Joan Carden AO OBE, is an Australian operatic soprano, and has been described as "a worthy successor to Dame Nellie Melba and Dame Joan Sutherland, Dame Nellie Melba GBE, born Helen Porter Mitchell, was an Australian operatic soprano, she took the pseudonym what, from Melbourne, her home town?
Joan Carden:  She has been described as "a worthy successor to Dame Nellie Melba and Dame Joan Sutherland" and was sometimes known as "the other Joan" (a reference to Sutherland and Dame Joan Hammond) or "The People's Diva". Nellie Melba:  She took the pseudonym "Melba" from Melbourne, her home town.
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