Excuse me, please! However much I appreciate the effort and obvious love, with which this very precious historically valuable film/documentary has been made, I cannot get over the big error in terms of the date of birth stated here at the intro. As a great admirer of Dame Nellie Melba, I am of the believe that Melba was born on the 19th of May, 1861 in Richmond, Melbourne indeed.She died on February 23, 1931, at St, Vincent Hospital, Sydney. I am looking forward to hearing from others if I have got it wrong, but I don't think so. Otherwise I immensely appreciate the documentary, and wish to thank the producer.
A few corrections. While Helen Mitchell (later Nellie Melba) attended the Presbyterian Ladies' College in Melbourne, she studied with Ellen Christian, her first professional teacher. She later took lessons with Pietro Cecchi, a retired Italian tenor living in Australia. Her last (and best known) teacher was Mathilde Marchesi, in Paris. Melba acknowledged her teachers and visited Madame Christian (by then Sister Mary Paul of the Cross, founder of the Garcia School of Singing, in Sydney) on her visits home to Australia. Incidentally, Ellen Christian and Mathilde Marchesi were both taught by Manuel Garcia, Jnr, the great vocal pedagogue.
My great-grandmother went to school with her at PLC Melbourne and always described her as "a very bold girl" and I believe at one time she was expelled.
Peach Melba: "A dessert of peaches and raspberry sauce with vanilla ice cream. It was invented in 1892 or 1893 by the French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel, London, to honor the Australian soprano Nellie Melba."
Enjoyed the video. Melba was the sister of my Gt Grandfather Charlie Mitchell. For anyone interested if you want to know all about Melba personally you only need to read about her father, my Gt Gt Grandfather David Mitchell, a canny business man. She was a reflection of him, driven to succeed and an entrepreneurial business sense, with a quick wit and sharp tongue. The reason she had so many farewell concerts was because she was paid truck loads of money for each performance and as long as she had David's blood in her there is no way she would pass up a chance to earn a buck, just like her dear old daddy.
Not surprised others related in some way as the family was quite large David her father had several children. i have to ask how are you both related to her ?
Her Time magazine cover was in the month of April, 1927 not March as stated. How can so many errors here actually be posted without proper reasearch? Incredibly discouraging.
It's often said Melba did more farewells than anybody else but it's simply not true. Patti made farewells bdor about ten years at least. Melba fulfilled her contractual engagements that is all.
Are you sure she didn't study with Florence Foster Jenkins? Mercy. The scale is even, perhaps the tone was pointed and silvery.But, what must others have sounded like for Marchesi to have been so enthused? It is impossible to know EXACTLY the extent to which the voice was affected by the recording process then. But, damn! This is some wretched singing. She did have a glorious trill, and I am more and more convinced that vibrato was seen/heard in a totally different way in those days. I would love to have heard her sing in person. Such great acclaim!
These two things have got to be Pre 1914 and Her Recording's did not do her Justice and she Died three years to the Day Monday February 23rd 1931 and Sir Edward Elgar Died on Friday February 23rd 1934
Well, that's a moot point as the recordings don't do her justice. My first singing teacher heard her at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and said it was quite extraordinary in the theatre. Aided and abetted to which, she was the number one in a rosta of singers which were very great indeed, so she must've been doing something correctly. However, everybody's taste is not the same, thank goodness!
a tad like yourself, Mr. Propes. However, Melba's place in the pantheon is assured ... yours however, has reached it's potential and no one actually cares ...
The same can be said of ALL the great ballet dancers of the very distant past. Styles, techniques change. Pavlova had a weak turnout by today's standards. If we look at all the great dancers from the 1800's and very early 1900's we can see flaws in their techniques, even in still photos. The same can be said of singers. In another hundred years, probably the same will be said for our great singers and dancers. But in her day...she was the world's greatest opera singer and also the world's richest. A billionaire in today's standards.
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Excuse me, please! However much I appreciate the effort and obvious love, with which this very precious historically valuable film/documentary has been made, I cannot get over the big error in terms of the date of birth stated here at the intro. As a great admirer of Dame Nellie Melba, I am of the believe that Melba was born on the 19th of May, 1861 in Richmond, Melbourne indeed.She died on February 23, 1931, at St, Vincent Hospital, Sydney. I am looking forward to hearing from others if I have got it wrong, but I don't think so. Otherwise I immensely appreciate the documentary, and wish to thank the producer.
Titiana de Vries-Haremaker You are correct
Quite correct
A few corrections. While Helen Mitchell (later Nellie Melba) attended the Presbyterian Ladies' College in Melbourne, she studied with Ellen Christian, her first professional teacher. She later took lessons with Pietro Cecchi, a retired Italian tenor living in Australia. Her last (and best known) teacher was Mathilde Marchesi, in Paris. Melba acknowledged her teachers and visited Madame Christian (by then Sister Mary Paul of the Cross, founder of the Garcia School of Singing, in Sydney) on her visits home to Australia. Incidentally, Ellen Christian and Mathilde Marchesi were both taught by Manuel Garcia, Jnr, the great vocal pedagogue.
What a great voice and singer. Those trills are special and her legato also. Also in the great trills singers are Selma Kurz and Joan Sutherland.
My great-grandmother went to school with her at PLC Melbourne and always described her as "a very bold girl" and I believe at one time she was expelled.
Maravillosa
Peach Melba: "A dessert of peaches and raspberry sauce with vanilla ice cream. It was invented in 1892 or 1893 by the French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel, London, to honor the Australian soprano Nellie Melba."
Nice film.
A great many goodbyes, maybe she cause she had love in her heart for what she did. I guess some people just don't get passion.
Enjoyed the video. Melba was the sister of my Gt Grandfather Charlie Mitchell. For anyone interested if you want to know all about Melba personally you only need to read about her father, my Gt Gt Grandfather David Mitchell, a canny business man. She was a reflection of him, driven to succeed and an entrepreneurial business sense, with a quick wit and sharp tongue. The reason she had so many farewell concerts was because she was paid truck loads of money for each performance and as long as she had David's blood in her there is no way she would pass up a chance to earn a buck, just like her dear old daddy.
AuMechanic she was the cousin to my great grandfather
She’s my Nan’s second cousin. Seems like we are distant relatives!
Not surprised others related in some way as the family was quite large
David her father had several children.
i have to ask how are you both related to her ?
I am related to Nellie Melba she is my 4th great aunt it is true
Ok
How are you related to her ?
As in which family line are you from ?
no one cares
Metbehn Nabong = ok but know one asked for your opinion
AuMechanic = I am realated to her from my mums side as my grandma told me we were related to her by blood
FYI, Nellie was born on May 19, 1861. Other than that, great video
Her trills are just as good as Sutherland's
They are although different. Melba's are the most accurate on record.
I think my grandmother knew her...
Her Time magazine cover was in the month of April, 1927 not March as stated.
How can so many errors here actually be posted without proper reasearch?
Incredibly discouraging.
Melba was born in 1861, not 1831.
Ah, I did not read the other comments, and see it was picked up, bot not corrected on the film.
It's often said Melba did more farewells than anybody else but it's simply not true. Patti made farewells bdor about ten years at least. Melba fulfilled her contractual engagements that is all.
I know you may not believe this but Nellie Melba is related to me
I to am related to Nellie Melba she is my 4th great aunt
She was born in 1861 not 19831 as this doco states...
She was born in 1861 but not in 1831 as it pointed out at the film beginning ...
That was for Verdi.
1861.
R.I.P Dame Nellie Melba
1861-1931
Melba great australian left and we got stuck with Joan Sutherland😐😔
Which wasn't bad and if you think so you're a dunce.
Are you sure she didn't study with Florence Foster Jenkins? Mercy. The scale is even, perhaps the tone was pointed and silvery.But, what must others have sounded like for Marchesi to have been so enthused? It is impossible to know EXACTLY the extent to which the voice was affected by the recording process then. But, damn! This is some wretched singing. She did have a glorious trill, and I am more and more convinced that vibrato was seen/heard in a totally different way in those days. I would love to have heard her sing in person. Such great acclaim!
My great grandads sister married her fathers brother.
So I guess that makes us related somehow really…
She was my Great-grandfather's sister's husband's cousin…. Sorry. It gets a bit complicated..
These two things have got to be Pre 1914 and Her Recording's did not do her Justice and she Died three years to the Day Monday February 23rd 1931 and Sir Edward Elgar Died on Friday February 23rd 1934
Adequate but unremarkable, if she came back today nobody would have heard of her.
Well, that's a moot point as the recordings don't do her justice. My first singing teacher heard her at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and said it was quite extraordinary in the theatre. Aided and abetted to which, she was the number one in a rosta of singers which were very great indeed, so she must've been doing something correctly. However, everybody's taste is not the same, thank goodness!
a tad like yourself, Mr. Propes. However, Melba's place in the pantheon is assured ... yours however, has reached it's potential and no one actually cares ...
The same can be said of ALL the great ballet dancers of the very distant past. Styles, techniques change. Pavlova had a weak turnout by today's standards. If we look at all the great dancers from the 1800's and very early 1900's we can see flaws in their techniques, even in still photos. The same can be said of singers. In another hundred years, probably the same will be said for our great singers and dancers. But in her day...she was the world's greatest opera singer and also the world's richest. A billionaire in today's standards.
@@chrisryan9071 its, not it's
I heard a few singers on stage who sounded much better than on recording.