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Guide to the Apollo Opera Company index of composers, undated
MSS 2002/55  
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  • Scope and Contents note
  • Preferred Citation note
  • Copyright
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition note
  • Biographical/Historical note
  • Conditions Governing Access note

  • 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.