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
2000 State University Drive
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
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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 2: Appendices,
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Box 1
Appendix I - "Collective Composers",
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Box 1
Appendix II - "Celebrity Composers",
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