Melba,Dame Nellie
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Melba, Dame Nellie — orig. Helen Porter Mitchell born May 19, 1861, Richmond, near Melbourne, Austl. died Feb. 23, 1931, Sydney Australian soprano. After study with Mathilde Marchesi (1821–1913) in Paris, she debuted in Brussels in Rigoletto (1887), and in the next… … Universalium
Melba, Dame Nellie — orig. Helen Porter Mitchell (19 may. 1861, Richmond, cerca de Melbourne, Australia–23 feb. 1931, Sydney). Soprano australiana. Después de estudiar con Mathilde Marchesi (n. 1821–m. 1913) en París, debutó en Bruselas en Rigoletto (1887), y en los… … Enciclopedia Universal
MELBA, Dame Nellie — See ARMSTRONG, Helen Porter … Dictionary of Australian Biography
Dame Nellie Melba — noun Australian operatic soprano (1861 1931) • Syn: ↑Melba, ↑Helen Porter Mitchell • Instance Hypernyms: ↑coloratura, ↑coloratura soprano … Useful english dictionary
Melba toast — n. [after MELBA Dame Nellie] [also m t ] bread sliced very thin and toasted until brown and crisp … English World dictionary
Nellie Melba — Portrait of Melba by Henry Walter Barnett Dame Nellie Melba GBE (19 May 1861 – 23 February 1931), born Helen Nellie Porter Mitchell, was an Australian operatic soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian Era and… … Wikipedia
Nellie — /nel ee/, n. 1. a female given name, form of Helen. 2. (l.c.) Slang. a fussily effeminate male. 3. Slang (disparaging and offensive). a male homosexual. Also, Nelly. * * * (as used in expressions) Bly Nellie McClung Nellie Nellie Mooney Melba… … Universalium
Nellie — (as used in expressions) Bly, Nellie McClung, Nellie Nellie Mooney Melba, Dame Nellie … Enciclopedia Universal
dame — /daym/, n. 1. (cap.) (in Britain) a. the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight. b. the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet. 2. (formerly) a form of address to any woman… … Universalium
Dame — (as used in expressions) Andrews, Dame Julie Ashcroft, Dame Peggy Christie, Dame Agatha (Mary Clarissa) Compton Burnett, Dame Ivy Cooper, Dame Gladys De Valois, Dame Ninette Dench, Dame Judi(th Olivia) Evans, Dame Edith (Mary) Fields, Dame Gracie … Enciclopedia Universal
