Guide to the Apollo Opera Company index of composers, undated

Finding aid prepared by Christopher Rockwell

California State University, Sacramento Special Collections & University Archives

University Library

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Sacramento, CA, 95819-6039

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scua@csus.edu

March 2016

Title: Apollo Opera Company index of composers,

Identifier/Call Number: MSS 2002/55

Contributing Institution: California State University, Sacramento Special Collections & University Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 1.25 Linear feet (1 record carton)

Date: undated

Abstract: The Apollo Opera Company index of composers is an index to many "lost" and lesser known operas.

creator: Moraitis, Nicoclis

Scope and Contents note

The Apollo Opera Company index of composers is a collection of 58 16 x 11 cm notebooks. The notebooks are an alphabetical listing of the composers and their operas. There are also two appendices. The first is "Collective Composers" and the second is "Celebrity Composers". Both of the appendices were compiled by Nicoclis G. Moraitis.

Preferred Citation note

[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 2002/55, Apollo Opera Company index of composers, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, University Library, California State University, Sacramento.

Copyright

Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

The collection was created and assembled by Nicoclis George Moraitis, and later donated to the Speros Basil Vryonis Center for the Study of Hellenism. After the closure of the Vryonis Center in 2000, it arrived at the CSUS University Library in 2003 as part of the Vryonis Center's library, which was renamed the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection.

Biographical/Historical note

In 1975 Nicoclis George Moraitis (1924- ) founded and served as producer for New York's Apollo Opera Company. It's purpose was to revive neglected opera masterpieces of the past.

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Apollo Opera Company, Inc..

Moraitis, Nicoclis

Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection.

Composition (Music)

Operas.

Series 1: Index, undated

Box 1

A 1

Box 1

A 2

Box 1

A 3

Box 1

B 1

Box 1

B 2

Box 1

B 3

Box 1

B 4

Box 1

B 5

Box 1

B 6

Box 1

C 1

Box 1

C 2

Box 1

C 3

Box 1

C 4

Box 1

D 1

Box 1

D 2

Box 1

D 3

Box 1

F 1

Box 1

F 2

Box 1

G 1

Box 1

G 2

Box 1

G 3

Box 1

G 4

Box 1

H 1

Box 1

H 2

Box 1

H 3

Box 1

I & J

Box 1

K 1

Box 1

K 2

Box 1

L 1

Box 1

L 2

Box 1

L 3

Box 1

M 1

Box 1

M 2

Box 1

M 3

Box 1

M 4

Box 1

M 5

Box 1

P 1

Box 1

P 2

Box 1

P 3

Box 1

P 4

Box 1

Q & R 1

Box 1

R 2

Box 1

R 3

Box 1

S 1

Box 1

S 2

Box 1

S 3

Box 1

S 4

Box 1

S 5

Box 1

T 1

Box 1

T 2

Box 1

V 1

Box 1

V 2

Box 1

W 1

Box 1

W 2

Box 1

X, Y & Z

Series 2: Appendices, undated

Box 1

Appendix I - "Collective Composers", undated

Box 1

Appendix II - "Celebrity Composers", undated