FESTIVALTRIUMPHmJ11incorporating |he New AustralianOLD AND NEW BLEND INCANBERRA MAY, 1960 No. 76Monthly bulletin «»/ Department of Immigration la assist migrants.BORN in Australia of Italian parents, Gino Zancanaro (above) typifies the blending of old and new which made the Adelaide Festival of Art one of most successful cultural projects ever attempted in\ M T .i 11.1 tl A Ollth I llVl'll 'l 1.1Ik* is dressed for his role :is Virniboth in the Kich-;inl Strauss opera ‘Salome* one of three operas produced during the festival, which was held for two weeks in mid-March.( li * tl tX| lt;K 111 ’ft«i TeltlNlI IIV 1C’il » »il i»i innissu uoitipcr:i. drama, a* shows an ipen-air spectacle. It’s succcAmerica, gifted I Utopians tiov living in Australia, and taleiiicd artisin of Australian birthTV S\dni.*v Symphony Hf.b-estra under Dr Nicolai Malko. the S* mphony Otcheslra •»! V ic loria and South Australia, and\didaidc concert-j»«*crs were mm hunted li\ Canadian soprani* I on Marshall. young I reiicli pianist Philippe I litre* mont, Italian violinist (»io-a mu! a dc Mm, lt;/cch violinist I adislas lastk. and Vdclaidc iolini-i t aimcl Hakcudoii.‘Best setting’In nc«» Ciothiv Ikmythort Hall. lltilhW actor Robert Spcaicht stayed I bonus Becket. Arch-i*is|n‘p of ( apteibnrv. in I S Mints rcltehnn vctc dram.i, » illt; , / -lt; Irtl **1‘IH.il I HI lilt \ ill IIV.VII lt;11,He slid that Bony l Hon Hall offered ‘the best setting since the original production at canterbury.”Australia.In the mi mute Ihcauc Royal, world famous Australian soprano Joan Hammond took the title tide in •’Salome.”I he opera was produced b\ Stefan llaag. Who settled in Australia alter ha\mg lelt ii’urn inl ens of thousands of people •tting on the lawns lt;»f I-Icier Park witnessed a spectacular I lt;11. Festival •♦! Song, with achoir oi l.IMhi voices New settlers prvnmied lolk dances and songs 11 »»in Latvia, Germany, Holland. Hah. Yugoslavia, Poland, Austria I itlniama, Ireland.' Scotland. I stoma and the11 krai lie0 Festival ^ i in pictures I5 Pp 4-5 1