Melba (miniseries)
Melba is a 1988 Australian miniseries about opera soprano Nellie Melba.[1]
| Melba | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Roger McDonald |
| Directed by | Rodney Fisher |
| Starring | Linda Cropper Hugo Weaving Googie Withers |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 x 2 hours |
| Production | |
| Producers | Errol Sullivan Pom Oliver |
| Running time | 248 mins |
| Budget | $8 million[1] |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Seven |
| Original release | 22 March 1988 |
Cast
- Linda Cropper as Nellie Melba
- Hugo Weaving as Charles Armstrong
- Peter Carroll as David Mitchell
- Googie Withers as Lady Armstrong
- Joan Greenwood as Madame Marchesi
- Jean-Pierre Aumont as Comte de Paris
- Maria Aitken as Gladys de Grey
- Tom Burlinson as Sid Meredith
- Noel Ferrier as J.C. Williamson
- Nell Schofield as Belle Patterson
- Simon Burke as John McCormack
- Dorothy Alison as Elizabeth Mitchell
- Judi Farr as Amy Davidson
- Helmut Bakaitis as John Lemmone
- Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Otway
- Mel Martin as Mrs. Otway
- Lyndel Rowe as Blanche Marchesi
References
- Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p214
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