Countries | Monaco Early in 1890 Melba sang for the first time in Monte Carlo, receiving a very large fee for four performances. (1) In January 1900 Melba went to Monte Carlo, where the opera chosen for her performance was Traviata. With Tamagno as Alfredo and Soulacroix as the elder
The Mitchell Family | Francis David (1869 - 1921) A young Frank Mitchell. Francis or Frank Mitchell was born on January 18, 1869 and was David and Isabella's eldest surviving son. While David Mitchell and the eldest went to Mackay, Frank, Charlie and Ernest remained at Doonside with a
The Museum also holds a humidifier made by the engineer at Cave Hill Quarry for Dame Nellie Melba as a gift. Significance also related to David Mitchell and Dame Nellie Melba and Mitchell family. Nell Mitchell was David Mitchell's grand-daughter and Nellie Melba's niece (Charlie Mitchell Melba's brother).
Melba's Discography; Miscellaneous; Bibliography; Performance. Operas & Roles; Teachers; Artists; Tours. Tours and Concerts; 1909 Back Block Tour NSW & QLD; Australian Concerts in 1884-85; Scandinavian Tour 1893; Countries; World War I; Family. Melba's Family; David Mitchell. The Mitchell Dynasty; Cave Hill. Cave Hill Quarry; Cave Hill ...
Biography | Marriage and Family After finishing school, Nellie, encouraged by others, decided on a career in music. However, she faced many obstacles including her own family. While the family was musical and her father supported the arts in Melbourne, the …
Melba's Discography; Miscellaneous; Bibliography; Performance. Operas & Roles; Teachers; Artists; Tours. Tours and Concerts; 1909 Back Block Tour NSW & QLD; Australian Concerts in 1884-85; Scandinavian Tour 1893; Countries; World War I; Family. Melba's Family; David Mitchell. The Mitchell Dynasty; Cave Hill. Cave Hill Quarry; Cave Hill ...
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Throughout the years, journalists have re-visited Cave Hill and written about the quarry, its operations, people and business. Click below to see Cave Hill features 1960 to 1994: A …
David Mitchell | William Mitchell William Mitchell William was born at Forfar, Scotland on November 4, 1842. After his arrival in Australia he met and married Mary Ann Lithgow in September 1875. Mary Ann was born at Coleraine Country Derry Ireland on June 30, 1850. Initially, they lived at Steels
Melba's Discography; Miscellaneous; Bibliography; Performance. Operas & Roles; Teachers; Artists; Tours. Tours and Concerts; 1909 Back Block Tour NSW & QLD; Australian Concerts in 1884-85; Scandinavian Tour 1893; Countries; World War I; Family. Melba's Family; David Mitchell. The Mitchell Dynasty; Cave Hill. Cave Hill Quarry; Cave Hill ...
Chronology | 1914 to 1918 - The War Years 1914 July Left for Australia just before outbreak of World War I (started August 4) and spent war years in Australia except for regular visits to USA and Canada for concert tours. (Vestey Melba p144 and Thompson/ McPherson, Melba: Important Dates p11.) November
Melba's Discography; Miscellaneous; Bibliography; Performance. Operas & Roles; Teachers; Artists; Tours. Tours and Concerts; 1909 Back Block Tour NSW & QLD; Australian Concerts in 1884-85; Scandinavian Tour 1893; Countries; World War I; Family. Melba's Family; David Mitchell. The Mitchell Dynasty; Cave Hill. Cave Hill Quarry; Cave Hill ...
Melba's Discography; Miscellaneous; Bibliography; Performance. Operas & Roles; Teachers; Artists; Tours. Tours and Concerts; 1909 Back Block Tour NSW & QLD; Australian Concerts in 1884-85; Scandinavian Tour 1893; Countries; World War I; Family. Melba's Family; David Mitchell. The Mitchell Dynasty; Cave Hill. Cave Hill Quarry; Cave Hill ...
David Mitchell | The Family Man A year later, on June 11, 1857 he married Isabella Anne Dow and they moved into Doonside, the home he had built for his family at 61 Burnley Street, Richmond. They had 10 children in the next 16 years. Their
Performance | Operas & Roles Introduction Despite her early lack of in-depth knowledge of languages, when in Europe, Melba worked tirelessly to learn and master French, German and Italian, an achievement audiences around the world recognised and applauded. Melba studied roles in 26 operas, some of which she was fortunate to
Historic significance related to Cave Hill Quarry, a major enterprise in Lilydale which has existed since the mid 1800s and was founded by David Mitchell, father of Dame Nellie Melba (opera …
The Museum also holds a humidifier made by the engineer at Cave Hill Quarry for Dame Nellie Melba as a gift. Significance also related to David Mitchell and Dame Nellie Melba … The …
David Mitchell | Cave Hill Tramway Tracks to the lime kilnsTo gather the amount of timber needed to keep the lime kilns burning, a tramway had to be built. The Lilydale Express article of January 21, 1887 highlights this development:"In connection with the carriage of firewood from the more
The land Kinley will stand upon was once a quarry: the Cave Hill Limestone Quarry. The quarry opened in the 1890s and was still in operation as recently as 2015. Some of the quarry's early buildings and equipment remain and these will become part of the new Kinley community. ... Dame Nellie Melba (1861– 1931), daughter of David Mitchell ...
Tours | Tours and Concerts Throughout her professional life, Melba travelled extensively appearing in opera seasons throughout Europe and America. She also gave countless numbers of concerts before during and after her operatic appearances. Many concerts were part of a tour while others were for royalty and charities, particularly those related
The Mitchell Family | William Henry Ernest Mitchell (1875 - ) Ernest Mitchell was born on July 20 1875 and was the youngest surviving child of David and Isabella Mitchell. Of all the siblings, Ernest was the only one to show any singing talent like Melba who encouraged
melba. Biography. Life Story. Brief Biography; Melba's Early Years; Marriage and Family; Launching Her Career; Bound for Europe; Operatic Debut in Brussels; Covent Garden Debut; Melba's Paris Debut; Covent Garden's New Star; Melba Conquers Europe; Triumph and Scandal; American Debut; Melba's Death & Funeral; Chronology. 1820 to 1879 ...
David Mitchell | Isabella Dow's Family Isabella Anne Down was born on October 12, 1833, the eldest daughter of James Foote Dow and Jane Taylor Dow. James Dow, an engineer arrived in Australia from Dundee in 1843. With him on the ship was his home, which he had brought to
Melba's Discography; Miscellaneous; Bibliography; Performance. Operas & Roles; Teachers; Artists; Tours. Tours and Concerts; 1909 Back Block Tour NSW & QLD; Australian Concerts in 1884-85; Scandinavian Tour 1893; Countries; World War I; Family. Melba's Family; David Mitchell. The Mitchell Dynasty; Cave Hill. Cave Hill Quarry; Cave Hill ...
Melba's Discography; Miscellaneous; Bibliography; Performance. Operas & Roles; Teachers; Artists; Tours. Tours and Concerts; 1909 Back Block Tour NSW & QLD; Australian Concerts in 1884-85; Scandinavian Tour 1893; Countries; World War I; Family. Melba's Family; David Mitchell. The Mitchell Dynasty; Cave Hill. Cave Hill Quarry; Cave Hill ...
Melba's Discography; Miscellaneous; Bibliography; Performance. Operas & Roles; Teachers; Artists; Tours. Tours and Concerts; 1909 Back Block Tour NSW & QLD; Australian Concerts in 1884-85; Scandinavian Tour 1893; Countries; World War I; Family. Melba's Family; David Mitchell. The Mitchell Dynasty; Cave Hill. Cave Hill Quarry; Cave Hill ...
Tours | Nellie's Australian Concerts in 1884 and 1885 After returning to Melbourne to live permanently with George at Doonside, Nellie started her singing career. Following are the performances we have found. July 21 1884 After Oedipus at Colonus at the 93rd concert for the Metropolitan Liedertafel at the Melbourne Town
Shop | Talks Talks Sue Thompson who has been researching and writing about Dame Nellie Melba for more than 20 years, regularly gives talks to various social, community and service organisations. The various talks Sue has developed include: Dame Nellie Melba The Day Melba Arrived in Town 1909 - When Melba
Homes | Coldstream For years Melba had travelled the world, living in hotels or renting homes in Europe. Immediately after her 1909 outback tour of New South Wales and Queensland, Melba decided it was time to buy a place in Australia. During a visit to Australia and the Yarra Valley
One afternoon this week, a box of donations was brought to the museum by a member of a local family with long-standing ties to Batemans Bay. Among the items was a beautiful purse – …
Chronology | 1902 to 1903 - Australian Tour 1902 September 15 Tuesday. Melba expected at Moreton Bay on board the Miowera. (Brisbane Courier Mail, Sept 18, 1902.) September 17 Wednesday. Melba arrives at Moreton Bay trains to Brisbane and spends night at the Gresham Hotel. (Brisbane Courier Mail, Sept 18, 1902.) September
Melba's Discography; Miscellaneous; Bibliography; Performance. Operas & Roles; Teachers; Artists; Tours. Tours and Concerts; 1909 Back Block Tour NSW & QLD; Australian Concerts in 1884-85; Scandinavian Tour 1893; Countries; …
Melba's Discography; Miscellaneous; Bibliography; Performance. Operas & Roles; Teachers; Artists; Tours. Tours and Concerts; 1909 Back Block Tour NSW & QLD; Australian Concerts in 1884-85; Scandinavian Tour 1893; Countries; World War I; Family. Melba's Family; David Mitchell. The Mitchell Dynasty; Cave Hill. Cave Hill Quarry; Cave Hill ...
The internationally-celebrated Australian soprano Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931) performed in five seasons in the exhibition concert hall—in October 1902, June 1909, August …
In the first place, the stone when quarried is drawn up an inclined road in trucks by means of horse power, and upon the truck reaching the necessary elevation, its contents are "tipped" …
David Mitchell | James Mitchell 2. James Mitchell James Mitchell was born August 28, 1826 in Angus, Scotland. He married Elizabeth Roger/ Rodger on June 29, 1849 in Inverarity & Methay, Angus, Scotland. Elizabeth was born on October 11, …
Personal | Family Dame Nellie Melba may have travelled the world, lived in many hotels and leased many different homes but her family were always on her mind and in her thoughts. In her book about her grand-mother, Pamela Vestey has included many letters home to her son, daughter-in-law
Biography | Covent Garden Debut Introduction After making her operatic debut at Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels on October 13, 1887, Melba seemed to have the world at her feet. Despite her inexperience, the hard-nosed critics and the critical …
Countries | England While Melba preferred living in Paris, because of Covent Garden seasons she spent a lot of time in England during her career. Below are some of highlights of her career while in England. Melba first saw England Melba arrived in England in on May 1, 1886 with
• Lilydale Main Street the scene of Melba's triumphant return to Lilydale in 1902; • Cave Hill Quarry, established by Melba's father David Mitchell in the 1870s, led to Melba's lifelong love …
