Melba. A Biography

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PUB
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 1991
Edition: First Edition

Description: 312 pages. Book is in general good condition and covered in a protective plastic. There is some light reading wear and tanning to pages present, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: It wasnt enough for Melba to become one of the greats of the Golden Age of Grand Opera. She wanted to be the greatest. her glorious voice took her to the top; her ruthless determination to overthrow any rival kept her there long after the voice had begun to decline. Revealed in this relentlessly candid yet sympathetic study is Melba the drama queen, the monstrous prima donna, the canny businesswoman, the generous and kindly friend, the unique star who refused to fade. There are lots of duchesses but only one Melba Nellie Melba

ISBN: 9780522846973