{"product_id":"nellie-melba-the-legend-lives-paperback","title":"Nellie Melba: The Legend Lives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDame Nellie Melba (1861--1931) is, arguably, the most famous of all Australian women and her portrait graces Australia's highest denomination banknote. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlessed with an exceptionally fine voice, Melba forged a spectacular career for herself in the rarified world of grand opera and was acknowledged as a 'Queen of Song'. Triumph after triumph crowned her forty-four-year-long career and her admirers included numerous famous composers and the monarchsof many countries. Melba also provided a role model for other Australians who followed in her footsteps onto the stages of the world's great opera houses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelba's private life was almost as colourful as the plots of the operas in which she sang. A turbulent marriage that ended in acrimonious divorce, custody battles, a doomed love affair with a member of the French royal family, health problems and a press campaign of criticism about her character taxed Melba's stamina and her courage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67977028272351,"sku":"9781923042131","price":64.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/hg1468WgMC9781923042131.webp?v=1791863537","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/nellie-melba-the-legend-lives-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}