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Melba
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Mel·ba  (mlb), Dame Nellie Originally Helen Porter Mitchell. 1861-1931.
Australian soprano primarily with London's Covent Garden (1888-1926) and the Metropolitan Opera in New York City (1893-1910).
Melba [ˈmɛlbə]
n
1. (Biographies / Melba, Nellie, Dame (1861-1931) F, Australian, MUSIC: operatic soprano) Dame Nellie, stage name of Helen Porter Mitchell. 1861-1931, Australian operatic soprano
do a Melba Austral slang to make repeated farewell appearances
Melba [ˈmɛlbə]
n
do a Melba Austral slang to make repeated farewell appearances
[from Dame Nellie Melba, stage name of Helen Porter Mitchell (1861-1931), Australian operatic soprano]
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Noun1.MelbaMelba - Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931)
Dame Nellie Melba, Helen Porter Mitchell


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