Various materials - obituaries, death notices etc. for the internationally acclaimed soprano Leonie Rysanek - who died in Vienna 7 March 1998; Material includes a moving autograph letter - 1 June 1998 - to Moffatt Oxenbould and Graeme Ewer from her husband, Ernst-Ludwig Gausmann about Leonie's final illness and its aftermath, 1998

Request this via the Catalogue
 
Containers:
Box 14
Component identifier:
File
Content Summary:
Rysanek sang three roles in Australia with The Australian Opera, including her first assumption of the role of the Kostelnicka in Jenufa - which became a landmark role and was mentioned in many of her obituaries.
Subjects:
Performing arts

Access and use

Parent Restrictions:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn4696317).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
Contact us