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In this section is a selection of audio samples from some of the operas Dame Nellie Melba performed.
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Audio - Paive and Guiseppe Verdi, 'Dite alla Giovine, La Traviata Act 2', 1926, State Library Victoria
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'Dite alla Giovine, La Traviata Act 2'
[Opera singing: Lyrics in Italian]
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Dite alla Giovine (Say to thy daughter), from La Traviata, Act 2.
Performed by Dame Nellie Melba (Soprano), John Brownlee (baritone) and Harold Craxton (piano). Recording made 1926 and released by His Master's Voice.
Audio - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 'L’amerò, sarò constante', 1913, State Library Victoria
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'L’amerò, sarò constante'
[Opera Singing: Lyrics in Italian]
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L’amerò, sarò constante by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Performed by Dame Nellie Melba (soprano), J. Kubelik, (violin), Prof. Lapierre (piano), and S.Roper (organ). A recording made around 1913 and released by His Master's Voice, 78rpm, mono, 12".
Audio - Da Ponte and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 'Porgi Amour, from "Le Nozze di Figaro"', c. 1914, State Library Victoria
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'Porgi Amour, from "Le Nozze di Figaro"'
[Opera singing: Lyrics in Italian]
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Porgi Amour, from Le Nozze di Figaro.
Words by Da Ponte and music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by Dame Nellie Melba and recorded around 1914. Released by His Master's Voice, 78 rpm, mono, 12 in.
