FILM: Nellie Melba singing live outdoors

(This video is for educational purposes only and is not monetized.) Nellie Melba singing “God Save the King“ at the official opening of Canberra by His Royal Highness The Duke of York, 1927. These two clips are only known footage of Melba singing. They’re short, silent, and from a year after her retirement, unfortunately, but as her voice in the live recordings made at her farewell gala was practically undiminished, her age is basically immaterial. I upload the footage to demonstrate how far Melba drops