Nellie Melba Quotes

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Art is not national. It is international. Music is not written in red, white and blue; it is written with the heart's blood of the composer.

Nellie Melba

The first rule of opera is the first rule of life, a very simple and possibly unexciting rule, for which I shall receive no thanks. That is, see to everything yourself.

Nellie Melba

If you wish to understand me at all (and to write an autobiography is only to open a window into one's heart) you must understand first and foremost, that I am an Australian.

Nellie Melba

Nellie Melba

Nellie Melba

Born: May 19, 1861

Died: February 23, 1931 (aged 69)

Bio: Dame Nellie Melba, born Helen Porter Mitchell, was an Australian operatic soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era and the early 20th century.

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