Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1976-2002 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
7 boxes (32 folders, 71 envelopes)
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Material related to the organisation, management and marketing of various WNO productions, special projects, recordings and tours. Material may include letters and correspondence between the General Director and other WNO departmental directors; with artists, directors, designers, and with colleagues at other opera houses; memoranda; stage directors' reports; project and production reports; draft scripts and librettos; programmes and playbills; production meeting notes; newscuttings; artists' CVs; contracts and commissioning agreements; broadcasting arrangements; co-production agreements; budget outlines; cast lists and plot synopses.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by opera title, regardless of definite or indefinite articles. Contents within each file are in original order.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: P2