dame nellie melba

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Definition of dame nellie melba in English English dictionary

orig. Helen Porter Mitchell born May 19, 1861, Richmond, near Melbourne, Austl. died Feb. 23, 1931, Sydney Australian soprano. After study with Mathilde Marchesi (1821-1913) in Paris, she debuted in Brussels in Rigoletto (1887), and in the next six years she sang in all the major opera houses of the world. One of the most celebrated coloraturas in the years preceding World War I, she sang mostly at Covent Garden after 1902. Concentrating on a few Italian and French operas, she possessed abundant technique and vocal beauty. Two foods, Melba toast and peach Melba, were named for her

Hyphenation

Dame Nel·lie Mel·ba

Turkish pronunciation

deym neli melbı

Pronunciation

/ˈdām ˈnelē ˈmelbə/ /ˈdeɪm ˈnɛliː ˈmɛlbə/