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http://cjoint.com/data/dqomnKuzeu.htm Two famous Australian operatic stars are featured in a fifteen value set released by Nicaragua in January 1975. They are Dame Nellie Melba and Joan Sutherland. The set was designed by L. Klonaris and printed by De La Rue of Colombia in multicolour. All stamps are horizontal and measure 40 mm x 28 mm. One of the most beautiful structures to be found in Nicaragua is the concert hall, the fine arts festival hall, in Managua. It is here where opera is performed. In connection with its concert hall and the Nicaraguans love of opera, a 15 value set commemorating the world's greatest opera singers was released on January 22, 1975. Mr. William Cox, who is involved in the designs and motifs for Nicaragua's postage stamps, together with Mr. Harold Rosenthal, editor of "Opera", corresponded with international critics and opera personalities and requested a list of the greatest opera singers. A world poll, comprising 48 individual voters (26 from the United Kingdom, 6 from Italy, 8 from USA, 6 from Germany and Austria, and 2 from France) was taken. The results were correlated by Mr. Rosenthal and they are depicted on the stamps. At the top of the poll was Caruso, followed by Chaliapin, and Callas. The design shows the singers in costume in one of their most famous roles alongside a musical excerpt from that opera. The issue is being released to coincide with Joan Sutherland's appearance in "La Traviata" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. 1C — Giovanni Martinelli — title role in "Otello." 2C — Tito Gobbi — title role in "Simon Boccanegra." 3C — Lotte Lehmann — Marschal-lin in "Der Rosenkavalier." 4C — Lauritz Melchior — title role in "Parsifal." 5C — Nellie Melba — Violetta in "La Traviata." 15C — Jussi Bjoerling —- Rodolfo in "La Boheme." 20C — Birgit Nilsson — title role in "Turandot." 25C — Rosa Ponselle — title role in "Norma." 35C — Giuseppe de Luca •— title role in "Rigoletto." 40C — Joan Sutherland — Marie in "La Fille du Regiment." 50C — Ezio Pinza — title role in "Don Giovanni." 60'C — Kirsten Flagstad — Isolde in "Tristan and Isolde." 80C — Maria Callas — title role in "Tosca." 2CD — Fyodor Chaliapin — title role in "Boris Godunov." 5CD — Enrico Caruso — Eleazer in "La Juive." |
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Here is the full set of 15 stamps (colour scan). http://i13.ebayimg.com/06/i/001/1c/67/4b9f_1.JPG Here is the 3 value souvenir sheet. http://imageevent.com/publicgallery/...&s=0&z=2#album Blair |
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"Blair" Here is the 3 value souvenir sheet. http://imageevent.com/publicgallery/...&s=0&z=2#album Nice "fish-eye" lens capture. like looking through the peep hole, in the front door. |
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There is an elderly plaque recording the birthplace of Dame Nellie
Melba just around the corner from where I live. It is set into the wall of a rather seedy furniture emprium. Such is fame. Tony |
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however, her moniker is forever linked to a decadent dessert, the Peach Melba, Mmmm as the Italian Queen does with her Pizza~ The Marguerita. As for the Men, well we have things like Hand Grenades named after us...The Mills Bomb. "Asia-translation" There is an elderly plaque recording the birthplace of Dame Nellie Melba just around the corner from where I live. It is set into the wall of a rather seedy furniture emprium. Such is fame. Tony |
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