I am Melba

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Black Inc
Publisher Place: Melbourne
Publisher Year: 2008
Edition: First Edition

Description: 386 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. The only exception are a few light age markings on the inside pages and edges.

Publishers Description: The story of an Australian girl who defied convention and became the most famous singer of her era. Growing up in Melbourne, Nellie Mitchell dreamed of fame, but her devout father disapproved. When a chance arose to go to Paris, she trusted in her musical talent and hoped for a lucky break. Within a few years, reborn as Nellie Melba, she was performing to overflowing concert halls, hobnobbing with European royalty and collaborating with some of the most renowned composers of the age. Audiences swooned over the heavenly pleasures of her voice, while the public showed an insatiable appetite for news of her sometimes passionate private life. Dame Nellie Melba was Australias first international superstar. In this important biography, enhanced by new research, Ann Blainey captures the exuberance, controversy and pathos of Melbas remarkable career.

ISBN: 9781863951838