A Toast to Melba is a 1976 Australian play by Jack Hibberd which was written in 1975. Hibberd described it as:Another ‘Popular Play’ like The Les Darcy Show. Using the Epic Theatre techniques of Bertolt Brecht (without politics) the play encompasses the life of diva Nellie Melba from childhood in Melbourne to her death in Egypt (alleged dying words: I never did like Aida.)… The actress who plays Melba must be able to sing a few arias and parlour songs.
author
Jack Hibberd
character in play
*Buffalo Bill, *Caruso, *Dame Nellie Melba, *Frank Wedekind, *George Bernard Shaw, *Lady de Grey, *Madame Marchesi, *Mayor of Brisbane, *Neville Cardus, *Oscar Wilde, *Sir Thomas Beecham, *The Duke of Orleans, *Treacle O'Kane
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