Melba (1953 Film) - Patrice Munsel (DVD)

1953 film starring Patrice Munsel, Robert Morley, Martita Hunt, Sybil Thorndike and the Covent Garden Opera Chorus; Directed by Lewis Milestone.
Color, Stereo, 112 minutes, All regions

In her film debut, Metropolitan Opera star Patrice Munsel portrays legendary opera diva Nellie Melba in this lavish, critically-acclaimed color film. The story follows Nellie from the time she leaves her family's cattle ranch in Australia to her arrival in Paris, where she begins her voice training for the opera. Melba debuts in Brussels, is a smash hit and international fame follows. Marrying a suitor from Australia who tires of his place in her shadow, the relationship ends, and the great singer carries on alone.

Includes:
“Caro nome” from Rigoletto (Verdi)
“Il dolce suono” (Mad Scene) from Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti)
“Chacun le sait” from La Fille du Régiment (Donizetti)
“Una voce poco fa” from Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)
“Vissi d‘arte” from Tosca (Puccini)
“O soave fanciulla” from La Bohème (Puccini)
“Voi che sapete” from Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
“Libiamo” from La Traviata (Verdi)
“Je veux vivre” from Roméo et Juliet (Gounod)
“Comin’ Thro’ the Rye” (Trad.)