Autographed photograph:
Dame Nellie Melba ( 1861-1931) sepia photograph by Spencer Skier , Melbourne 1927, bears ink inscription ' To Simon from Auntie Nellie Melba, Coombe 1927 '
Born Helen ' Nellie' Porter Mitchell , she 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. Coombe was the famous 7 acre retreat / home where she lived
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