New York City Opera records, 1924-2019, bulk 1965-1991

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Series III: Financial, 1947-2013

Series documents the financial operations of the company. Materials consist of accounts, budget, box office revenue, financial reports, payroll, statements, financial summaries of the company, dating from 1947 to 2013. The series is divided into 3 subseries. Subseries III.1: General contains financial reports, summaries, budgetary information on various expenses such as advertising, salaries, tours, and payroll. Subseries III.2: Budget, Payroll, Statements consist of the House manager's statement and the day to day detailed financial records from 1964 to 1980. Subseries III.3: Box Office contain box office receipts, statements, reports, and analysis, dating from 1956 to 1962 and 1967 to 1987.

Arranged chronologically within each subseries.


Subseries III.1: General, 1947-2013

Arranged chronologically.



Box 112 Folder 1 Budget, 1947 Fall


Box 112 Folder 2 Budget, 1948


Box 112 Folder 3 Budget, 1949


Box 112 Folder 4 Box Office Receipts, Chicago, circa 1950s


Box 112 Folder 5 Light Opera and Central Park Budgets, 1957


Box 112 Folder 6 Brussels Universal and International Exhibition, 1958

"Susannah" presented at the American Theatre in the US Pavilion. Also include Frank Cosaro's and other staff's travel documents.


Box 112 Folder 7 Casting and Budget, 1958 Fall



Box 170 Folder 2 Casting and Budget, Oversize, 1958 Fall



Box 112 Folder 8 Casting, 1958-1959


Box 112 Folder 9 Budget, 1959 Spring


Box 112 Folder 10 Orchestra, Schedules, Assignments, Instrumentation, 1959 Fall


Box 112 Folder 11 Casting and Budget, 1960 Fall


Box 112 Folder 12 Casting and Budget, 1961 Spring

Gilbert & Sullivan Co. Season


Box 112 Folder 13 Light Opera and Gilbert & Sullivan Co., 1961 Spring


Box 112 Folder 14 Tour Casting, 1961 Fall


Box 112 Folder 15 Casting and Budget, 1962 Spring


Box 112 Folder 16 Budget, 1962 Fall


Box 112 Folder 17 Casting and Schedule, 1963 Fall


Box 112 Folder 18 Payroll, Payment Schedule, Staff, 1964 Fall


Box 112 Folder 19-20 Payroll, Payment Schedule, Staff, 1965 Spring, 2 folders


Box 112 Folder 21 Payroll, Payment Schedule, Staff, 1965 Fall

Contain Personal Identification Numbers. Restricted until 2040.


Box 112 Folder 22 Payroll, 1968-1970


Box 112 Folder 23 Payroll Notebook, 1970-1971


Box 112 Folder 24 Payroll Notebook, 1971-1972


Box 112 Folder 25 Payroll Notebook, 1972-1973


Box 112 Folder 26 Clifford Strohl Associates, Advertising Expenses, 1966 Fall


Box 112 Folder 27 Clifford Strohl Associates, Advertising Expenses, 1967 Spring


Box 112 Folder 28 Clifford Strohl Associates, Advertising Expenses, 1968 Spring


Box 112 Folder 29 Subscriptions, 1965


Box 112 Folder 30 Subscriptions, Promotional Materials, 1965-1966


Box 112 Folder 31 Budgets, Salaries, 1955-1956


Box 112 Folder 32 Expense Summary, 1954-1964


Box 112 Folder 33 Salary, 1968 Fall


Box 112 Folder 34 Salary, 1969 Spring


Box 112 Folder 35 Tour: Student Prince, 1979-1983


Box 112 Folder 36 Budget and Expenses, Los Angeles Tour, 1967-1972


Box 112 Folder 37 Casting, 1972 Spring



Box 113 Folder 1 Financial Data, including Tours, Fall 1973-Spring 1976


Box 113 Folder 2 Artistic Compensation (1975), 1979-1982


Box 113 Folder 3 Artistic Compensation (Fall 1976-Fall 1977), 1979-1982


Box 113 Folder 4 Employee Income Data, 1976-1979


Box 113 Folder 5 Artists and Staff Salary, 1975-1979


Box 113 Folder 6 Supernumerary Salary, 1979-1980


Box 113 Folder 7 Season Summaries, 1979 Fall-1982 Spring


Box 113 Folder 8 Analysis and Comparison, 1975-1985


Box 113 Folder 9 Analysis I, 1971-1988


Box 113 Folder 10 Analysis II, 1979-1988


Box 113 Folder 11 Weekly Finance Meetings, Minutes, 1980 Spring-1981 Fall


Box 113 Folder 12-14 Separation of Assets, Management Agreement, 1981-1984


Box 113 Folder 15 Strategic Plan, 1988-1989


Box 113 Folder 16 Five Year Plan, 1990


Box 113 Folder 17 Accounts: Financial Report, 2005-2006


Box 113 Folder 18 Finance and Investment Committee, Meeting Agenda and Minutes, 2012-2013


Subseries III.2: Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1964-1980

Arranged chronologically.



Box 114 Folder 1 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1964 Fall


Box 114 Folder 2 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1965 Spring


Box 114 Folder 3 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1965 Fall


Box 114 Folder 4 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1966 Spring


Box 114 Folder 5 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1966 Fall


Box 114 Folder 6 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1967 Spring


Box 114 Folder 7 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1967 Fall


Box 114 Folder 8 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1968 Spring

Gilbert and Sullivan


Box 114 Folder 9 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1968 Spring


Box 114 Folder 10 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1968 Fall


Box 114 Folder 11 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1969 Spring


Box 114 Folder 12 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1969 Fall



Box 115 Folder 1 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1970 Spring


Box 115 Folder 2 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1970 Fall


Box 115 Folder 3 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1971 Spring


Box 115 Folder 4 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1971 Fall


Box 115 Folder 5 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1972 Spring


Box 115 Folder 6 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1972 Fall


Box 115 Folder 7 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1973 Spring


Box 115 Folder 8 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1973 Fall


Box 115 Folder 9 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1974 Spring


Box 115 Folder 10 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1974 Fall



Box 116 Folder 1 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1975 Spring


Box 116 Folder 2 Budget, Payroll, Statements, 1975 Fall


Box 116 Folder 3 Statements, 1976


Box 116 Folder 4 Statements, 1977


Box 116 Folder 5 Statements, 1978


Box 116 Folder 6 Statements, 1979


Box 116 Folder 7 Statements, 1980


Subseries III.3: Box Office, 1956-1962,1967-1987

Arranged chronologically.


Box 116 Folder 8 Daily Box Office, 1956 Spring


Box 116 Folder 9 Daily Box Office, 1957 Fall


Box 116 Folder 10 Daily Box Office, 1958-1959


Box 116 Folder 11 Daily Box Office, 1960


Box 116 Folder 12 Daily Box Office, 1961-1962


Box 116 Folder 13 Statements, 1967 Winter/Spring


Box 116 Folder 14 Burgtheater Receipts, 1968 Spring



Box 117 Folder 1 Statements, 1970 Spring


Box 117 Folder 2 Statements, Reports, 1970 Fall


Box 117 Folder 3 Statements, Reports, 1971 Spring


Box 117 Folder 4 Statements, Reports, Analysis, 1971 Fall


Box 117 Folder 5 Subscription Report, 1972 Spring


Box 117 Folder 6 Statements, Reports, Analysis, 1972 Spring


Box 117 Folder 7 Statements, Reports, Analysis, 1972 Fall


Box 117 Folder 8 Los Angeles Tour, 1972


Box 117 Folder 9 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Statements, 1972


Box 117 Folder 10 Statements, Reports, 1973 Spring


Box 117 Folder 11 Statements, Reports, 1973 Fall


Box 117 Folder 12 Los Angeles Tour, Advance Sales, 1973


Box 117 Folder 13 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Statements, 1973


Box 117 Folder 14 Statements, Reports, 1974 Spring


Box 117 Folder 15 Statements, 1974 Fall


Box 117 Folder 16 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Statements, 1974


Box 117 Folder 17 Statements, Analysis, 1975 Spring


Box 117 Folder 18 Statements, Analysis, 1975 Fall


Box 117 Folder 19 Los Angeles Tour, 1975


Box 117 Folder 20 Statements, Reports, 1976 Spring


Box 117 Folder 21 Statements, Analysis, 1976 Fall


Box 117 Folder 22-24 Los Angeles Tour, 1976, 3 folders



Box 118 Folder 1 Subscription and Box Office Reports and Projections, 1976-1983


Box 118 Folder 2 Statements, Reports, 1977 Spring


Box 118 Folder 3 Subscription Analysis, 1977 June


Box 118 Folder 4 Statements, Reports, 1977 Fall


Box 118 Folder 5-6 Los Angeles Tour, 1977, 2 folders


Box 118 Folder 7 Statements, 1978 Spring


Box 118 Folder 8 Daily Box Office, 1978 Fall


Box 118 Folder 9 Statements, Analysis, 1978 Fall


Box 118 Folder 10 Los Angeles Tour, 1978


Box 118 Folder 11 Statements, Analysis, 1979 Spring


Box 118 Folder 12 Discounts, 1979 Spring


Box 118 Folder 13 Statements, 1979 Fall


Box 118 Folder 14 Statements, Analysis, 1979 Fall


Box 118 Folder 15 Los Angeles Tour, 1979


Box 118 Folder 16 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Statements, 1979


Box 118 Folder 17 Box Office Analysis, 1979 Fall-1984


Box 118 Folder 18 Statements, Analysis, 1980 Spring


Box 118 Folder 19 Statements, Reports, 1980 Fall



Box 119 Folder 1 Los Angeles Tour, 1980


Box 119 Folder 2 Subscription Sales, 1980


Box 119 Folder 3 Statements, Reports, 1981 Spring


Box 119 Folder 4 Reports, 1981 Fall


Box 119 Folder 5 Los Angeles Tour, 1981


Box 119 Folder 6 Statements, 1982 Spring


Box 119 Folder 7 Statements, 1982 Fall


Box 119 Folder 8 Los Angeles Tour, 1982


Box 119 Folder 9 Reports, 1993 Summer-Fall


Box 119 Folder 10 Reports, 1994 Fall


Box 119 Folder 11 Box Office Figures, 1970 Fall-1974 Fall


Box 119 Folder 12 Box Office Figures, 1975 Spring-1976 Fall


Box 119 Folder 13 Box Office Figures, 1977 Spring-1980 Spring


Box 119 Folder 14 Box Office Figures, 1980 Fall


Box 119 Folder 15 Box Office Figures, 1981 Spring


Box 119 Folder 16 Box Office Figures, 1981 Fall


Box 119 Folder 17 Box Office Figures, 1982


Box 119 Folder 18 Box Office Figures, 1983


Box 119 Folder 19 Box Office Figures, 1984-1987


Box 119 Folder 20 Box Office Figures: Historical Data, 1973-1985


Box 119 Folder 21 Box Office Figures: South Pacific, Brigadoon, 1986-1987