Series consists of correspondence covering all phases of opera management, including artistic, production, staff management and relations, subscriptions and ticketing, etc., dating from 1947 to 2014. The correspondence can present an informative picture of the myriad situations faced by opera administrators on a day to day basis. Some subseries may also include subject files of the managers.
Arranged chronologically within each subseries.
Subseries V.1: John S. White, 1947-1978
John S. White (John Simon White) was the associate director in 1952 and was named managing director in 1968 until his retirement in 1980, where he remained consultant.
Arranged chronologically.
Box 126 Folder 1
Lighting, 1947-1951
Costumes
Box 126 Folder 2
Budget, Tour, and Planning, 1953-1966
Box 126 Folder 3
Eaves, 1952-1963
Box 126 Folder 4
Brooks-van Horn, 1952-1955, 1959-1964
Box 126 Folder 5
Helene Pons Studio, 1953-1956
Box 126 Folder 6
Manhattan, 1954-1956
Box 126 Folder 7
Costume Plots, 1952-1963
Box 126 Folder 8
Stivanello, 1957
Box 126 Folder 9
1954-1958
Box 126 Folder 10-11
American Dressage Institute, 1966-1967, 2 folders
Box 126 Folder 12
1966-1969
Box 126 Folder 13
1971-1978
Subseries V.2: Julius Rudel, 1947-1978
Julius Rudel was the Music Director, 1957-1979. Correspondence include those to/from John S. White, Felix Popper, and Julius Rudel.
Arranged chronologically.
Box 126 Folder 14-15
1947-1955, 2 folders
Box 126 Folder 16
N, 1951-1964
Include rehearsal schedules 1952-1963
Box 126 Folder 17
O, 1963-1964
Box 126 Folder 18
O, 1958-1964
Box 126 Folder 19
Publicity, 1953-1964
Box 126 Folder 20
Paris Opera Project, 1957-1960
Box 126 Folder 21
Popper, Jan, 1960-1963
Box 126 Folder 22
Printing-General, 1957-1966
Box 126 Folder 23
Printing-Prospect Press, 1954-1963
Box 126 Folder 24
P, 1957-1964
Box 126 Folder 25
Q, 1961, 1963
Box 126 Folder 26
Recordings, 1952-1962
Box 126 Folder 27
R, 1960-1962
Box 126 Folder 28
Rental Contracts, 1964-1965
Box 126 Folder 29
San Francisco Opera Season, Clippings, 1962 Fall, 1965 Fall
Box 126 Folder 30
School Project, 1957-1960
Box 126 Folder 31
Scenery and Costumes Rental to Other Companies, 1956-1962
Box 126 Folder 32
State Department, 1951-1953
Box 126 Folder 33
Getta Strok-Adler, 1958-1959
Box 126 Folder 34
Subsidy-Montreal Opera, 1957
Box 126 Folder 35
Sykes Committee, 1957-1959
Box 126 Folder 36-37
S, 1958-1964, 2 folders
Box 127 Folder 1
Tax Exemption Certificates, 1943-1962
Box 127 Folder 2
Television, 1953-1957
Box 127 Folder 3
T, 1957-1964
Box 127 Folder 4
U, 1959-1964
Box 127 Folder 5
V, 1957-1965
Box 127 Folder 6
W, 1950-1965
Box 127 Folder 7
William Morris Agency, 1959-1964
Box 127 Folder 8
X-Y-Z, 1957-1964
Box 127 Folder 9
D'Andria, Georgio, 1957-1961
Box 127 Folder 10
Dispenker, Theo, 1960-1965
Box 127 Folder 11
Hofmann, Hans J., 1961-1964
Box 127 Folder 12
Lustig, Ludwig, 1961-1964
Box 127 Folder 13
Tauman, Martin H., 1957-1964
Box 127 Folder 14
Meyer, J. H., 1959-1963
Box 127 Folder 15
Sardos-Fischer Management, 1961-1966
Box 127 Folder 16
Managers, 1961-1965
Julius Rudel Award, 1969-1978
Box 127 Folder 17
Thank you Letters, Press Releases, 1970-1977
Box 127 Folder 18
Trust Fund, 1970-1977
Box 127 Folder 19
John L. DeMain, 1972
Box 127 Folder 19
Meltzer, 1973-1974
Box 127 Folder 20
Christopher Keene, 1970-1971
Box 127 Folder 20
Lawrence E. Deutsch, 1970
Box 127 Folder 21
Applications, 1969
Box 127 Folder 22
Applications, 1969-1970
Box 127 Folder 23-26
Applications, 1971, 4 folders
Box 127 Folder 27
Applications, 1972-1973
Box 127 Folder 28
Applications, 1974-1975
Box 127 Folder 29
Applications, 1976-1978
Subseries V.3: Ruth M. Hider, 1968-1983
Majority of the correspondence are to/from/cc'd Ruth M. Hider, Assistant to the Directors, who managed the day to day correspondence of the Directors. Correspondence before 1979 in this subseries are for Julius Rudel, John S. White, and Felix Popper. Correspondence after 1979 are for Beverly Sills.
Arranged alphabetically.
Box 128 Folder 1
A, 1968-1978
Box 128 Folder 2
Audience Comments, 1981-1983
Box 128 Folder 3
Art Metal, 1969-1970
Box 128 Folder 4
New York City Ballet, 1983-1984
Box 128 Folder 5
B, 1967-1978
Box 128 Folder 6
C, 1970-1979
Box 128 Folder 7
Complaints-Costumes, 1981
Box 128 Folder 8
Conductors, 1972-1981
Box 128 Folder 9-10
City Center, Board of Directors, 1971-1976, 2 folders
Box 128 Folder 11-13
City Center, 1971-1982, 3 folders
Box 128 Folder 14
D, 1973-1978
Box 128 Folder 15
Deutsch, Lawrence E., 1972-1977
Box 128 Folder 16
Directors-E, 1967-1981
Box 128 Folder 17
F, 1974-1981
Box 128 Folder 18
G, 1970-1981
Box 128 Folder 19
Hans W. Heinsheimer, 1975-1978
Box 128 Folder 20
H, 1968-1978
Box 128 Folder 21
I, 1969-1978
Box 128 Folder 22
K, 1970-1978
Box 128 Folder 23
L, 1968-1980
Box 128 Folder 24-25
Lincoln Center, 1972-1979, 2 folders
Box 128 Folder 26
Lincoln Center, Executive Committee Meeting, Minutes, 1983 February 24
Box 128 Folder 27
Los Angeles, 1981
Box 129 Folder 1
Met Opera, Schedule Coordination, 1970-1979
Box 129 Folder 2
M, 1969-1979
Box 129 Folder 3
N, 1967-1978
Box 129 Folder 4
O, 1975-1978
Box 129 Folder 5
Orchestra, 1981-1982
Box 129 Folder 6
Martin J. Oppenheimer, 1974-1975
Box 129 Folder 7
Press, 1982
Box 129 Folder 8
P-Q, 1969-1978
Box 129 Folder 9
R, 1970-1978
Box 129 Folder 10
Rigler, Lloyd, 1977-1978
Box 129 Folder 11
David Lloyd-Jacob, 1976-1978
Box 129 Folder 12
Child Performer Permits, 1981 Spring
Subseries V.4: Daniel Rule, 1961-1983
Incoming mail to Daniel Rule (Daniel Rhodes Rule), who was the assistant music administrator, 1965-1970; associate managing director, 1970-1979; managing director, 1980-1983; general manager, 1985-1995.
Arranged chronologically.
Box 130 Folder 1
Incoming, to Lani Nakashima, 1964-1967
Incoming Cards and Invitations
Box 130 Folder 2
1961-1964
Box 130 Folder 3-4
1965, 2 folders
Box 130 Folder 5-6
1966, 2 folders
Box 130 Folder 7
1967
Box 130 Folder 8
1968
Box 130 Folder 9-10
1969, 2 folders
Box 130 Folder 11
1970-1971
Box 130 Folder 12
1972
Box 130 Folder 13
1973
Box 130 Folder 14
1974
Box 130 Folder 15
1975-1976
Box 130 Folder 16-17
1977, 2 folders
Box 131 Folder 1
1978
Box 131 Folder 2-3
1979, 2 folders
Box 131 Folder 4
1980
Box 131 Folder 5
1981
Box 131 Folder 6
1982
Box 131 Folder 7
1983
Box 131 Folder 8-9
circa 1966-1983, 2 folders
Box 131 Folder 10
Incoming, Postcards, 1966-1983
Box 131 Folder 11-13
Incoming, Affiliated Organizations, 1972-1983, 3 folders
Also include newsletters from opera companies, solicitation letters from various organizations, and letters from individuals. Majority of the correspondence are for Daniel Rule, but some are also for other NYCO staff.
Box 131 Folder 14
Consumer Bucks and Tickets, circa 1970s-1983
Subseries V.5: Christopher Keene, 1989-1995
Christopher Keene was the Music Director, 1989-1995. Jean Breen was the executive assistant.
Box 132 Folder 1
Letters to/from Governmental Agencies (City, State, Federal), 1989-1994
Box 132 Folder 2
Letters of Recommendations, 1989-1995
Box 132 Folder 3
42st Street Move, Pros and Cons, 1991
Box 132 Folder 4
Letters and Responses, re: 1994-1995 Season, 1995
Box 132 Folder 5
Lincoln Center, 1989-1994
Box 132 Folder 6
State Theater, Work for Stage, Lights, etc., 1990-1991
Box 132 Folder 7
Leonard Lehrman, 1990-1991
Box 132 Folder 8
Lloyd Rigler re: Fire at Burbank, LA, 1992
Box 132 Folder 9
Long Island Philharmonic, Thank you letters to Chorus Members, 1989
Box 132 Folder 10
Long Island Philharmonic, 1989-1990
Box 132 Folder 11
Los Angeles Opera, 1990-1995
Box 132 Folder 12
Lufthansa Agreement, 1989-1992
Box 132 Folder 13
Lyric Opera of Chicago, 1989-1992
Box 132 Folder 14
Manhattan School of Music, 1992-1995
Box 132 Folder 15
Mozart Bicentennial/Fiona Fein, 1989-1990
Box 132 Folder 16
Correspondence, 1989-1991
Box 132 Folder 17
Correspondence, 1992-1995
Box 132 Folder 18
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), 1989-1992
Box 132 Folder 19
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, 1992
Box 132 Folder 20
Michael Bronson, Engagement, 1989
Box 132 Folder 21
Career Transition for Donors, 1992
Box 132 Folder 22
Rape of Lucretia, 1992
Box 132 Folder 23
American Arts Alliance, 1992
Box 132 Folder 24
Changes of Mailing Address, from Beverly Sills to Christopher Keene, 1989-1990
Box 132 Folder 25
Moses and Aaron, 1990
Box 132 Folder 26
Leonard Bernstein/Harry Kraut, 1989-1992
Box 132 Folder 27
Letters from Board of Director Members, 1995
Box 132 Folder 28
Columbia Artists Management, 1989-1992
Box 132 Folder 29
Letters re: Changed Season, Pros and Cons, 1994
Box 132 Folder 30
Letters from Audience, Mathis der Maler, 1995 Fall
Box 132 Folder 31
Die Soldaten/Michael Gielen, 1990-1991
Box 132 Folder 32
Kinkakuji, Music from Japan, 1994-1995
Box 132 Folder 33
Marriage of Figaro, Broadcast, Audience Responses, 1991
Box 132 Folder 34
Desert Song, 1992
Box 132 Folder 35
Harvey Milk, Korie/Wallace, 1995
Box 132 Folder 36
Doktor Faust, 1992-1993
Box 132 Folder 37
NYCO/Production, 1990-1993
Box 132 Folder 38
NYCO Press and Public Relations, 1992
Box 132 Folder 39
Neil G. Newman, 1990-1991
Box 132 Folder 40
New York Times, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, 1989-1991
Box 132 Folder 41
NYCO/Education, 1989-1994
Box 132 Folder 42
NYCO Marketing, 1989-1992
Box 132 Folder 43
Correspondence, 1989-1992
Box 132 Folder 44
Request for Autograph/Photographs, 1989-1995
Box 132 Folder 45
Letters Received in Response to Illness Announcement, 1995
Box 133 Folder 1
Invoices and Vouchers, 1989
Box 133 Folder 2
NYCO Corp. American Express, 1989-1990
Box 133 Folder 3
Invoices Paid, 1989-1990
Box 133 Folder 4
Child Performer Permits, 1994 Fall
Letters from Audience
Box 133 Folder 5
Die Soldaten, 1991-1992
Box 133 Folder 6-7
Traviata and CAV/PAG (Cavalleria Rusticana/I Pagliacci), 1991-1992, 2 folders
Box 133 Folder 8-9
Pros and Cons, 1989-1991, 2 folders
Box 133 Folder 10-11
Pros and Cons, 1991-1994, 2 folders
Box 133 Folder 12-13
General, 1989-1994, 2 folders
Composers, Conductors, Designers, etc.
Box 133 Folder 14-15
A-C, 1989-1993, 2 folders
Box 133 Folder 16-17
D-F, 1990-1993, 2 folders
Box 129 Folder 13-14
G-L, 1990-1995, 2 folders
Box 129 Folder 15-16
M-O, 1989-1993, 2 folders
Box 129 Folder 17-18
P-Z, 1989-1995, 2 folders
Box 129 Folder 19
Correspondence, 1995
Box 129 Folder 20
Status of NYCO-Orchestra Discussion, 1994
Subseries V.6: Paul Kellogg, 1996-2005
Paul Kellogg (Paul Edward Kellogg) was the general director (1979-1996) and as the artistic director (1996-2007) of New York City Opera and Glimmerglass Opera.
Box 129 Folder 21
Conductor Search, 1996
Box 129 Folder 22
Haroun, 1997-1998
Box 129 Folder 23
Jasper Johns, Articles on Lincoln Center Art Sale, 1999
Box 129 Folder 24
NYCO National Company, 1998
Box 129 Folder 24
Joseph Volpe, 1998
Box 129 Folder 25
Aquarium, 1996-1997
Box 129 Folder 26
Supertitles, 1995
Box 129 Folder 27
1999 January-February
Box 129 Folder 28
1999 March
Box 129 Folder 29
Contacts for Paul Kellogg, 2005
Subseries V.7: Sherwin M. Goldman, 1999-2014
Sherwin Max Goldman was the executive producer of the New York City Opera from 1996 to 2014. He was also the president of the board of the Glimmerglass Opera. The correspondence files may include his personal documents, minutes, arbitration documents, financial reports, clippings, etc.
Arranged chronologically.
Box 134 Folder 1
AGMA Arbitration, Funds, Minutes, Correspondence, 1999-2002
Box 134 Folder 2
2000 September-November
Box 134 Folder 3
2000 November-December
Box 134 Folder 4
2001 January-February
Box 134 Folder 5
2001 March
Box 134 Folder 6
Financial, 2001-2002
Box 134 Folder 7
2001 December-2002 February
Box 134 Folder 8
2002 February-August
Box 134 Folder 9
2002 March-April
Box 134 Folder 10
2002 December-2003 August
Box 134 Folder 11
2003 March
Box 134 Folder 12
2003 September-December
Box 134 Folder 13
2004 January-June
Box 134 Folder 14
2004 March-April
Box 134 Folder 15
2004 June
Box 134 Folder 16
2003-2004
Box 134 Folder 17
2000-2004
Subseries V.8: George Steel, 2005-2014
George Steel served as General Manager and Artistic Director of the New York City Opera from 2009 to 2013. Files may include correspondence, reports, budgets, planning, administrative records, notebooks, and union related matters.
Box 135 Folder 1
New York City Opera, The Turnaround, Proposal, 2010
Box 135 Folder 2
Zeigler Report, by Joseph Wesley Zeigler & Associates, 2011
Box 135 Folder 3
Spring 2012 Audiences Report, 2012
Box 135 Folder 4
NYCO Draft Action Plan for Financial Stability, by Boston Consulting Group, 2006 March
Box 135 Folder 5
Divas, Costumes Designs, 2010
Incoming Correspondence, 2009-2013
Box 135 Folder 6
2009 January-June
Box 135 Folder 7
2009 July-December
Box 135 Folder 8
2011
Box 135 Folder 9
2013 January-June
Box 135 Folder 10
Office Memos, 2010-2014
Box 135 Folder 11
Star Correspondence, 2008-2010
Box 135 Folder 12
School Visit, Teaching Materials, circa 2000s-2010s
Box 135 Folder 13
Artistic (for Archives), 2010
Box 135 Folder 14
Unions, 2005-2011
Box 135 Folder 15
Libretto: The Man Who Laughs, by Arnold Schulman, circa 2010s
Box 135 Folder 16
NYCO History, 1998-2006
Box 135 Folder 17
Production Inventories, 2009-2012
Box 135 Folder 18-20
Budgets, 2011-2012, 3 folders
Box 135 Folder 21
Concerts and Events, 2011 Summer
Box 135 Folder 22
Planning, 2011-2012
Box 135 Folder 23
Notebooks #1-4, circa 2010s
Box 135 Folder 24
Notebooks #5-10, circa 2010s
Box 135 Folder 25
Notebooks #11-13, circa 2010s
Box 135 Folder 26
New York Times, Press Coverage, 2009-2010
Subseries V.9: Outgoing, 1968-1972, 1986-1995
This subseries is part of the NYCO Press Department Archives. The carbon copies of correspondence covers all phases of opera management, including artistic, production, staff management and relations, subscriptions and ticketing, etc. The earlier folders include more yellows than the later, perhaps indicating that the later folders were less inclusive, or that fewer letters were written. The chronological correspondence can present an informative picture of the myriad situations faced by opera administrators on a day to day basis.
The 1968-1972 Outgoing correspondence are all carbon copies. Correspondents include: John S. White, Felix Popper, Julius Rudel, and so on. The 1986-1995 Outgoing Correspondence's correspondents include: Beverly Sills, Christopher Keene.
Arranged chronologically.
Box 136 Folder 1
1968 November
Box 136 Folder 2
1968 December
Box 136 Folder 3
1969 January
Box 136 Folder 4
1969 February
Box 136 Folder 5
1969 March
Box 136 Folder 6
1969 April
Box 136 Folder 7
1969 May
Box 136 Folder 8
1969 June
Box 136 Folder 9-10
1969 July, 2 folders
Box 136 Folder 11
1969 August
Box 136 Folder 12
1969 September
Box 136 Folder 13
1969 October
Box 136 Folder 14
1969 November
Box 136 Folder 15
1969 December
Box 136 Folder 16
1970 January
Box 136 Folder 17
1970 February
Box 137 Folder 1
1970 March
Box 137 Folder 2
1970 April
Box 137 Folder 3
1970 May
Box 137 Folder 4
1970 October
Box 137 Folder 5
1970 November
Box 137 Folder 6
1970 December
Box 137 Folder 7
1971 January
Box 137 Folder 8
1971 February
Box 137 Folder 9
1971 March
Box 137 Folder 10
1971 April
Box 137 Folder 11
1971 May
Box 137 Folder 12
1971 June
Box 137 Folder 13
1971 July
Box 137 Folder 14
1971 August
Box 137 Folder 15
1971 September
Box 137 Folder 16
1971 October
Box 138 Folder 1
1971 November
Box 138 Folder 2
1971 December
Box 138 Folder 3
1972 January
Box 138 Folder 4
1972 February
Box 138 Folder 5
1972 March
Box 138 Folder 6
1972 April
Box 138 Folder 7
1972 May
Box 138 Folder 8
1972 June
Box 138 Folder 9
1972 July
Box 138 Folder 10
1972 August
Box 138 Folder 11
1972 September
Box 138 Folder 12
1972 October
Box 138 Folder 13
1972 November
Box 138 Folder 14
1972 December
Box 138 Folder 15
1972 Fall
Box 139 Folder 1
1986 September-October
Box 139 Folder 2
1986 November-December
Box 139 Folder 3
1987 January-February
Box 139 Folder 4
1987 March- April
Box 139 Folder 5
1987 May-June
Box 139 Folder 6
1987 July-August
Box 139 Folder 7
1987 September-December
Box 139 Folder 8
1988 January-March
Box 139 Folder 9
1988 April-June
Box 139 Folder 10
1988 July-December
Box 139 Folder 11
1989 January-June
Box 139 Folder 12
1989 July-December
Box 139 Folder 13
1990 January-June
Box 139 Folder 14
1990 July-December
Box 139 Folder 15
1991 January-June
Box 139 Folder 16
1991 July-September
Box 139 Folder 17
1991 October-December
Box 139 Folder 18
1992 January-June
Box 139 Folder 19
1992 July-December
Box 139 Folder 20
1993 January-June
Box 139 Folder 21
1993 July-1994 March
Box 140 Folder 1
1994 April-June
Box 140 Folder 2
1994 July-December
Box 140 Folder 3
1995 January-June
Box 140 Folder 4
1995 July-December
Subseries V.10: Scores and Libretto Submitted, 1948-1980
Subseries VII.6: Collected Scores and Libretto consists of published and unpublished scores and libretto collected by NYCO's music library for reference purpose, dating from 1924 to 1979. Some items are noted and gifted by the composer with inscriptions. Also see Subseries V.10: Scores and Libretto Submitted for additional scores and libretto collected by the company.
Arranged chronologically.
Box 140 Folder 5-8
1948-1957, 1953-1957, 4 folders
L'arlessiene (A. Daudet)
Arrival (Menotti)
Bolivar (Darius Milhaud)
Claudia Legare (Robert Ward) - Also Referred To as Hedda Gabler
Dark Sonnet (Erik Chisholm)
Forever Rembrandt (Eugene Zador)
Italiana in Algeri (Rossini)
The Last of the Just (Tom Shepard)
King Lear (Vaclar Nelhybel)
Lulu (Berg)
Marouf (Percy Noel)
Orazi E Curiazi (Mercadante)
Portuguese Inn (Cherubini)
Rusalka (Dvorak)
Sheridan & Captain Matthews (Leslie Prince)
Tamu Tamu (Menotti)
Tannhauser (Wagner)
The Trial at Rouen (Norman Dello Joio)
The Visit of the Old Lady (Gottfried Von Einem)
Ye Two Knights (George Kosa)
Box 140 Folder 9
Taverner (Peter Davies), 1972-1973
Box 140 Folder 10
1968-1973
Box 140 Folder 11
1971-1973
Box 140 Folder 12
1973
Box 140 Folder 13
1974
Box 140 Folder 14-15
1975, 2 folders
Box 140 Folder 16-17
1976, 2 folders
Box 140 Folder 18
1977-1978
Box 140 Folder 19
1979-1980
Box 140 Folder 20-21
1980, 2 folders