OBITUARY PICS from LEBRECHT: HILDEGARD BEHRENS, German opera singer, 9 February 1937 – 18 August 2009

Hildegard Behrens as Brünnhilde in Wagner’s ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’. Bayreuth, 1983

Hildegard Behrens as Rusalka in DVORAK’s ‘Rusalke’. Bavarian State Opera, 1981

Hildegard Behrens in Richard Wagner ‘s Walküre at Bayreuth

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Sir Arnold Wesker places unique photos with Lebrecht Authors

Sir Arnold Wesker, the renowned British playwright, has placed a number of his personal photos with Author Pictures at Lebrecht. This complements the drafts of his famous plays such as ‘Roots’ and ‘I’m Talking about Jerusalem’ that he previously gave permission to Lebrecht Authors to include on their website at www.lebrecht.co.uk

Roots draft of play by Arnold Wesker

Arnold Wesker age 6-7 in 1938-39

Arnold Wesker and Mary Wilson at Roundhouse

OBITUARY PICS from LEBRECHT: LES PAUL, American guitarist and guitar inventor, 9 June 1915 – 13 August 2009

Les Paul with a guitar and harmonica in a sailor outfit in the late 1920s

Les Paul with his wife, the vocalist and guitarist, Mary Ford

1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard

1989 Gibson Les Paul Gold Top 1956 reissue

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Lebrecht Music & Arts August 2009 Newsletter

An Event not to be missed: Lebrecht’s August Garden Party takes place Tuesday, 25th August with iconic American photographer Don Hunstein who will be interviewed by Norman Lebrecht. Strawberries and wine as usual! Looking forward to seeing you there, please RSVP to admin@lebrecht.co.uk

New Collection. Lebrecht is now representing a fabulous archive resource of rock and pop photos from the 1960s up until today. The images are black and white and represent a nostalgic journey down memory lane. They include the Beatles in their heyday and their enthusiastic fans, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Tom Jones, Sid Vicious and the Sex Pistols, Roy Orbison, Ozzy Osbourne, Alvin Stardust, Chuck Berry, Isle of Wight pop festival, Jerry Lee Lewis, Yoko Ono and John Lennon, Marty Wilde, Rod Stewart and the Faces, Mick Fleetwood, Dale Bozzio and many more.

Bob Dylan, May 1966

Premiere of a Hard Day’s Night in Liverpool, 1964

Brian Epstein, legendary Beatles’ manager

Frank Zappa and his band 1970

Alvin Stardust on his motorbike 1976

Bono on stage 1987

Chuck Berry 1964

Dale Bozzio in Los Angeles in the 1980s (Lynn McAfee)

Mick Fleetwood and drums (Lynn McAfee)

Portraits of cutting edge artists of the 21st century can be sourced through Lebrecht.

Gilbert and George, 2009 (Dosfotos)

Damien Hirst, 2006 (Neil Libbert)

Jeff Koons at The 2008 Americans For The Arts Annual National Arts Awards (Caroline Digonis)

August anniversaries:

Alfred Tennyson, English poet, 200th birth anniversary 6 August 1809

Jacob Epstein, British -American sculptor, 50th death anniversary 19 August 1959

William Wilberforce, British politican, 250th birth anniversary 24th August 1759

Samuel Johnson, English essayist, 200th birth anniversary 18th September 1709

Lebrecht Photo Library
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OBITUARY PICS from LEBRECHT: AERONWY THOMAS-ELLIS, 3 March 1943 – 27 July 2009.

AERONWY THOMAS-ELLIS, daughter of poet Dylan Thomas, 3 March 1943 – 27 July 2009. Thomas’ memoir, My Father’s Places is set to be published on 10th August.

Aeronwy Thomas-Ellis, June 1981 aged 38 years old at her home in New Malden, Surrey, UK

Aeronwy Thomas-Ellis, June 1981 aged 38 years old at her home in New Malden, Surrey, UK

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PERFORMANCE PICS from LEBRECHT: Rachel Weisz in A Streetcar Named Desire and Madonna in St Petersburg

Rachel Weisz as Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire, Donmar Warehouse, London, 28 July 2009 – 3 October 2009.

Rachel Weisz as Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire, Donmar Warehouse, London, 28 July 2009 – 3 October 2009.

Rachel Weisz as Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire, Donmar Warehouse, London, 28 July 2009 – 3 October 2009.

Luke Rutherford as Pablo, Elliot Cowan as Stanley Kowalski, Gary Milner as Steve Hubbel and Barnaby Kay as Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire, Donmar Warehouse, London, 28 July 2009 – 3 October 2009.

Madonna performing at Palace Square, St Petersburg, Russia, 2 August 2009.

Madonna performing at Palace Square, St Petersburg, Russia, 2 August 2009.

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BBC PROMS PICS from LEBRECHT: PROM 20, Royal Albert Hall, London, 31 July 2009

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting

Brindley Sherratt, Andrew Staples, Karen Cargill and Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Nicholas Angelich playing the piano with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Brindley Sherratt singing

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