Costume designs for Der Ring des Nibelungen, State Opera of South Australia production in Adelaide, 2004 [picture] / Stephen Curtis
- Bib ID:
- 3537046
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Curtis, Stephen, 1957-
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 2004
- 48 drawings : gouache, crayon, charcoal, pencil, pen and ink ; 39.4 x 38.4 cm.
- Summary:
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48 costume designs for the State Opera of South Australia production of Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner performed in Adelaide, between 16 Nov. and 12 Dec. 2004. This was the first all-Australian production of the complete Ring cycle of 4 operas (Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung). Three performances were given. It was sung in German and included spectacular stage effects. It was the largest theatrical production thus far undertaken in Australia and attracted Wagner enthusiasts from around the world. The production was directed by Elke Neidhardt, with set design by Michael Scott-Mitchell, lighting design by Nick Schlieper and costume design by Stephen Curtis. The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra was conducted by Asher Fisch.
- Notes:
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- Title devised by cataloguer, based on acquisitions documentation; see file NLA04/1541.
- Inscriptions: Each drawing has designer's signature in pencil, with details of the individual opera, character and singer.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-150041835
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from Theatre Designs, 2005.
- Subject:
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- Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen -- Performances -- South Australia -- Adelaide -- Pictorial works
- Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen -- Characters -- Pictorial works
- State Opera of South Australia -- Performances -- Pictorial works
- Operas -- South Australia -- Adelaide -- Pictorial works
- Costume -- Australia -- Pictorial works
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