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Life Summary

Name	Dame Nellie Melba
Alternative Names	Helen Porter Mitchell Helen Porter Armstrong
Born	19 May, 1861 Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	23 February, 1931 (aged 69) Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	blood poisoning
Cultural Heritage	Scottish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Mitchell, David (father) Lempriere, Charles Algernon (brother-in-law) Macpherson-Smith, John (nephew by marriage) Armstrong, Pamela Helen (granddaughter) Feez, Arthur Herman (friend) Grainger, John Henry (designer/builder) Jones, Thomas Henry (acquaintance) Hollander, Abraham Alfred (acquaintance) Murdoch, Keith Arthur (acquaintance) Carandini, Marie (teacher) Patton, Emily Sophia (teacher) Chambers, Lucy (teacher) Longstaff, John Campbell (artist) Stawell, William (lawyer) Crawford, Hector William (related entry)
Education *	Presbyterian Ladies' College (Melbourne) (student, 1873-1880)
Occupation or Descriptor *	opera singer (1886-1909) Overseas opera singer (1902-1903) Victoria, Australia opera singer (1909-1931) Victoria, Australia opera singer (1914-1918) Overseas opera singer (1923-1923) Overseas opera singer (1926-1926) Overseas
Awards	Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1918) Order of Merit (Norway) (recipient, 1920) Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1927)
Key Events *	Opening of Federal Parliament House, 1927 (sang at the opening)
Legacies *	Dame Nellie Melba Mentor Program (Ian Potter Foundation) (eponym) Dame Nellie Melba Scholarship (Melba Opera Trust) (eponym) Melba (suburb of Canberra) (eponym) Melba garniture (eponym) Melba Hall (University of Melbourne) (eponym) Melba Opera Trust (eponym) Melba sauce (eponym) Melba Theatre (Melbourne) (eponym) Melba toast (eponym) Peach Melba dessert (eponym)

* Dates are approximate