Opera score for Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, signed by Nellie Melba, 1904

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Title

Opera score for Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, signed by Nellie Melba, 1904

Description

Melba claimed to have encouraged Puccini to see the play on which his opera Madama Butterfly is based. She studied the title role with him, as well as that of Tosca, however she never performed either role.

Source

Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne

Publisher

Grainger Museum

Date

1904

Rights

Arts Centre Melbourne

Identifier

Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne
1977.001.053 | Gift of Pamela, Lady Vestey, 1977
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Citation

Published by G. Ricordi & Co., London, “Opera score for Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, signed by Nellie Melba, 1904,” Grainger Museum Online, accessed April 24, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/items/show/390.

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