Nellie Melba
29 records in the collection· mostly on His Master's Voice, G&T, Victor
Dame Nellie Melba was the great Australian soprano of the late Victorian and Edwardian opera world, one of the first internationally famous singers to leave a substantial recorded legacy. Particularly associated with roles in works by Verdi, Puccini and Gounod, she was among the elite artists whose prestigious early gramophone recordings helped establish recorded opera.
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Records by Nellie Melba
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- AAuld Lang Syne
Dame Nellie Melba, the Australian operatic soprano, recorded 'Auld Lang Syne' for His Master's Voice catalogue 3615; Melba was one of the most celebrated voices of the early 20th century, though her electrical recordings are less prized than her earlier acoustic work.AI summary
His Master's Voice 3615 Opera
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- AAve Maria (Gounod)
Dame Nellie Melba (1861–1931) was the most famous Australian opera singer of her era, an international soprano celebrated for her roles in Italian and French opera; this His Master's Voice pressing of Gounod's 'Ave Maria' is from the acoustic era, capturing one of the greatest voices of the early 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03333 Opera
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- AAve Maria(13)
- B(+Kubelik)L'Amero saro constante
Dame Nellie Melba, the celebrated Australian opera singer, recorded "Ave Maria" and a duet with violinist Jan Kubelik, "L'Amero saro constante," on His Master's Voice DK112. Another pairing of Melba with a major classical artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice DK112 Opera
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- AAve Maria(13)
- B(+Kubelik)L'Amero saro constante
Dame Nellie Melba recorded 'Ave Maria' and 'L'Amero saro constante' (with Czech violinist Jan Kubelík) for His Master's Voice DK112. This duet recording represents Melba in her later years, partnered with a celebrated instrumentalist.AI summary
His Master's Voice DK112 Opera
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- ABy the Waters of Minnetonka
His Master's Voice 2-3568 Voice
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- ACaro Nome
Nellie Melba singing "Caro nome" from Verdi's "Rigoletto", one of her signature arias, recorded acoustically for G&T.AI summary
G&T 053110 Opera
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- ACaro Nome
Dame Nellie Melba sings 'Caro Nome' from Rigoletto on HMV 053110, a large-format (12-inch) disc from the Gramophone Company's red-label Melba series. Melba's HMV recordings are among the most iconic and collected of all early operatic 78s; the 053000 series represents her mid-career Gramophone recordings and is actively sought by collectors of historic operatic singing.AI summary
His Master's Voice 053110 Opera
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- ACaro nome che il mio cor festi primo palpitar
- BAh fors e lui che l'anima
Dame Nellie Melba, the legendary Australian soprano, performing two Verdi arias on His Master's Voice (catalogue DB346), from the electrical era of the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB346 Opera
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- AChanson Triste
- BBy the waters of Minnetonka
Nellie Melba, the celebrated Australian soprano, recorded 'Chanson Triste' and 'By the Waters of Minnetonka' for His Master's Voice; Melba was one of the greatest opera singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and a pioneer of the gramophone, and her voice is one of the earliest to survive in electronic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA334 Opera
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- AClaire de Lune
- BSwing low sweet Chariot
Dame Nellie Melba, the Australian opera singer and one of the most celebrated voices of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, recorded 'Claire de Lune' and 'Swing low sweet Chariot' for His Master's Voice DB989. Melba was a global superstar and her recordings remain iconic.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB989 Opera
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- AFaust
Dame Nellie Melba was one of the greatest opera singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, an Australian soprano of international fame. This His Master's Voice recording, on the special Melba series (Melba 033029), preserves her performance of the 'Faust' aria, likely from Gounod's opera. Melba's own recordings on HMV's prestige Melba series are highly collectable both for vocal history and as memorabilia of one of opera's greatest singers.AI summary
His Master's Voice Melba033029 Opera
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- AFaust
Nellie Melba's recordings were issued under her own special series with the Gramophone Company, carrying a distinctive 'Melba' catalogue prefix and originally sold at a premium price; this disc presents an excerpt from Faust.AI summary
G&T Melba 033029 Opera
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- AGoodbye
Nellie Melba, the legendary Australian soprano, recorded 'Goodbye' for Victor, catalogue 88065, one of her final recordings and among the most sought-after voices on record.AI summary
Victor 88065 Opera
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- AGoodnight
A G&T "sample" pressing of Nellie Melba singing "Goodnight" — sample or trial pressings were produced in very small numbers for approval ahead of commercial release, making genuine examples unusual survivors of one of opera's biggest early-recording stars.AI summary
G&T 3618(sample) Classical
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- AHome sweet Home(05)
Dame Nellie Melba, the legendary Australian opera soprano, on His Master's Voice performing 'Home Sweet Home' — an acoustic recording from around 1905, representing one of the most celebrated singers of the Edwardian era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03049 Opera
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- ALa Boheme
Dame Nellie Melba, one of the most celebrated opera singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, recorded a single-sided disc of "La Bohème" for His Master's Voice HMV 033062. An extremely early electrical or acoustic recording of a major artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice 033062 Opera
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- ALa Boheme
Dame Nellie Melba, the celebrated Australian soprano, recorded this aria from Puccini's La Bohème for the Gramophone Company; Melba's records were issued in substantial numbers during her lifetime.AI summary
G&T Melba 033062 Opera
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- ALa Boheme
HMV 2-053028
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- ALo here the gentle Lark
Dame Nellie Melba singing Henry Bishop's concert song "Lo, Here the Gentle Lark", one of many acoustic sides the Australian soprano made for G&T in the early 1900s.AI summary
G&T 03047 Voice
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- AMad scene from Hamlet
Dame Nellie Melba, the Australian soprano who defined operatic recording in its infancy, sings the mad scene from Hamlet on His Master's Voice 033028 — an early acoustic recording of one of the most demanding roles in the soprano repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice 033028 Opera
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- AMad Scene From Hamlet
Dame Nellie Melba, the Australian soprano who was the leading prima donna of her day, sings the Mad Scene from Ambroise Thomas's opera 'Hamlet' on a single-sided disc. The Gramophone Company issued her records on their own mauve Melba label at a premium price in the early 1900s.AI summary
Melba 033027 Opera
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- ANymphes et Sylvains
Nellie Melba, the great Australian soprano, recorded "Nymphes et Sylvains" for G&T in the early years of commercial recording, when she was among the most famous singers in the world.AI summary
G&T 03016 Classical
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- AO for the Wings of a Dove
Nellie Melba was one of the greatest sopranos of the early 20th century, an Australian-born diva renowned for her roles in opera and her concert work. 'O for the Wings of a Dove' (Mendelssohn) is a celebrated art-song masterpiece. This early HMV 03199 pressing is from the acoustic catalogue and represents a major recorded legacy.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03199 Opera
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- AO for the Wings of a Dove
Dame Nellie Melba (1861–1931) was an Australian operatic soprano and one of the greatest voices of her era, famous worldwide for her dramatic interpretations. This His Master's Voice 03000-series acoustic recording preserves her voice from the early recording period.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03199 Opera
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- ASerenade Tosti
Nellie Melba singing Tosti's "Serenade", recorded for the Gramophone Company in the early 1900s.AI summary
Gramophone Company 053114 Voice
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- ASi mes vers avaient des ailes
Dame Nellie Melba recorded Hahn's song 'Si mes vers avaient des ailes' for the Gramophone Company; it is one of many Red Label discs she made during her long recording career.AI summary
G&T Melba033026 Classical
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- ASur le Lac
Nellie Melba singing "Sur le lac", an early acoustic recording made for G&T.AI summary
G&T 03046 Voice
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- AThe Jewel Song (Faust)
Nellie Melba was one of the most famous sopranos in recording history; this G&T disc preserves her celebrated rendition of the Jewel Song from Gounod's Faust.AI summary
G&T 03048 Opera
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- AVissi d'Arte
Dame Nellie Melba, the Australian soprano and one of the most famous singers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, performing 'Vissi d'Arte' from Puccini's *Tosca* on His Master's Voice, special Melba series 2-053020. Melba's later recordings are increasingly scarce.AI summary
His Master's Voice Melba2-053020 Opera