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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 2541 Collections and/or Records:

William Hargrave in an Unidentified Production, 1946

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0006.00004
Abstract

William Hargrave, a bass-baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera, appears in costume for an unidentified 1946 production.

Dates: 1946

William Hargrave in an Unidentified Production, 1946

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0006.00005
Abstract

William Hargrave, a bass-baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera, appears in costume for an unidentified 1946 production.

Dates: 1946

William Hughes, 1954-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0049.0012.00001
Abstract

Portait of William Hughes, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera in the 1954 production of "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial" and the 1959 productiong of "...And Perhaps Happiness.".

Dates: 1954-1959

William Hughes and Kt Stevens, 1958

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0001.00010
Abstract

Black and white photograph of Kt Stevens (center) and William Hughes (left) stand with and unidentified affiliate in front of a billboard on the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1958

William Keith

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0009.00001
Abstract

Portrait of William Keith, a member of the Central City Opera chorus.

Dates: 1930-1969

William Kellogg

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0008.00001
Abstract

Portrait of William Kellogg, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

William Metcalf, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0056.0013.00001
Abstract

Portrait of William Metcalf, a baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Falke in the 1959 production of 'Die Fledermaus.'

Dates: 1959

William Metcalf, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0056.0013.00002
Abstract

Portrait of William Metcalf, a baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Falke in the 1959 production of 'Die Fledermaus.'

Dates: 1959

William Olvis, 1960

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0058.0014.00001
Abstract

Portrait of William Olvis, a tenor singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Radames in the 1960 performance of 'Aida.'

Dates: 1960

William Olvis, 1960

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0058.0014.00002
Abstract

Three images on one sheet - (left) William Olvis in costume for an unidentified production; (upper right) William Olvis performing in an unidentified production; (lower right) Portrait of William Olvis, a tenor singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Radames in 'Aida.'

Dates: 1960

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