Dame Nellie Melba, GBE (19 May 1860 or 61 - 23 February 1931), born Helen Porter Mitchell, legendary Australian opera soprano and probably the most famous of all sopranos, was the first Australian to achieve international recognition in the form. One of the first entertainers to become a DBE in 1918. Peach Melba was named after her and created by Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel in London for Dame Nellie Melba who was living there for a time. Melba Toast was also created by Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel in London when Dame Nellie Melba had a bout of illness while she was living there.