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Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)

 Organization

Biography

__ __ __Work cat.: The glory that was gold, 1992: t.p. (Central City Opera House) p. vii (built in 1878 in Central City, Colo.)

Biography

Central City Opera House is given to the University of Denver by the McFarlane family in 1932 (Ida Kruse McFarlane, Professor of English at DU, good friends with Anne Evans). The CCOHA was administered as a non-profit corporation during this time.

Sources

Breck, From the Rockies to the World, 1997, 126.

Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:

1952 Cast of "La Boheme", 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0005.00004
Abstract

Photograph of Act II Cafe Momus scene in the 1952 Central City production of 'La Boheme' presented in Cenrtal City, Colorado. Left to right: Michael Bondon as Colline, Algerd Brazis as Schaunard, Ann Ayars as Mimi, Davis Cunningham as Rodolpho, and Hugh Thompson as Marcello.

Dates: 1952

1952 Cast of "La Boheme", 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0005.00009
Abstract

Photograph of scene in act II of the 1952 Central City Opera production of 'La Boheme.' Left to right: Jean Gibbons as Musetta, Chester Watson as Alcindoro, Michael Bondon as Colline, Ann Ayars as Mimi, Davis Cunningham as Rudolpho, and Hugh Thompson as Marcello

Dates: 1952

1952 Cast of "La Boheme", 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0005.00010
Abstract

Photograph of scene in act I of the 1952 Central City Opera House production of 'La Boheme' as performed by (left to right) Michael Bondon as Colline, Luigi Vellucci as Benoit, Algerd Brazis as Schaunard, Hugh thompson as Marcello, and Davis Cunningham as Rudolpho.

Dates: 1952

1952 Cast of "La Boheme", 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0005.00011
Abstract

Photograph of scene in act I of the 1952 Central City Opera House production of 'La Boheme' as performed by (left to right) Hugh Thompson as marcello, Michael Bondon as Colline, Algerd Brazis as Schaunard, and Davis Cunningham as Rudolpho.

Dates: 1952

Adelaide Bishop

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0037.0002.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Adelaide Bishop, a soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1949 season in "Die Fledermaus", 1950 in "Don Pasquale", 1951 in "Romeo and Juliet" and "Dont Pasquale" and also in 1954 in "Ariadne auf Naxos."

Dates: 1930-1969

Adelaide Bishop Central City Head Shot

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0037.0002.00004
Abstract

Portrait of Adelaide Bishop, a soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1949 season in "Die Fledermaus", 1950 in "Don Pasquale", 1951 in "Romeo and Juliet" and "Dont Pasquale" and also in 1954 in "Ariadne auf Naxos."

Dates: 1930-1969

Adelaide Bishop Head Shot

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0037.0002.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Adelaide Bishop, a soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1949 season in "Die Fledermaus", 1950 in "Don Pasquale", 1951 in "Romeo and Juliet" and "Dont Pasquale" and also in 1954 in "Ariadne auf Naxos."

Dates: 1930-1969

Adelaide Bishop in Costume

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0037.0002.00005
Abstract

Portrait of Adelaide Bishop, a soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1949 season in "Die Fledermaus", 1950 in "Don Pasquale", 1951 in "Romeo and Juliet" and "Dont Pasquale" and also in 1954 in "Ariadne auf Naxos." in an unidentified production.

Dates: 1930-1969

Adelaide Bishop Wearing Pearl Necklace

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0037.0002.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Adelaide Bishop, a soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1949 season in "Die Fledermaus", 1950 in "Don Pasquale", 1951 in "Romeo and Juliet" and "Dont Pasquale" and also in 1954 in "Ariadne auf Naxos."

Dates: 1930-1969

Alan Styler in 'Trial by Jury', 1955

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0001.00010
Abstract

Photograph of Alan Styler as Counsel in the 1955 D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's production of 'Trial by Jury' at the Central City Opera House.

Dates: 1955

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