Bonnet worn by Nellie Melba as Mimi in La Bohème, c.1924

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Title

Bonnet worn by Nellie Melba as Mimi in La Bohème, c.1924

Description

Melba learnt the role of Mimi in Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème with the composer and her performances helped to make the opera famous. She wore this bonnet in the 1924 Melba–Williamson Grand Opera Season in Australia and probably other productions of the opera.

Source

Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne

Publisher

Grainger Museum

Date

c.1924

Rights

Arts Centre Melbourne

Identifier

Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne
1977.001.013 | Gift of Pamela, Lady Vestey, 1977
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Citation

Made by Pauline et Cie, “Bonnet worn by Nellie Melba as Mimi in La Bohème, c.1924,” Grainger Museum Online, accessed May 3, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/items/show/369.

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