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1997.076.922_MM_132644.800x800.jpg
This large-scale portrait of Melba as Juliette is an imposing example of the use of studio photography to portray an operatic role. A companion photograph taken at the same time, depicted Melba as the dead Juliette lying on her tomb. The diva…

1991.161.001_MM_18895.800x800.jpg
This portrait photograph was given to Ada Berrill, Melba’s personal maid and travel companion.

1992.124.041_MM_131269.800x800.jpg
Collectable cards inserted in cigarette packaging were popular from the late 19th century to the 1940s. Designed to encourage the collection of entire sets, they were issued in themed series such as plants, wildlife and sports and theatre stars. This…

1991.006.004_MM_131285.800x800.jpg
Melba premiered in the title role of Herman Bemberg’s opera Elaine in London in 1892. This portrait by Frank Haviland was published in The Illustrated London News in June 1908 as part of his series of theatrical celebrities and marked Melba’s 20th…

1989.077.003_MM_130758.800x800.jpg
Melba owned numerous cars throughout her life including models made by Rolls Royce, Pierce-Arrow, Renault, Fiat and Cadillac. When she travelled, her cars were sometimes shipped between continents including to Australia. In Paris in 1904, Melba was…
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