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Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)

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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 2690 Collections and/or Records:

Unknown Affiliates During 1967 Season, 1967

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Identifier: M123.03.0084.0001.00016
Abstract

Black and white photograph of two unidentified affiliates in an unknown location during the 1967 festival season.

Dates: 1967

Unknown Affiliates Gather During 1967 Festival, 1967

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Identifier: M123.03.0084.0001.00015
Abstract

Black and white photograph of a group of affiliates gathering in an unknown location during the 1967 festival season.

Dates: 1967

Unknown Affiliates Hang Sign for the Central City Box Office

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Identifier: M123.03.0070.0006.00003
Abstract

Two unknown Central City affiliates hang a sign for the Central City box office.

Dates: 1932-1962

Unknown Affiliates in Front of Colorado Flag Made of Flowers, 1967

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Identifier: M123.03.0084.0001.00014
Abstract

Black and white photograph of two unknown affiliates in front of the state flag of Colorado made of flowers during the 1967 festival season at the Central City Opera House.

Dates: 1967

Unknown Affiliates in the Central City Box Office

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Identifier: M123.03.0070.0006.00002
Abstract

Two unknown Central City affiliates browse through tickets in the Central City box office.

Dates: 1932-1962

Unknown Affiliates Reading Score, 1967

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Identifier: M123.03.0084.0001.00013
Abstract

Black and white photograph of two unknown affiliate reading an unknown musical score in front of the opera house during the 1967 festival season at the Central City Opera House.

Dates: 1967

Unknown Performer From 1937 Season, 1967

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Identifier: M123.03.0084.0001.00008
Abstract

Black and white photograph of an unknown female performer from an unknown production during the 1967 Festival Season at the Central City Opera House.

Dates: 1967

Valerie Masterson

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Identifier: M123.03.0056.0002.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Valerie Masterson, a soprano singer from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company who performed with the Central City Opera during th 1968 season. Masterson performed as Yum-Yum in 'The Mikado,' as Elsie Maynard in 'the Yeoman of the Guard,' and as Mabel in 'the Pirates of Penzance.'

Dates: 1930-1969

Valerie Masterson in an Unidentified Production

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Identifier: M123.03.0056.0002.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Valerie Masterson, a soprano singer from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company who performed with the Central City Opera during th 1968 season. Masterson performed as Yum-Yum in 'The Mikado,' as Elsie Maynard in 'the Yeoman of the Guard,' and as Mabel in 'the Pirates of Penzance', appears in an unidentified production.

Dates: 1930-1969

Valerie Masterson in ''The Mikado''

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Identifier: M123.03.0056.0002.00004
Abstract

Portrait of Valerie Masterson, a soprano singer from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company who performed with the Central City Opera during th 1968 season. Masterson performed as Yum-Yum in 'The Mikado,' as Elsie Maynard in 'the Yeoman of the Guard,' and as Mabel in 'the Pirates of Penzance', appears as Yum-Yum in the opera ''The Mikado.''

Dates: 1930-1969

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