VARIOUS ARTISTS - From Melba to Sutherland - Import 4 CD

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VARIOUS ARTISTS

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A History of Australia's Great SingersThis four-disc set is a comprehensive introduction to 80 "Australia's Great Singers," from Nellie Melba to Joan Sutherland.The 68-page booklet features rare photographs and biographies of the artists, and the book includes a comprehensive list of the most famous Australian singers of all time. The "Footsteps of Australia's Singers," the result of 13 years of research by music historian Roger Neill and record industry expert Tony Locantro, covers a wide range of genres, from opera to lieder, comedians to music hall singers. The history of the great singers in each field has been researched in detail, and all songs have been remastered from the finest original sources available today.The list is full of interest, including historical singing recorded in 1898 by Cilia Lamonte, a female singer born in 1869 (who went on to sing Mozart), Andrew Black, who emigrated from England to Australia, singers whose careers were interrupted by the war, and much more. Universal Music/IMS