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Melba   /mˈɛlbə/   Listen
Melba

noun
1.
Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931).  Synonyms: Dame Nellie Melba, Helen Porter Mitchell.



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"Melba" Quotes from Famous Books



... matter. Get a programme. Mark on it the songs and pieces that get the most applause. Those are the best things. See? Anybody can criticise music when he knows a tip or two like that. If the singer is a celebrated person, like Melba or Tetrazzini, you say she was in her usual brilliant form. If the singer isn't celebrated, just say that she shows promise ...
— The Foolish Lovers • St. John G. Ervine

... boiler melt cheese in soup. Blend thoroughly by constant stirring. Remove from heat, lightly whip or fold in the catsup and mustard mixed with egg. Serve on Melba toast ...
— The Complete Book of Cheese • Robert Carlton Brown

... their places and Mme. Melba accompanied by piano, harp, and violin sang Gounod's ...
— The Harris-Ingram Experiment • Charles E. Bolton



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