Helen "Nellie" Melba as she first appeared in Grand Opera - Gilda in "Rigoletto": 19th century photograph;

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Helen "Nellie" Melba as she first appeared in Grand Opera - Gilda in "Rigoletto": 19th century photograph; Bruseels, 5th October 1887

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Size: 3500px × 4415px
Photo credit: © Timewatch Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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