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Released for the first time on CD, these 1904 recordings reveal the Dame Nellie Melba magic that held audiences spellbound around the world. The freshness and glowing colour of her voice have to be heard to be believed! The album captures this magnificent singer in the prime of her career, her voice at its absolute peak. Meticulously researched liner notes accompany the album, offering a fascinating window into Melba's personality and the world in which she lived.

Tracklisting:

BEMBERG Nymphes et Sylvains
TRADITIONAL Comin’ thro’ the Rye
ARDITI Se saran rose
DONIZETTI Del ciel clemente un riso (Mad Scene) from Lucia di Lammermoor
HANDEL Sweet Bird that Shun’st the Noise of Folly from L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
TOSTI Good-bye
VERDI Caro nome from Rigoletto
VERDI Sempre libera from La traviata
D’HARDELOT Three Green Bonnets
MOZART Porgi, amor from The Marriage of Figaro
HAHN Si mes vers avaient des ailes
PUCCINI Donde lieta uscì (Mimì’s Farewell) from La bohème
THOMAS A vos jeux, mes amis from Hamlet
TOSTI La serenata
TOSTI Mattinata
VERDI Ah, fors’è lui…Follie!...Sempre libera from La traviata
TRADITIONAL arr. BURLEIGH Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

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