March is Women’s History Month, and to celebrate, BTN will be presenting profiles of Australian women who’ve earned a place in history, read by our rookie reporters. This week we find out about the ...

Dame Nellie Melba. In a makeshift studio at the Chelmsford factory, using a microphone created with a telephone mouthpiece and wood from a cigar-box, she opened her recital at 19:10 on 15 June ...

The latest to regale the Granthams is Dame Nellie Melba, a real-life globally renowned Australian soprano, played by the equally lauded New Zealand soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. But that's not the ...

New-release books include a biography of Dame Nellie Melba whose huge voice was no match for her ego; and a story of secrets, power and ambition that rivals television's Succession.