New South Wales Opera Association records, 1971-1972, mainly minutes, correspondence and notes

MLMSS 8208/Box 1X

fonds

1971-1972

Textual Records, Clippings

152343

0.38 metres of textual material (1 outsize box) - typescripts, manuscripts, photocopies

The New South Wales Opera Association was formed in April 1971 to represent opera companies in New South Wales, and to explore the feasibility of the formation of a professional Regional State Opera Company in New South Wales.

Reference:
Compiled from the collection

Donated to Dennis Wolanski Library of the Performing Arts, Sydney Opera House by Evelyn Klopfer

Meeting agendas, minutes and notes by the New South Wales Opera Association, 23 March 1971-29 August 1972, mainly relating to proposals for the establishment of a professional State Opera Company in N.S.W. Includes some annotated drafts, signatures of attendees and transcripts, letters from politicians and representatives from the Australian Council for the Arts, Western Australian Opera Company, Victorian Opera Company, The Opera Group A.C.T, Intimate Opera South Australia and newscutting relating to the Rockdale Municipal Opera Company

Draft proposal for the formation of a New South Wales Opera Company, by John Cooper from New South Wales Opera Association, 13 July 1971, and final and annotated drafts of a questionnaire sent to N.S.W Opera companies with some responses from Proscenia Theatre and Young Opera

Copyright status:: In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners
Research & study copies allowed: Applies only to material in which the author has been deceased for more than 50 years

Information upgraded as part of the Manuscripts Unprocessed eRecords Project 2011-2012