Record

Performance Title	Dame Nellie Melba's Farewell Concert Tour
Performance Date	8 June 1926
Performance Time	20:15
Main Performers	Dame Nellie Melba - vocal
Orchestra or Band	Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
Conductors	Sir Landon Ronald
Performance Notes	The event was originally scheduled for 13 May 1926 but was postponed until this date owing to the United Kingdom General Strike (4-12 May 1926), which was called by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British government to act to prevent wage reductions and worsening conditions for 1.2 million locked-out coal miners.
Related Archival Material	Programme (RAHE/1/1926/56), Handbill (RAHE/6/1926/23)
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Catalogue

Reference Number	Title	Date
RAHE/6/1926/23	Dame Nellie Melba's Farewell Tour - 1926	13 May 1926

Work

Ref No	Title	No of Performances
Ymazcguzip_T	Dame Nellie Melba's Farewell Concert Tour	1

Performers

Code	Name of Performer(s)
DS/UK/161	Melba; Dame; Nellie (19 May 1861-23 February 1931); GBE; Australian operatic soprano
DS/UK/228	Royal Albert Hall; Royal Albert Hall Orchestra; 1915-c1931; Orchestra
DS/UK/194	Ronald; Sir; Landon (1873-1938); English conductor, composer, pianist, singing teacher and administrator

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