Guide to the Kenneth Leslie Rowell costume design archive, 1943-1993
PIC/18195
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: 2020
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Rowell, Kenneth Leslie
- Title
- Kenneth Leslie Rowell costume design archive, 1943-1993
- Date Range
- 1943 - 1993
- Collection Number
- PIC/18195
- Extent
- 20 metres (19 archival boxes, 1 folio box, 18 map plan drawers)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Pictures)
- Sponsor
- Funding for digitisation contributed by TLE Electrical
Introduction
Content Description
The Kenneth Rowell costume design archive comprises approximately 1400 original costume designs for 87 productions created by Kenneth Rowell from 1943 to 1993. The works encompass Kenneth Rowell's entire theatrical design career in theatre, ballet and opera principally in Australia, plus early and later works produced in England. The archive includes a number of original poster designs for productions and festivals, production documentation, sketchbooks, notebooks, drawings, contracts, correspondence, programs, catalogues, photographs, negatives, index cards and recorded interviews with Kenneth Rowell.
ICIP Identification note:
This collection contains Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) of Australian First Nations peoples. Contact the National Library of Australia for further information. Details are provided in the finding aid.
Item Descriptions
Series. Opera and ballet costume designs
The Marriage of Figaro, 1956 (Item PIC/18195/176)
Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Australia [gouache and watercolour]
Bluebeard, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/178)
Sadlers Wells Opera, London [paper, collage, gouache, mixed media]
Bluebeard, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/179)
Sadlers Wells Opera, London [paper, collage, gouache, mixed media]
Bluebeard, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/180)
Sadlers Wells Opera, London [paper, collage, gouache, mixed media]
Bluebeard, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/182)
Sadlers Wells Opera, London [paper, collage, gouache, mixed media]
Bluebeard, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/185)
Sadlers Wells Opera, London [paper, collage, gouache, mixed media]
Bluebeard, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/186)
Sadlers Wells Opera, London [paper, collage, gouache, mixed media]
Bluebeard, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/187)
Sadlers Wells Opera, London [paper, collage, gouache, mixed media]
Bluebeard, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/188)
Sadlers Wells Opera, London [paper, collage, gouache, mixed media]
Bluebeard, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/189)
Sadlers Wells Opera, London [paper, collage, gouache, mixed media]
Bluebeard, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/190)
Sadlers Wells Opera, London [paper, collage, gouache, mixed media]
Tannhäuser, 1968 (Item PIC/18195/204)
Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Australia [pastel, gold paint, watercolour]
Tannhäuser, 1968 (Item PIC/18195/205)
Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Australia [pastel, gold paint, watercolour]
Tannhäuser, 1968 (Item PIC/18195/208)
Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Australia [pastel, gold paint, watercolour]
Tannhäuser, 1968 (Item PIC/18195/212)
Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Australia [pastel, gold paint, watercolour]
Tannhäuser, 1968 (Item PIC/18195/213)
Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Australia [pastel, gold paint, watercolour]
Tannhäuser, 1968 (Item PIC/18195/215)
Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Australia [pastel, gold paint, watercolour]
Tannhäuser, 1968 (Item PIC/18195/216)
Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Australia [pastel, gold paint, watercolour]
Tannhäuser, 1968 (Item PIC/18195/217)
Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Australia [pastel, gold paint, watercolour]
Tannhäuser, 1968 (Item PIC/18195/219)
Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Australia [pastel, gold paint, watercolour]
Tannhäuser, 1968 (Item PIC/18195/220)
Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Australia [pastel, gold paint, watercolour]
Tannhäuser, 1968 (Item PIC/18195/225)
Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Australia [pastel, gold paint, watercolour]
Tannhäuser, 1968 (Item PIC/18195/226)
Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Australia [pastel, gold paint, watercolour]
Tannhäuser, 1968 (Item PIC/18195/227)
Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Australia [pastel, gold paint, watercolour]
Tannhäuser, 1968 (Item PIC/18195/228)
Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Australia [pastel, gold paint, watercolour]
Tannhäuser, 1969 (Item PIC/18195/228A)
Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Australia [pastel, gold paint, watercolour]
Tales from Noonameena, 1973 (Item PIC/18195/250)
Marionette Theatre of Australia, Elizabethan Theatre Trust [watercolour]
Tales from Noonameena, 1973 (Item PIC/18195/251)
Marionette Theatre of Australia, Elizabethan Theatre Trust [watercolour]
Tales from Noonameena, 1973 (Item PIC/18195/252)
Marionette Theatre of Australia, Elizabethan Theatre Trust [watercolour]
Series. Ballet designs
Aurora's Wedding, 1949 (Item PIC/18195/862)
National Theatre Ballet Company, Melbourne [watercolour and ink]
Musical Chairs, 1960 (Item PIC/18195/870)
Western Theatre Ballet, London [watercolour, coloured pencil, ink]
Coppélia, 1960 (Item PIC/18195/875)
Borovansky Ballet, Melbourne [gouache and collage, paper and fabric]
Series. Other projects
Series. Related Artworks (additional to the archive)
Untitled, 1946 (Item PIC/18195/1395)
Ballet Décor and other works by Kenneth Rowell, Myer Art Gallery, Melbourne, 11-20 February 1947 [gouache on paper mounted on board]
John Cargher How to Enjoy Music Without Really Trying, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/1405)
[watercolour and ink]
John Cargher How to Enjoy Music Without Really Trying, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/1406)
[watercolour and ink]
John Cargher How to Enjoy Music Without Really Trying, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/1407)
[watercolour and ink]
John Cargher How to Enjoy Music Without Really Trying, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/1408)
[watercolour and ink]
John Cargher How to Enjoy Music Without Really Trying, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/1409)
[watercolour and ink]
John Cargher How to Enjoy Music Without Really Trying, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/1410)
[watercolour and ink]
John Cargher How to Enjoy Music Without Really Trying, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/1411)
[watercolour and ink]
John Cargher How to Enjoy Music Without Really Trying, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/1412)
[watercolour and ink]
John Cargher How to Enjoy Music Without Really Trying, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/1413)
[watercolour and ink]
John Cargher How to Enjoy Music Without Really Trying, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/1414)
[watercolour and ink]
John Cargher How to Enjoy Music Without Really Trying, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/1415)
[watercolour and ink]
John Cargher How to Enjoy Music Without Really Trying, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/1416)
[watercolour and ink]
John Cargher How to Enjoy Music Without Really Trying, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/1417)
[watercolour and ink]
John Cargher How to Enjoy Music Without Really Trying, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/1418)
[watercolour and ink]
John Cargher How to Enjoy Music Without Really Trying, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/1419)
[watercolour and ink]
John Cargher How to Enjoy Music Without Really Trying, 1966 (Item PIC/18195/1420)
[watercolour and ink]
Series. Sketchbooks, Notebooks and Drawings
19 small notebooks, 1970 - 1994 (File 1)
20 small notebooks, 1982 - 1989 (File 2)
32 small notebooks, 1977 - 1995 (File 3)
Small notebook - Gypsy Princess, Norma VSO [Victoria State Opera], 1990 (Item 3.2) - Box 1, Carton 3
Small notebook - notes and drawings for Maquettes, Joanna Priest tribute by Kenneth Rowell, 1987 (Item 3.3) - Box 1, Carton 3
Small notebook - production notes Romeo, Fidelio and ideas for Rigoletto, n.d. (Item 3.4) - Box 1, Carton 3
Small notebook - 1995 speech accepting Opera Australia award, primary notes, and Sentimental Bloke notes, 1985 - 1995 (Item 3.5) - Box 1, Carton 3
Small notebook - 1990 Gypsy Princess, Puppy's and general notes, 1984 - 1990 (Item 3.6) - Box 1, Carton 3
Small notebook - ideas for fundraising function, Romeo et Juliet, design thoughts Lohengrin, 1985 (Item 3.7) - Box 1, Carton 3
16 small notebooks, 1967 - 1993 (File 4)
Small notebook - VC of A [Victorian College of the Arts] Magic Flute, 1993 (Item 4.1) - Box 2, Carton 4
Small notebook - Gypsy Princess OA [Opera Australia], Tannhauser VSO [Victoria State Opera], 1989 - 1990 (Item 4.8) - Box 2, Carton 4
5 large notebooks., 1990 (File 8)
Series. Production Documentation
Very Early Drawings / Paintings / Designs - The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles, 1945 (File Folder 1) - Box 4
Musical Chairs / The Owl and the Pussy Cat - Western Theatre Ballet, 1960, 1962 (File Folder 16) - Box 5
Madame Butterfly - Lyric Opera Queensland / West Australian Opera / Victoria State Opera (File Folder 47) - Box 7
Paintings 1 - Georges 1945, Myer 1947, Georges 1948, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney 1948, 1945-1948 (File Folder 62) - Box 8
Paintings 2 - Georges Gallery 1950, Roland, Browse & Delbanco 1955, Peter Bray Gallery 1956, 1950-1956 (File Folder 63) - Box 9
Paintings 3 - Hazlitt Gallery 1958, Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford 1960-1961, Argus Gallery 1960, Johnstone Gallery 1960, Farmers Blaxland Gallery 1960, 1958-1961 (File Folder 64) - Box 9
Paintings 4 - Reading Museum & Art Gallery 1963, Ashgate Gallery 1964, New Art Centre 1965, Wright Hepburn Gallery 1966, South Yarra Gallery 1967, 1963-1967 (File Folder 65) - Box 9
Series. Audio carriers - interviews with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 1 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000002) - Cassette-Box 651, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000002
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell. Further details on cassette case.
Tape 2 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000003) - Cassette-Box 651, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000003
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 3 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000004) - Cassette-Box 651, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000004
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 4 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000005) - Cassette-Box 651, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000005
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 5 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000006) - Cassette-Box 651, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000006
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 6 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000007) - Cassette-Box 651, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000007
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 7 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000008) - Cassette-Box 651, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000008
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 8 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000009) - Cassette-Box 651, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000009
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 10 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000011) - Cassette-Box 651, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000011
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 11 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000012) - Cassette-Box 651, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000012
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 12 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000013) - Cassette-Box 651, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000013
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 13 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000014) - Cassette-Box 652, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000014
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 14 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000015) - Cassette-Box 652, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000015
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 15 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000016) - Cassette-Box 652, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000016
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 16 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000017) - Cassette-Box 652, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000017
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 17 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000018) - Cassette-Box 652, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000018
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 18 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000019) - Cassette-Box 652, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000019
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 20 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000021) - Cassette-Box 652, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000021
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 22 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000023) - Cassette-Box 652, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000023
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 23 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000024) - Cassette-Box 652, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000024
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 24 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000025) - Cassette-Box 652, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000025
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 25 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000026) - Cassette-Box 653, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000026
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 26 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000027) - Cassette-Box 653, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000027
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 27 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000028) - Cassette-Box 653, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000028
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Tape 29 (Item NLA.PIC-SAV000030) - Cassette-Box 653, Object NLA.PIC-SAV000030
1 item, Compact cassette tapeInterview with Kenneth Rowell
Series. Sketches for publications and published books
Series. Programs and Catalogues
Souvenir Prepared for the Opening of the New Melbourne Little Theatre / Leslie R. Gray, 24 August 1956 (Item 2) - Box 12
"This souvenir was designed and written by Leslie R. Gray; cover design by Kenneth Rowell." --Title page.
Comedies of Three Centuries, 1982 (Item 3) - Box 12
Rosina by William Shield; Bat-ta-clan by Jacques Offenbach; The Bear by William Walton.
The Australian Opera. Sydney Opera House: 28 January- 3 March 1982. Princess Theatre, Melbourne: 1-27 April 1982.
Count Ory : an Opera in Two Acts / libretto by A. E. Scribe and C. G. Delestre-Poirson; English translation by Tom Hammond & music by Gioacchino Rossini, 1980 (Item 4) - Box 12
The Victoria State Opera. Princess Theatre, Melbourne: February-March 1980.
Pelleas & Melisande / by Claude Debussy, 1981 (Item 5) - Box 12
The Victoria State Opera. Princess Theatre, Melbourne: June 1981.
The Royal Ballet (formerly the Sadler's Wells Ballet) from the Royal Opera House, 1960 (Item 9) - Box 12
Ballet, volume 12, number 7 / Ballet Publications Ltd, July 1952 (Item 10) - Box 12
Edited by Richard Buckle.
Ballet Rambert : Australia - New Zealand Tour, 1947 - 1948 (Item 11) - Box 12
"J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd. & D. D. O'Connor Pty. Ltd. in association with the British Council present the celebrated: Ballet Rambert." --Front cover.
The Australian Ballet School : Silver Jubilee Gala Performance, 1989 (Item 12) - Box 12
Three Years of Your Life / Stephen Baynes; Mr. Clay / Timothy Gordon; Song of the Night / Graeme Murphy; The Warriors / Robert Ray.
State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre: 29 October 1989.
Samson et Dalila; Samson and Delilah : an Opera in Three Acts / by Camile Saint-Saëns; text by Ferdinand Lemaire, 1990 (Item 13) - Box 12
"This new production of Samson et Dalila is being presented in association with the State Opera of South Australia." --Title page.
State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre: 12 November- 7 December 1990.
Don Giovanni : an Opera in Two Acts / by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1991 (Item 14) - Box 12
"Costumes and scenery hired from Victoria State Opera. This production staged and rehearsed in Adelaide by the State Opera of South Australia under the direction Jean-Pierre Mignon." --Title page.
Adelaide Festival Theatre: 18-28 May 1991.
Irene / directed by Freddie Carpenter, 1974 (Item 15) - Box 12
"Her Majesty's Theatre; a J.C. Williamson Theatre." --Front cover. Australian premiere: 25 May 1974.
The Australian Ballet : Season 1976 at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne; Giselle / with the Elizabethan Melbourne Orchestra, 1976 (Item 17) - Box 12
Program compiled and edited by Glen Lehman.
The Australian Opera : 40th Anniversary Gala Concert / presented by Donald McDonald and Moffat Oxenbould, 1996 (Item 18) - Box 12
State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre: 11 May 1996 and Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House: 21 July 1996. With artists and guest artists of the Australian Opera; the Australian Opera Chorus; State Orchestra of Victoria and Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra.
Orpheus in the Underworld / from the Victoria State Opera, Princess Theatre, October 1978 (Item 19) - Box 12
Orpheus in the Underworld, 1978 (Item 20) - Box 12
"The Adelaide Festival Centre Trust in association with ADS Channel 7 presents The Victoria State Opera in Orpheus in the Underworld" --title page.
Festival Theatre, Adelaide: 24-29 November, 1978.
Opera Australia, number 5, December 1974 (Item 21) - Box 12
Published by the Australian Opera in co-operation with the Friends of the Australian Opera.
An evening with Gilbert, Offenbach & Sullivan / the Australian Opera, 1984 (Item 23) - Box 12
Trial by Jury
Sydney Opera House: 14 July-18 August 1984.
Tannhäuser / music and poem by Richard Wagner, 1989 (Item 24) - Box 12
Victoria State Opera. State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre: 11 November-2 December 1989.
Lohengrin : an Opera in Three Acts / by Richard Wagner, 1990 (Item 25) - Box 12
The Australian Opera. Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House: 1-27 October 1990.
Don Giovanni : an Opera in Two Acts / by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1990 (Item 26) - Box 12
Victoria State Opera. State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre: 8 August-4 September 1990.
Orpheus in the Underworld [brochure], 1978 (Item 28) - Box 12
Adelaide Festival Theatre: 24-29 November [1978].
Norma : Lyric Tragedy in Two Acts / by Vincenzo Bellini, 1990 (Item 29) - Box 12
Victoria State Opera. 26 July-23 August 1990.
The Gipsy Princess : Operetta in Three Acts / music by Emmerich Kálmán, 1990 (Item 30) - Box 12
Sensitivity advisory notice: this program contains language that may be considered offensive or distressing.
The Australian Opera. State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre: 23 April-19 May 1990.
Aida : an Opera/ by Giuseppe Verdi, 1990 (Item 31) - Box 12
The Australian Opera's 1990 Sydney Winter Season. Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House: 6 June-6 July 1990.
The Pearl Fishers / Georges Bizet, 1990 (Item 32) - Box 12
"This production of The Pearl Fishers is joint production with the Australian Opera." --Title page.
Victoria State Opera. 3-8 December 1990.
The Pearl Fishers / Georges Bizet, 1991 (Item 33) - Box 12
Queensland Performing Arts Centre: 23 August-7 September 1991.
Opera 1982 / the State Opera of South Australia, 1982 (Item 35) - Box 12
"A season of masterpieces: Faust; Cosi Fan Tutte; The Tales of Hoffman; Falstaff." --Front cover.
Lohengrin : an Opera in Three Acts / by Richard Wagner, 1992 (Item 36) - Box 12
Victoria State Opera. State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre: 14 November-1 December [1992].
Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers) : Opera in Three Acts / by Georges Bizet, 1994 (Item 38) - Box 12
The Australian Opera. Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House: 17 February-10 March 1994.
The Australian Ballet in Beyond Bach; Three of Us; The Sentimental Bloke, 1995 (Item 39) - Box 12
"With the State Orchestra of Victoria." --Title page.
State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre: 15-26 September 1995.
The Pearl Fishers ( Les Pêcheurs de Perles) / Georges Bizet, 1995 (Item 40) - Box 12
"This production of The Pearl Fishers is a co-production with The Australian Opera." --Title page.
Victoria State Opera. State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre: 5-26 August 1995.
Roméo et Juliette / an opera by Charles Gounod performed in three acts, 1991 (Item 41) - Box 12
The Australian Opera. State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre: 21 April-16 May 1991.
Madama Butterfly : an Opera in Two Acts / by Giacomo Puccini, 1993 (Item 42) - Box 12
West Australian Opera. His Majesty's Theatre, Perth: 22 April-1 May 1993.
The Pearl Fishers : an Opera in Three Acts / by Georges Bizet, 1996 (Item 43) - Box 12
The State Opera of South Australia. Adelaide Festival Theatre: 27 April-9 May 1996.
Madama Butterfly : a Japanese Tragedy / by Giacomo Puccini, 1994 (Item 44) - Box 12
Victoria State Opera. State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre: 16 July-15 August 1994.
Aida / opera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in three acts, 1995 (Item 45) - Box 12
The Australian Opera. Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House: 25 July-7 September 1995.
Seven Little Australians : the Musical, 1988 (Item 46) - Box 12
"James Hardie Industries Limited and Seven Little Australians (Aust) Pty Limited by arrangement with Paul Dainty present David Reeve's production of Seven Little Australians." --Title page.
The Musical Comedy Theatre Melbourne: 22 June 1988.
Roméo et Juliette / an opera by Charles Gounod performed in three acts, 1992 (Item 48) - Box 13
The Australian Opera. Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House: 30 July-29 August 1992.
The Australian Ballet on Tour in 1968, 1968 (Item 50) - Box 13
Jeunesse; Swan Lake (Act 2); Sun Music.
Princess Theatre, Melbourne: 24 October-6 November 1968.
The Australian Ballet : 1976 Brisbane Season, 1976 (Item 51) - Box 13
Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane.
La Belle Héléne : Operetta in Three Acts / by Jacques Offenbach, 1987 (Item 52) - Box 13
Victoria State Opera. 10th anniversary season. 2-12 December 1987.
Program in Russian for the Australian Ballet Tours in the USSR (Leningrad-Moscow-Odessa), 1988 (Item 53) - Box 13
Program includes a Christmas card addressed to "BNKTOPИЯ and KEHHETA" [Kenneth Rowell] from Robert.
Lohengrin / Richard Wagner, 1986 (Item 54) - Box 13
Victoria State Opera. State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre: 20 November-7 December 1985.
Norma, 1985 (Item 55) - Box 13
The Australian Opera. Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House: 22 January-23 February 1985.
Don Giovanni : an Opera in Two Acts / by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1986 (Item 56) - Box 13
Victoria State Opera. State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre: 24 July-9 August 1986.
Lohengrin : an Opera in Three Acts / by Richard Wagner, 1987 (Item 57) - Box 13
The Australian Opera. Sydney Opera House: 28 August-26 September 1987.
Madama Butterfly : an Opera in Three Acts (Originally Two) / by Giacomo Puccini, 1987 (Item 58) - Box 13
Lyric Opera of Queensland. Lyric Theatre, Performing Arts Complex: 7-25 August 1987.
Lohengrin : an Opera in Three Acts / by Richard Wagner, 2001 (Item 59) - Box 13
Opera Australia. Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House: 10 August-6 September 2001.
Madam Butterfly : an Opera in Two Acts / by Giacomo Puccini, 2006 (Item 60) - Box 13
"Featuring the West Australian Opera Chorus and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra...Costumes and properties for this production were first commissioned by, and are used courtesy of Opera Queensland." --Title page.
West Australian Opera. His Majesty's Theatre, Perth: 28 March-8 April 2006.
Madama Butterfly : an Opera in Three Acts / by Giacomo Puccini, 1991 (Item 61) - Box 13
The State Opera of South Australia. Adelaide Festival Theatre: 26 October-5 November 1991.
Madama Butterfly : an Opera in Two Acts / by Giacomo Puccini, 2000 (Item 62) - Box 13
West Australian Opera. His Majesty's Theatre, Perth: 29 April-13 May 2000.
Rigoletto : an Opera in Three Acts / by Guiseppe Verdi, 1983 (Item 63) - Box 13
Victoria State Opera. Palais Theatre: August 1983.
Samson & Delilah : an Opera in Three Acts / by Camille Saint-Saens, 1983 (Item 64) - Box 13
Victoria State Opera. Melbourne Concert Hall: first performance of this production 26 November 1983.
Fidelio : Opera in Two Acts / music by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1983 (Item 65) - Box 13
Lyric Opera of Queensland. Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane: 6-21 May 1983.
Tales From Noonameena : an Operetta for Children, Based on the Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime Legends / written by Hal Saunders; music by Iris Mason and Hal Saunders, c.1982 (Item 66) - Box 13
The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust; the Marionette Theatre of Australia.
This material contains Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) of Australian First Nations peoples. Contact the National Library of Australia for further information.
Aida / an opera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in three acts, 1984 (Item 67) - Box 13
The Australian Opera. Sydney Opera House: 22 August-3 November 1984.
Roméo et Juliette : Opera in Three Acts, 1985 (Item 68) - Box 13
The Australian Opera. Victorian Arts Centre: 26 April-10 May 1985; Sydney Opera House: 7 June-3 July 1985.
The Australian Ballet, 1985 (Item 69) - Box 13
Serenade; The sentimental bloke; The four temperaments.
Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House: 8-28 May 1985.
Australian Theatre Year Book / edited by the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust., 1958 (Item 71) - Box 13
Contributors: Hugh Hunt, John Summer, Robert Quentin, Bruce Grant, Myra Roper, H. A. Standish, Harald Bowden, Neil Maver and June Lansell.
F. W. Chesire, Melbourne.
Rites of Passage / Opera by Peter Sculthorpe, 1974 (Item 73) - Box 13
The Australian Opera. Sydney Opera House: 27 September-26 October 1974. Adelaide Festival Centre: 7-8 November 1974.
The Australian Ballet in Catalyst; My Name is Edward; Suite en Blanc, 1990 (Item 74) - Box 13
The Australian Ballet with the State Orchestra of Victoria. State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre: 15-26 June 1990.
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1952 (Item 75) - Box 13
Coriolanus; The Tempest; As You Like It; Macbeth; Volpone.
Ballet / edited by Anthony Gishford, 1946 - 1947 (Item 76) - Box 13
Convent Garden Books, number one.
Australia : National Journal, volume 9, number 5 / edited by Sydney Ure Smith and Gwen Morton Spencer, August 1947 (Item 77) - Box 13
TECAA [Triennial Exhibition of Contemporary Australian Art] / National Gallery of Victoria, 1993 (Items 79) - Box 13
Alternative title: The Joan and Peter Clemenger Triennial Exhibition of Contemporary Australian Art.
Held at the National Gallery of Victoria: 23 February-16 May 1993.
Two copies.
Series. Photographs and Photographic Negatives
Joyce A Thomson, PhD, University of Melbourne (File Folder 88) - Box 15
35mm black and white negatives
Joyce A Thomson, PhD, University of Melbourne (File Folder 89) - Box 15
35mm black and white negatives
Theatre Designs and Productions, life and career (File Folder 90) - Box 15
Black and white photographs
Theatre Designs and Productions, life and career (File Folder 91) - Box 15
Black and white photographs
Theatre Designs and Productions, life and career (File Folder 92) - Box 15
Black and white photographs
Theatre Designs and Productions, life and career (File Folder 93) - Box 16
Black and white photographs
Theatre Designs and Productions, life and career (File Folder 94) - Box 16
Black and white photographs
Theatre Designs and Productions, life and career (File Folder 95) - Box 16
Black and white photographs
Theatre Designs and Productions, life and career (File Folder 96) - Box 16
Black and white photographs
Theatre Designs and Productions, life and career (File Folder 97) - Box 16
Black and white photographs
Theatre Designs and Productions, life and career (File Folder 98) - Box 16
Black and white photographs
Theatre Designs and Productions, life and career (File Folder 99) - Box 17
Black and white photographs
Irene production and costume, La Belle Helene production and scene models, costume designs, Pelleas et Melisandre, Sebastien, Orpheus in the Underworld early scene model, Swan Lake costume designs (File Folder 100) - Box 17
35mm transparencies
Sleeping Beauty, Wind in the branch of the Sassafras Tree, Rosina Ba-ta-clan, Concert Hall decorations, Perisythion, Fidelio, moulded canvas paintings, acrylics on paper (File Folder 101) - Box 17
35mm transparencies
Miscellaneous, Rowell K. JAT, John and William Rowell, comparative slides for research, drawings and paintings (File Folder 103) - Box 18
35mm transparencies