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Michael Scott-Mitchell
Brunnhilde (Lisa Gasteen) farewells Siegfried,
Act I of Gotterdammerung 2004
colour photograph; 37.1 x 56.0 cm
Pictures Collection,
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The ephemeral nature of a staged performance -- transient and imprinted only on the minds of the performers and audience -- makes such cultural milestones difficult to record. In an attempt to preserve the extraordinary achievement of the staging of Wagner’s Ring cycle by the State Opera of South Australia in late 2004, the National Library’s collection now includes some of the costume designs and production photographs stemming from that event. John Thomson’s article in this issue of National Library of Australia News (p. 18) details the unique and complex challenges involved in staging a production of the magnitude.

 

October 2006 Volume XVII Number 1

THE LOST ART OF JOURNAL WRITING

Ann Nugent ponders the past, present and future of this most intimate of arts, and explores the human compulsion to record our daily lives

LOU KLEPAC--A BUSY LIFE

Patricia Anderson reveals the constant activity that has marked the life of Lou Klepac, including his passion for and promotion of Australian art and his generous involvement with the National Library

HITLER DOWN UNDER

Richard Stone uncovers an intriguing collection of songs, swastikas and Nazi propaganda produced in Australia during the 1930s

CAMPAIGNING GREAT-GRANDMOTHERS

Judy Cannon dips into the Library’s collection of records of suffragettes and feminists who galvanised the movement before and after Federation

WAGNER'S RING CYCLE IN ADELAIDE

John Thomson documents the achievement of this extraordinary Australian operatic milestone

FRIENDS

A regular news page about the activities of the Friends of the National Library of Australia

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