On the cover this month
Michael Scott-Mitchell
Brunnhilde (Lisa Gasteen) farewells Siegfried,
Act I of Gotterdammerung 2004
colour photograph; 37.1 x 56.0 cm
Pictures Collection,
nla.pic-vn3646185
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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