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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
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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
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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
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- ABy the Waters of Minnetonka
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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- ALa Boheme
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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- ASerenade Tosti
Nellie Melba singing Tosti's "Serenade", recorded for the Gramophone Company in the early 1900s.AI summary