Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)
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 2233 Collections and/or Records:
Beverly Bower
Beverly Bower, a soprano opera singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1961 productions of " The Miracle Worker" and "La Traviata", and the 1962 production of "The Girl of the Golden West"
Beverly Bower in ''La Traviata'', 1961
Beverly Bower, a soprano opera singer who performed with the Central City Opera in 1961, plays Violetta in the opera ''La Traviata.''
Beverly Bower with her Horse
Beverly Bower, a soprano opera singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1961 productions of " The Miracle Worker" and "La Traviata", and the 1962 production of "The Girl of the Golden West", with a bridled horse.
Beverly Evans, 1966
Autographed portrait of Beverly Evans, a mezzo-soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera.
Beverly Sills, 1960
Portrait of Beverly Sills, a soprano singer from the New York City Opera who worked with the Central City Opera to performing in the title role of the 1960 production of 'Aida.'
Beverly Sills, 1960
Portrait of Beverly Sills, a soprano singer from the New York City Opera who worked with the Central City Opera to performing in the title role of the 1960 production of 'Aida.'
Beverly Sills, 1960
Portrait of Beverly Sills, a soprano singer from the New York City Opera who worked with the Central City Opera to performing in the title role of the 1960 production of 'Aida.'
Bill Borgstadt and Arlene (Last Name Illegible)
Black and white photograph of two Central City affiliates, Bill Borgstadt and Arlene (last name illegible), look at a display in an unknown location.
Billboard Advertising 1933 Festival, 1933
Billboard for 1933 season reads, "The Central City Opera House, season of 1933, special New York Attraction, 16 Gala Performances, August 5 to 9, 1933. 'The Merry Widow,' with the following all star cast; Miss natalie Hall, Miss Gladys Swarthout, Mr. Richard Bonelli, Mr. Ernest McChesney, continued."
Billboard Advertising 1940 Festival, 1940
Billboard advertising 1940 opera 'The Bartered Bride.' Billboard reads, "The Central City Opera house ninth annual play festival July 6 to 27, 1940. A new and original adaptation in english 'The Bartered Bride' a comic folk opera by Smetana, produced by Mr. Frank St. Leger."
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