Photographs of musicians Ole Bull, Signor Roberto Hazon and Mademoiselle Antonia Dolores, 1890-1930

PXX 97

fonds

1890-1930

Graphic Materials, Photographs

910082

6 photographs (1 folder) - gelatin silver, mounted - 57 x 82 cm, on mount 76 x 101.3, or less

Ole Bull (1810-1880) was a Norwegian violinist, composer and nationalist, known for his unique performance method and for starting a short-lived utopian community called New Norway, or Oleana, in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He was a vital influence upon and patron of dramatists Henrik Ibsen and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and composer Edvard Grieg.

Roberto Hazon (1854-1920) was a conductor and music teacher. He came to Australia from Italy in 1886. In 1889 he became conductor of the (Royal) Sydney Philharmonic Society and in 1891 he founded the Sydney Amateur Orchestral Society.

Antonia Dolores (c1864-) was a French soprano who toured Australia in 1896, and again in 1901 when she sang at the Gala Concert for the Inauguration of the Commonwealth. She toured Australia several times after 1906, the Australian audiences making her welcome each time.

References:
Encyclopaedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/84326/Ole-Bull (accessed 16 July, 2013)
Australian Dictionary of Biography. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hazon-roberto-6618 (accessed 16 July, 2013)
zoominfo. http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Alberto-Zelman/634413106 (accessed 16 July, 2013)

1. Ole Bull
2. Montage with portraits of members of the Sydney Amateur Orchestral Society, 1907 (with Roberto Hazon's portrait in centre)
3. NSW State Conservatorium of Music Orchestra (with Roberto Hazon in centre of front row), ca. 1919
4. Portrait of Roberto Hazon, 1890
5. Portrait of Antonia Dolores (possibly 1910)
6. Antonia Dolores on stage with view of audience

Out of copyright: Created before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.4441 as part of the eRecords Project 2013-14
Transferred from PXD 1359, 21 November 2023

1. On portrait of Ole Bull: 'Ole Bull, 1810-1880' and 'Presented by Ferdinand. A Poulsen, 3/3/1930'
2. On montage of members of the Sydney Amateur Orchestral Society: 'Presented to Signor Roberto Hazon (conductor 1892-1907) with the esteem and affection of the Executive and performing members of the Sydney Amateur Orchestral Society, on the occasion of his farewell - September 25th 1907.' On mount: 'Crown Studios, Sydney'. All portraits have captions with names.
3. 'NSW State Conservatorium of Music Orchestra' written in pencil at bottom of mount
4. No inscription on portrait of Roberto Hazon
5. On portrait of Antonia Dolores: 'To the Honorary Secretary Mrs Mary D. Youl and the members of the Women's Patriotic Club in remembrance of the 14th of July 1910, [signed] Antonia Dolores'
6. On mount of photograph of Antonia Dolores on stage: [printed] 'Presented to the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music by Mlle Antonia Dolores, 1919' and [handwritten in pencil] 'To my good friend Mr E. Sykes in remembrance of a fine evening, Antonia Dolores, August 1906.'

Portrait of Antonia Dolores has coating of dust/grime