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Dame Nellie Melba’s Farewell Tour
still remembered for the extraordinary purity of her tone and for the perfection and brilliance of her technique
Photograph by Spencer Sitier, Melbourne, 1922. From the concert programme for Bournemouth Winter Gardens, 27 February 1926.
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November 2025
Charles FILTSCH (1830-18…
Chopin said that he played his music better than he himself.
May 2025
Dr Mark and his Little M…
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March 2025
Sir August MANNS (1825-1…
A famous conductor particularly associated with the Crystal Palace
January 2025
Friedrich PLASCHKE (1875…
Friedrich Plaschke, the operatic bass baritone who sang for the Dresden Hofoper from 1900 to 1937.