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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 2340 Collections and/or Records:

1949 Production of ''Die Fledermaus'', 1949

 Item
Identifier: M123.01.0031.0002.00004
Abstract

A crowd congregates outside the Central City Opera House before the 1949 production of Johann Strauss' play ''Die Fledermaus.''

Dates: 1949

1952 Cast of "La Boheme", 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0005.00001
Abstract

Photograph of Chester Watson (center, leaning down) as Alcindoro and Jean Gibbons (right, in striped dress) as Musetta in act II in the 1952 Central City production of 'La Boheme' presented in Cenrtal City, Colorado

Dates: 1952

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: M123.03.0070.0005.00005
Abstract

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

Dates: 1952

1952 Cast of "La Boheme", 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0005.00008
Abstract

Photograph of Act II Cafe Momus scene in the 1952 Central City production of 'La Boheme' presented in Cenrtal City, Colorado. From left to right: Michael Bondon as Colline, Algerd Brazis as Schaunard, Ann Ayars as Mimi, Davis Cunnnigham 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

1952 Cast of "La Boheme", 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0005.00012
Abstract

Photograph of Chester Watson as Alcindoro and Jean Gibbons as Musetta in act II in the 1952 Central City production of 'La Boheme' presented in Cenrtal City, Colorado

Dates: 1952

1952 Cast of "La Boheme", 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0005.00013
Abstract

Photograph of act IV in the 1952 Central City production of 'La Boheme'. Just before Mimi dies, the four Bohemians gather around to comfort and reassure her. Left to right: Algerd Brazis as Schaunard, Michael Bondon as colline, Davis Cunningham as Rodolpho, Hugh Thompson as Marcello, and Ann Ayars as Mimi.

Dates: 1952

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