The majority of the production photographs are arranged alphabetically by opera title under Series I: Productions, Subseries I.1: Production Files by Title. The production photographs include positive and negative photographs as well as color slides depicting costumes, set designs, casts, photo call, and the performance. However, the photographs in this series contain portraits of conductors and managers, guests, events, and mounted oversized photographs, dating from 1920s to 2000, with the bulk dating from 1943 to 1980s.
Box 196 Folder 7
Production Photographs, undated
Flying Dutchman, photographed by Fred Fehl, Showing "Shoe" Rock. Carmen. Love for Three Oranges. Ballad of Baby Doe.
Box 196 Folder 8
Production Photographs, undated
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Unidentified Production Photographs, undated
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NYCO Opening Night Gala, Photographs and Clippings, 1966 February
Originally in scrapbook form, rehoused in folder.
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Sets Photographs, 1993
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Set Designs by Leo Kerz: Rigoleeto, Mignon, Orpheus in the Underworld, La Boheme, Die Fledermaus, 1956 Fall
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Set Photographs, Unidentified, undated
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Lincoln Center, Official Slides; London, Big Ben, 1965-1966, undated
Box 197 Folder 1
Fiorello La Guardia, Photographs, 1943-1944
Also see Oversized Photographs, 1943-1944. Photographs include the following:
First season poster; Halasz and Giannini and poster.
Laszlo Halasz being congratulated by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia upon his appointment as director of the City Center Opera Co., which was to become the NYC Opera co., October 1943.
Fiorello La Guardia sells first City Center ticket to John Golden (theatrical producer and City Center incorporator), December 11, 1943 (performance of NY Philharmonic).
Artur Rodziński, La Guardia, and Lawrence Tibbett, December 11, 1943 at City Center Opening (see Sokol page 54 for additional info).
La Guardia and Newbold Morris celebrate first birthday of City Center, December 1944.
Fiorello H. La Guardia, Mayor of the City of New York, poses with members of the cast of "The Woman," new radio series built for the interest of the ladies. Mayor La Guardia has just completed his portion of the program in which he tells Lorna Farrell, mistress of ceremonies (on the right of La Guardia) all about a "dream come true." Just what the dream was can be learned by turning your dial to (station) on (today or date) at (time). Far right: Paul Ford
Box 197 Folder 2
Melton's Auto, Fall 1959
Judith Raskin, Barbara Meister, James Melton
Box 197 Folder 3
Conductor Portraits, undated
Reproductions from NYPL Performing Arts Research Center. A1 Erich Leinsdorf. A2 Julius Rudel. A3 Leonard Bernstein. A4 Laszlo Halasz. A5 Newbold Morris. A6 Joseph Rosenstock. A7 Todd Duncan. A8 Morton Baum. 1 Unidentified.
Box 197 Folder 4
Portraits: Morton Baum, undated
Photographed by Beth Bergman
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Portrait: Carlton Gould, 1920s
With gift letter from Morris Springer, 1993
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Patricia Brooks, 1961, undated
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NYCO Guild Members, 1962
Possibly with the NYCO Guild. [Noni] Nordstrom (Secretary), Martha Moore Sykes (President), Bianca Breenee (Treasurer), Joan (Granui), McGowan
Box 197 Folder 8
Gert von Gontard, Fall 1976
Photographs, biographical sketch, press release and pamphlet for Gontard's co-production La Belle Helene
Box 197 Folder 9
Gert von Gontard and John S. White, Fall 1976
Photographed by Fred Fehl
Box 197 Folder 10
La Belle Helene: Related Activities, 1976 September
Box 197 Folder 11
New York State Theater, 1964, undated
Reproductions from NYPL Performing Arts Research Center.
Box 197 Folder 12
S. Hurok presents: The Gondoliers, The Sleeping Beauty, circa 1962-1964
S. Hurok presents The D'oyly Carte Company, The Gondoliers. S. Hurok presents The Leningrad Maryinsky Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, 1964.
Box 197 Folder 13
NYCO Poster negatives, 1964-1967, 26 negatives
Box 197 Folder 14
Peter Ibbetson, Scenes, undated
"Not NYC Opera production, possibly Metropolitan Opera"
Box 197 Folder 15
Treigle Fund, 1977
John Alexander, a member of the board of directors of the Louisiana Council for Music and the Performing Arts, presents to Martha Moore Sykes, NYCOG president, a check for $3000 from the Council as a contribution to the Norman Treigle Memorial Fund. Also present are Chester Ludgin (center) and John Stamford (right), co-chairman of the Treigle Fund.
Box 197 Folder 16
"A Theatre in Bologna", undated
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Assorted Event Photographs, 1950s-1970s
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Assorted Photographs and Productions, undated
Box 197 Folder 19
Slides: Assorted Portraits and Productions, 1990s-2000s
Box 197 Folder 20
Unidentified Events Photographs, undated
Box 198 Folder 1
Oversized Photographs, circa 1980s, 2 photographs
1 unidentified production photograph; 1 scenery photograph by Ben Mancuso
Box 198 Folder 2
Oversized Photographs, 1943-1944, 3 photographs
Laszlo Halasz and Mayor Fiorello La Guardia; Laszlo Halasz and Giannini; First season poster. Also see Folder "Fiorello La Guardia, Photographs, 1943-1944".
Box 198
Mounted Oversized Production Photographs, circa 1958-1987
Photographed by Beth Bergman.
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Albert Herring, Fall 1971
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Ashmedai, 1976
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Ballad of Baby Doe, Spring 1958
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Beatrix Cenci, circa 1973
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Bomarzo, Spring 1968
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Cavalleria Rusticana, 1967, 2 photographs
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Cenerentola, La, circa 1950s-1980s
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Contes d'Hoffmann, Les, 1979
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Coq d'Or, Fall 1967
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Die Fledermaus, circa 1960s-1970s
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Don Rodrigo, 1966 Spring, 2 photographs
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Gianni Schicchi, 1961 Fall
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Impresario, 1977
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Incoronazione di Poppea, L', circa 1973
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Julius Caesar, circa 1966-1981
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Lily, Spring 1977
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Madame Butterfly, 1967 Spring
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Magic Flute, circa 1960s-1980s
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Medea, Spring 1974
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Mefistofele, 1977-1987, 2 photographs
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Pelleas and Melisande, Act I-3, 1970 Spring
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Susannah, circa 1971
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Traviata, circa Fall 1966
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Turandot, 1976
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Young Lord, The, Spring 1973