John Lemmone | |
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 John Lemmone and Nellie Melba at Bilgola, 23 September 1914. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | June 22, 1861 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | August 16, 1949 (aged 88) Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Soloist, accompanist |
| Instrument | Flute |
John Lemmone (22 June 1861 – 16 August 1949) was an Australian flute player and composer who was largely self-taught and who at the age of 12, paid for his first flute with gold he had panned himself on the goldfields at Ballarat. He had an international career as a soloist, and accompanied well-known singers such as Adelina Patti, Nellie Melba and Amy Sherwin, the pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski, and the violinist Pablo de Sarasate. Later in his career he became Nellie Melba's manager.[1]
- ^ Colligan, Mimi (1986). "Lemmone, John (1861–1949)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 18 January 2015.