Faust - Then Leave Her! | Giuseppe Verdi, Luisa Tetrazzini, Josephine Jacoby, Enrico Caruso, Pasquale Amato / Charles Gounod, Nellie Melba, John McCormack, Bianca Maria Sammarco | 1947 | Compil. |
| Swing Low Sweet Chariot / Clair De Lune | Nellie Melba | 1927 | Album |
| Addio Di Mimi / Farewell Speech | Nellie Melba | 1926 | Album |
| Comin' Thro' The Rye | Nellie Melba | 1914 | Album |
| Ave Maria | Charles Gounod - Nellie Melba | 1913 | Album |
| Nozze di Figaro - Voi Che Sapete = (Marriage Of Figaro - What Is This Feeling?) (Act 2) | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nellie Melba | 1910 | Album |
| O For The Wings Of A Dove | Nellie Melba | 1910 | Album |
| Good Bye | Nellie Melba, Francesco Paolo Tosti | 1910 | Album |
| Sweet Bird, That Shun'nst The Noise Of Folly (from "Il Pensieroso") | Georg Friedrich Händel, Nellie Melba, John Lemmoné | 1910 | Album |
| Bohême—O Soave Fanciulla | Nellie Melba and Enrico Caruso | 1907 | Album |
| Traviata - Ah, Fors' E Lui = (Is This The One) | Giuseppe Verdi, Nellie Melba | 1907 | Album |
| Boheme - Mi Chiamano Mimi = (My Name Is Mimi) (Giaccomo Puccini) | Giacomo Puccini, Nellie Melba | 1907 | Album |
| Si Mes Vers Avaint Des Ailes = (Were My Song With Wings Provided) | Reynaldo Hahn, Nellie Melba, Ada Sassoli | 1907 | Album |
| Lucia - Mad Scene | Gaetano Donizetti, Nellie Melba, Charles K. North | 1907 | Album |
| Lo, Here The Gentle Lark | Henry Bishop, Nellie Melba, Charles K. North | 1907 | Album |
| Hamlet-Mad Scene, Part. I / Hamlet-Mad Scene, Part II | Ambroise Thomas, Nellie Melba | 1907 | Album |
| Un Ange Est Venu | Hermann Bemberg, Nellie Melba, Charles Gilibert | 1907 | Album |
| Melba In The 1920's | Nellie Melba | Album | |
| The Old Folks At Home / Lo ! Here The Gentle Lark / | Nellie Melba | Album | |
| „Bohème“ O Du Süssestes Mädchen | Nellie Melba Und Enrico Caruso | Album | |
| O Soave Fanciulla | Enrico Caruso And Nellie Melba | Album | |
| Traviata-Ah, Fors' È Lui (The One Of Whom I Dreamed) (Act 1) | Nellie Melba | Album | |
| Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms | Nellie Melba | Album | |
| Annie Laurie / Old Folks At Home | Nellie Melba | Album | |
| John Anderson, My Jo | Nellie Melba | Album | |
| Comin' Thro' The Rye / Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon | Nellie Melba | Album | |
| The Art Of Nellie Melba (1860 - 1931) | Nellie Melba | Single | |
| Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon | Nellie Melba | Album | |
| Otello | Nellie Melba | Album | |
| Faust - Air Des Bijoux = (Jewel Song) | Charles Gounod, Nellie Melba, Victor Symphony Orchestra | Album | |
| A Souvenir Of Dame Nellie Melba's Farewell Performance At Covent Garden June 8th, 1926 | Nellie Melba With Browning Mummery, John Brownlee, Aurora Rettore Orchestra Conducted By Vincenzo Bellezza | Single | |
| Home Sweet Home / Oh! For The Wings Of A Dove | Nellie Melba | Album | |
| I Grandi Della Lirica | Giovanni Zenatello, Nellie Melba | Compil. | |
| Lohengrin - Sola 'Ne Miei Prim' Anni / Mignon - Connais-Tu Le Pays? | Nellie Melba, Adelina Patti | Album | |
| Annie Laurie | Nellie Melba | Album | |
| Lo, Here The Gentle Lark! | Nellie Melba, John Lemmoné | Album | |
| Melba In French Song | Nellie Melba | Album |
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