Emilie Melville

Emilie Melville (1850/1852?-1932) was an American soprano, actress and company manager.

Also known as Emilie Melville Verdi or Mrs Verdi in some sources.

Emilie Melville was born on January 19, 1851 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA as Emily Tretheway. She was also an actress, known for the films Illusion (1929) and The White Sister (1915).

She was (later?) married to Thomas Derby and died on May 20, 1932 in San Francisco, California, USA.

She was at one time married to the actor and baritone Guglielmo Verdi (1854-), and the couple had one son, Reginald Westgate Verdi[1]

Emilie Melville . formed her own opera company in 1880, and toured the empire, visiting Australia and South Africa.

First appeared at the Melbourne Opera House on 6th October 1875