{"product_id":"nellie-melba-richard-davis-9781923042131","title":"Nellie Melba: The Legend Lives","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1923042130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781923042131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wakefield Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.31d","brand":"Richard Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807162224895,"sku":"9781923042131","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bb7ee435-5b54-4ab2-a466-6df9ad4cf57a.jpg?v=1745378713","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nellie-melba-richard-davis-9781923042131","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}