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    • Biography
      • Life Story
        • Brief Biography
        • Melba’s Early Years
        • Marriage and Family
        • Launching Her Career
        • Bound for Europe
        • Operatic Debut in Brussels
        • Covent Garden Debut
        • Melba’s Paris Debut
        • Covent Garden’s New Star
        • Melba Conquers Europe
        • Triumph and Scandal
        • American Debut
        • Melba’s Death & Funeral
      • Chronology
        • 1820 to 1879
        • 1880 to 1899
        • 1900 to 1909
        • 1902 to 1903 – Australian Tour
        • 1909 Back Blocks Tour NSW & QLD
        • 1910 to 1913
        • 1912 to 1914 – Jan Kubelik Tour
        • 1914 to 1918 – The War Years
        • 1919 to 1925
        • 1926 to 1931
        • 1932 to Today
      • Recordings
        • Melba’s Discography
      • Miscellaneous
      • Bibliography
    • Performance
      • Operas & Roles
      • Teachers
      • Artists
      • Tours
        • Tours and Concerts
        • 1909 Back Block Tour NSW & QLD
        • Australian Concerts in 1884-85
        • Scandinavian Tour 1893
      • Countries
      • World War I
    • Family
      • Melba’s Family
      • David Mitchell
        • The Mitchell Dynasty
        • Cave Hill
          • Cave Hill Quarry
          • Cave Hill Quarry from World War II to the New Century
          • Cave Hill Tramway
        • The Family Man
        • The Builder
        • The Miner
        • The Farmer
        • David Mitchell’s Legacy
        • Isabella Dow’s Family
      • The Mitchell Family
        • Ann Fraser Mitchell
        • Isabella Mitchell
        • Charles John Mitchell
        • Francis David
        • Dora Elizabeth Octavia
        • William Henry Ernest Mitchell
      • David’s Brothers & Sisters
        • Janet Mitchell Robbie
        • James Mitchell
        • Hugh Mitchell
        • Isabella Mitchell Menzies
        • Ann Mitchell Sherriff
        • Charles Mitchell Canada
        • Andrew Murray Mitchell
        • William Mitchell
        • John Watt Mitchell
    • Personal
      • Friends
      • Homes
        • Melba’s Homes
        • Doonside Richmond
        • Marian Queensland
        • Paris
        • London
        • Coldstream
      • Honours
      • Cars
      • Other Vehicles
  • images
    • Order Form & Reproduction Fees
    • Galleries
      • Opera Roles
        • Introduction
        • A-I
          • Aida
          • Barber of Seville
          • Carmen
          • Elaine
          • Esmeralda
          • Faust
          • Hamlet
          • Hélène
          • I Pagliacci
          • I Rantzau
          • Il Travatore
        • L
          • La Bohème
          • La Damnation of Faust
          • La Traviata
          • Lakmé
          • Le Cid
          • Les Hugenots
          • Les Pecheurs de Peries
          • Lohengrin (Wagner)
          • Lucia di Lammermoor
        • M-Z
          • Manon
          • Otello
          • Rigoletto
          • Roméo et Juliette
          • Semiramide
          • Siegfried
          • Tannhäuser
      • Melba
        • Welcome Melba
        • More Farewells Than Melba
        • Private Melba
        • Proteges
        • Social
        • Miscellaneous Melba
        • Melba’s Funeral
      • Homes
        • Richmond Australia
        • Coldstream Australia
        • Marian Australia
        • Paris
        • London
        • England
      • Family & Friends
      • Cars
  • shop
    • Publications
    • Talks
    • Tours
  • resources
    • Interactive Maps
    • Links
    • Brochures
    • Driving Melba’s Yarra Valley
    • Promoting Melba Today
  • contact
  • home
  • melba
    • Biography
      • Life Story
        • Brief Biography
        • Melba’s Early Years
        • Marriage and Family
        • Launching Her Career
        • Bound for Europe
        • Operatic Debut in Brussels
        • Covent Garden Debut
        • Melba’s Paris Debut
        • Covent Garden’s New Star
        • Melba Conquers Europe
        • Triumph and Scandal
        • American Debut
        • Melba’s Death & Funeral
      • Chronology
        • 1820 to 1879
        • 1880 to 1899
        • 1900 to 1909
        • 1902 to 1903 – Australian Tour
        • 1909 Back Blocks Tour NSW & QLD
        • 1910 to 1913
        • 1912 to 1914 – Jan Kubelik Tour
        • 1914 to 1918 – The War Years
        • 1919 to 1925
        • 1926 to 1931
        • 1932 to Today
      • Recordings
        • Melba’s Discography
      • Miscellaneous
      • Bibliography
    • Performance
      • Operas & Roles
      • Teachers
      • Artists
      • Tours
        • Tours and Concerts
        • 1909 Back Block Tour NSW & QLD
        • Australian Concerts in 1884-85
        • Scandinavian Tour 1893
      • Countries
      • World War I
    • Family
      • Melba’s Family
      • David Mitchell
        • The Mitchell Dynasty
        • Cave Hill
          • Cave Hill Quarry
          • Cave Hill Quarry from World War II to the New Century
          • Cave Hill Tramway
        • The Family Man
        • The Builder
        • The Miner
        • The Farmer
        • David Mitchell’s Legacy
        • Isabella Dow’s Family
      • The Mitchell Family
        • Ann Fraser Mitchell
        • Isabella Mitchell
        • Charles John Mitchell
        • Francis David
        • Dora Elizabeth Octavia
        • William Henry Ernest Mitchell
      • David’s Brothers & Sisters
        • Janet Mitchell Robbie
        • James Mitchell
        • Hugh Mitchell
        • Isabella Mitchell Menzies
        • Ann Mitchell Sherriff
        • Charles Mitchell Canada
        • Andrew Murray Mitchell
        • William Mitchell
        • John Watt Mitchell
    • Personal
      • Friends
      • Homes
        • Melba’s Homes
        • Doonside Richmond
        • Marian Queensland
        • Paris
        • London
        • Coldstream
      • Honours
      • Cars
      • Other Vehicles
  • images
    • Order Form & Reproduction Fees
    • Galleries
      • Opera Roles
        • Introduction
        • A-I
          • Aida
          • Barber of Seville
          • Carmen
          • Elaine
          • Esmeralda
          • Faust
          • Hamlet
          • Hélène
          • I Pagliacci
          • I Rantzau
          • Il Travatore
        • L
          • La Bohème
          • La Damnation of Faust
          • La Traviata
          • Lakmé
          • Le Cid
          • Les Hugenots
          • Les Pecheurs de Peries
          • Lohengrin (Wagner)
          • Lucia di Lammermoor
        • M-Z
          • Manon
          • Otello
          • Rigoletto
          • Roméo et Juliette
          • Semiramide
          • Siegfried
          • Tannhäuser
      • Melba
        • Welcome Melba
        • More Farewells Than Melba
        • Private Melba
        • Proteges
        • Social
        • Miscellaneous Melba
        • Melba’s Funeral
      • Homes
        • Richmond Australia
        • Coldstream Australia
        • Marian Australia
        • Paris
        • London
        • England
      • Family & Friends
      • Cars
  • shop
    • Publications
    • Talks
    • Tours
  • resources
    • Interactive Maps
    • Links
    • Brochures
    • Driving Melba’s Yarra Valley
    • Promoting Melba Today
  • contact
  • home
  • melba
    • Biography
      • Life Story
        • Brief Biography
        • Melba’s Early Years
        • Marriage and Family
        • Launching Her Career
        • Bound for Europe
        • Operatic Debut in Brussels
        • Covent Garden Debut
        • Melba’s Paris Debut
        • Covent Garden’s New Star
        • Melba Conquers Europe
        • Triumph and Scandal
        • American Debut
        • Melba’s Death & Funeral
      • Chronology
        • 1820 to 1879
        • 1880 to 1899
        • 1900 to 1909
        • 1902 to 1903 – Australian Tour
        • 1909 Back Blocks Tour NSW & QLD
        • 1910 to 1913
        • 1912 to 1914 – Jan Kubelik Tour
        • 1914 to 1918 – The War Years
        • 1919 to 1925
        • 1926 to 1931
        • 1932 to Today
      • Recordings
        • Melba’s Discography
      • Miscellaneous
      • Bibliography
    • Performance
      • Operas & Roles
      • Teachers
      • Artists
      • Tours
        • Tours and Concerts
        • 1909 Back Block Tour NSW & QLD
        • Australian Concerts in 1884-85
        • Scandinavian Tour 1893
      • Countries
      • World War I
    • Family
      • Melba’s Family
      • David Mitchell
        • The Mitchell Dynasty
        • Cave Hill
          • Cave Hill Quarry
          • Cave Hill Quarry from World War II to the New Century
          • Cave Hill Tramway
        • The Family Man
        • The Builder
        • The Miner
        • The Farmer
        • David Mitchell’s Legacy
        • Isabella Dow’s Family
      • The Mitchell Family
        • Ann Fraser Mitchell
        • Isabella Mitchell
        • Charles John Mitchell
        • Francis David
        • Dora Elizabeth Octavia
        • William Henry Ernest Mitchell
      • David’s Brothers & Sisters
        • Janet Mitchell Robbie
        • James Mitchell
        • Hugh Mitchell
        • Isabella Mitchell Menzies
        • Ann Mitchell Sherriff
        • Charles Mitchell Canada
        • Andrew Murray Mitchell
        • William Mitchell
        • John Watt Mitchell
    • Personal
      • Friends
      • Homes
        • Melba’s Homes
        • Doonside Richmond
        • Marian Queensland
        • Paris
        • London
        • Coldstream
      • Honours
      • Cars
      • Other Vehicles
  • images
    • Order Form & Reproduction Fees
    • Galleries
      • Opera Roles
        • Introduction
        • A-I
          • Aida
          • Barber of Seville
          • Carmen
          • Elaine
          • Esmeralda
          • Faust
          • Hamlet
          • Hélène
          • I Pagliacci
          • I Rantzau
          • Il Travatore
        • L
          • La Bohème
          • La Damnation of Faust
          • La Traviata
          • Lakmé
          • Le Cid
          • Les Hugenots
          • Les Pecheurs de Peries
          • Lohengrin (Wagner)
          • Lucia di Lammermoor
        • M-Z
          • Manon
          • Otello
          • Rigoletto
          • Roméo et Juliette
          • Semiramide
          • Siegfried
          • Tannhäuser
      • Melba
        • Welcome Melba
        • More Farewells Than Melba
        • Private Melba
        • Proteges
        • Social
        • Miscellaneous Melba
        • Melba’s Funeral
      • Homes
        • Richmond Australia
        • Coldstream Australia
        • Marian Australia
        • Paris
        • London
        • England
      • Family & Friends
      • Cars
  • shop
    • Publications
    • Talks<