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Theatre: Melba

2 December 2018

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25 Jan – 10 Feb @ Lady Beaufort ·
Presented by tempest theatre ·

The Queen of Farewells
The most famous opera singer in the world retired officially in 1926 at Covent Garden but had so many farewell tours and concerts subsequently that the sarcastic expression ‘Doing a Melba’ became a byword. This is one of those final farewells.

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W: fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/melba-fw2019
E:  susie.conte@gmail.com

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Maureen Levy

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