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Nellie Melba
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“One of the drawbacks of Fame is that one can never escape from it.”
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“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.”
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“'I am Melba. I shall sing when and where I like and I shall sing in my own way.' It may sound arrogant, but arrogance of that sort is not a bad way to get things done.”
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“The first rule in opera is the first rule of life ... see to everything yourself.”
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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 ...”
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“The eternal task of song can never be finished in a single lifetime. That is the beauty and fascination of the art. Once you begin to phrase finely, you will feel more joy in the beautiful finish of a beautiful phrase than that caused by the loudest applause of an immense audience. The latter excites for a moment; the former endures forever.”
Nellie Melba, Australian soprano
(1861 - 1931)
Real name: Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong. Known as Dame Nellie Melba.