Nellie Melba
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Dame Nellie Melba was an Australian operatic lyric coloratura soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era and the early twentieth century, and was the first Australian
Melba, c. 1907
Melba, drawn by Frank Haviland
Melba in costume for Lucia di Lammermoor, 1888 (photo by Nadar)
Philippe, Duke of Orléans
Peach Melba
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Peach Melba is a dessert of peaches and raspberry sauce with vanilla ice cream. It was invented in 1892 or 1893 by the French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel, London, to honour the Australia
Nellie Melba
…Melba's name is associated with four foods, all of which were created in her honour by the French chef Auguste Escoffier: Peach Melba, a dessert made of peaches, raspberry sauce, and vanilla ice cream Melba sauce, a sweet purée of raspberries and red currant…
Peach Melba