MELBA’S FAREWELL.
SCENES OF ENTHUSIASM. London, June 24. There were scenes of extraordinary enthusiasm at the Melba farewell at the Albert Hall. “Wlmt shall I sing?” she asked, when she returned after what should have been her final encore. “Home, Sweet Home!” shouted the audience. So Melba sat at the piano and sang to Jier own accompaniments. Even then (he huge audience was not satisfied, and refused to leave the hall, so Melba sang “Annie Laurie” and “Coinin' Through the Rye.” Her voice showed extraordinary freshness and the diva sang with 1 lie rest of a debutante. The programme included the “Jewel Song.” the scene of the last act of “Othello” and “Drink to Me Only,” which Melba says is her favourite English song. «
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2598, 26 June 1923, Page 3
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124MELBA’S FAREWELL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2598, 26 June 1923, Page 3
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