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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 881 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur Anderson in ''Yeomen of the Guard'', 1939

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0035.0001.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Arthur Anderson, bass singer who performed with the Central City Opera in ''Yeomen of the Guard.''

Dates: 1939

Arthur Malet, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0055.0003.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Arthur Malet, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera as Frosh (a jailor, speaking role) in the 1959 production of 'Die Fledermaus.'

Dates: 1959

Arthur Margetson, 1948

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Identifier: M123.03.0055.0007.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Arthur Margetson, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera as Almady in the 1948 production of 'The Plays The Thing.'

Dates: 1948

Barbara Blanchard, 1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0037.0003.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Barbara Blanchard, a soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1968

Barbara Blanchard, 1968

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Identifier: M123.03.0037.0003.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Barbara Blanchard, a soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1968

Barbara Moore

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Identifier: M123.03.0057.0004.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Barbara Moore, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Barre Hill in ''The Gondoliers'', 1936

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Identifier: M123.03.0049.0005.00001
Abstract

Barre Hill, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera, appears as Luiz in the 1936 opera ''The Gondoliers.''

Dates: 1936

Beatrice Krebs, 1966

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Identifier: M123.03.0051.0006.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Beatrice Krebs, a mezzo-contralto singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1956 world premiere of 'The Ballad of Baby Doe' as Mama Court.

Dates: 1966

Beatrice Krebs in 'The Ballad of Baby Doe', 1966

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Identifier: M123.03.0051.0006.00002
Abstract

Beatrice Krebs (right), a mezzo-contralto singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1956 world premiere of 'The Ballad of Baby doe', appears in 'The Ballad of Baby Doe' with Leyna Gabriele.

Dates: 1966

Betti Clark, 1953

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Identifier: M123.03.0040.0011.00001
Abstract

Autographed portrait of Betti Clark, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1953

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