Nellie

NellieAustralia's First International Superstar When most Australians think of Nellie Melba, they picture a squarish middle aged woman dressed in furs and large hats, an imperious Dame whose voice ruled the world for three decades. But there was much more to her life than adulation and riches. To succeed, she had to overcome social expectations, misogyny, and tall poppy syndrome. She endured the violence of a bad marriage, was denied by scandal a true love