Historic Masters

The Historic Masters release of Nellie Melba’s first recordings on vinyl features over 17 recordings as never heard before. Listen below to excerpts of five recordings by Melba: Bemberg (Ocampo), Nymphes et Sylvains (Historic Masters NM1a / CD track 1) Traditional (Burns), Comin’ thro’ the rye (Unpublished) (NM1b / CD 2) Arditi (Mazzoni), Se saran rose ( NM2a / CD 3) Donizetti (Scott/Cammerano), Lucia di Lammermoor, Mad Scene “Del ciel  [ Read More ]

The University of Melbourne has written an article featuring the Australian release of Historic Masters Melba Issue.  The article, featured in the The University of Melbourne Voice Vol. 3, No. 10 8 December – 12 January 2009 stated: The first recordings of Australia’s most famous opera singer Dame Nellie Melba were launched at the University of Melbourne recently as part of the 31st National Conference of the Musicological Society of Australia. University of  [ Read More ]