# Nellie Melba
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Dame nellie melba GBE (born Helen Porter Mitchell; 19 May 1861 – 23 February 1931) was an Australian operatic soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era and the early 20th century, and was the first Australian to achieve international recognition as a classical musician. She took the pseudonym "Melba" from Melbourne, her home town.
Episode 274 - Lucy Benson
Lucy Benson was an Australian organist, musician, theatrical entrepreneur and conductor, when all the rest of conductors in Tasmania were men. Lucy produced over 30 major operas and musicals and was the most gifted and productive leading amateurs of her time.
She was a friend of Nellie Melba and A…
INTRODUCING — The Dead Can't Sue
Alecia Simmonds and Leigh Boucher are historians, which means they are uniquely qualified to gossip about the dead.
They're asking big, nosy questions about the lives of the people who shaped or misshaped Australia, like … Who really chopped off Chopper's ears? Why did they name a swimming pool aft…
NFSA - Nominate now for Sounds of Australia 2027
Sounds of Australia is a collection that celebrates the recordings that have shaped our nation. From 1896 until now. Nominate now to have your favourite piece put into the NFSA sound capsule. It might be a song, a podcast, a radio broadcast, a sporting moment, a field recording, a movie or TV score…
1967 Tennis Gerald Patterson
Gerald Patterson, the wonderful Australian tennis player of the 1920's passed away on 13 June 1967.
We look back at his career and life.
It was more than just tennis. Gerald was a war time hero being awarded the Military Cross for gallantry. He was the nephew of the Australian icon Dame Nellie Melb…
Mark Debeljak – August 9th, 2026
As a key figure behind The Pride Fund, Mark Debeljak helps steer initiatives that build long-term financial sustainability and legacy for LGBTIQ+ communities. His collaboration with the Melba Opera Trust brings operatic excellence to the Victorian Pride Centre, where a special fundraising concert t…
Rachel M Campbell – Image-Making in Celebrity Culture: Or ‘How Kim Kardashian Broke the Internet with her Butt’
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Although this seminar takes Kim Kardashian's now-iconic 2014 Paper Magazine cover as its entry point, the argument it makes reaches back two centuries. When Kardashian "broke the internet" with a single image, she was participating in a mechanism of celebrity image-making with a much…
Nellie Melba: How the prima donna dodged her sh*tty husband to find fame and fortune (part 1)
Opera star Dame Nellie Melba is the face of our $100 note, and the inspiration for the famous Peach Melba dessert. In short she’s an icon – one of Australia’s original divas. But how did she go from young Melbourne tomboy to domestic abuse survivor and then global superstar?
Leigh dives deep on Ne…
Nellie Melba: How a facelift downed our diva (part 2)
To rise to stardom, our OG diva needed a rebrand, so she trades her given name - Helen (not exactly giving superstar, no offence to all the Helens) - and takes on Nellie Melba.
In the second part of her story, Nellie becomes the Kylie Minogue of her time, charming the masses in London's best thea…
Your Home Is Worth 20% Less, Trump's Russian Diesel Deal & Paying Tax On A Credit Card | Court of Public Opinion
Jeremy Cordeaux is back in the garage with Pete and Gary, and opens by congratulating South Australia's police commissioner Grant Stevens on his appointment as the state's next governor. He marks 25 years since Australia committed to the war in Afghanistan, then turns to a property market where he …
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