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Felix Cherniavsky - Contextual Research

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Felix Cherniavsky - Contextual Research

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Notes from Sir Dan Godfrey's autobiography . Variations Ref to Alfred Butt , Herman Finsch Garden of Allah production . Landon Ronald A close friend of Melba ... left RCM at age 16.5 Aged 22 Engaged by Melba to conduct her American tour Predsiously had been her accompanist ( Ref to Godfrey or to Ronald ??? ) Was Principal of Guildhall School of Music . Photo of Joachim and Melba dated 1897 Godrey was friend of Irene Scharrer , Elman , Mark Hamburg Beecham " Ut was Melba who inaugurated that conductor , after opera , should share appàause with cast . p .. * 5 165/6 Marie Corelli told Landon Ronald that Ardath was her best novel Marie Corelli's life long companion : Miss Vyver " 30 years ago ( 189 = + Melba sang like a bird but had a cold personality . " She was a splendid companoom , a mimic , but in no sense a great musician . It was not the size of er voice because it was in no sense a big voice , but it was the amazing purity , the golden qualiyy and rhe perfedtion of breathing and nad produvtion essential to the making of a great singer ( p . 166 ) .