MELBA (Dame Nellie, 1867-1931, Australian Soprano)

Autograph Note in blue crayon, signed ‘Melba’ to an unnamed correspondent saying she supposes “you have gone, could. you come to me tomorrow at 12...”, 1 side 8vo., 5 Garrick Street London headed paper, no date but

Melba made her Covent Garden début in May 1888, in the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor. She received a friendly but not excited reception. In the early 1890s, Melba embarked on an affair with Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans. They were seen frequently together in London, which excited some gossip, but far more suspicion arose when Melba travelled across Europe to St Petersburg to sing for Tsar Nicholas II: the Duke followed closely behind her, and they were spotted together in Paris, Brussels, Vienna and St Petersburg.

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Stock No:  42317      £150

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