A Toast to Melba
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A Toast to Melba
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A Toast to Melba is a 1976 Australian play by Jack Hibberd. A biography of Dame Nellie Melba, Hibberd described it as:
Another 'Popular Play' like The Les Darcy Show. Using the Epic Theatre techniques of Bertolt Brecht, the play encompasses the life of diva Nellie Melba from childhood in Melbourne to her death in Egypt... The actress who plays Melba must be able to sing a few arias and parlour songs. There is a selection of recorded music that is essential to the work.
The play is one of Hibberd
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Episode of Australian Theatre Festival
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Toast_to_Melba
date created:
2013-07-30T12:54:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T12:32:09Z
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