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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 2233 Collections and/or Records:

Alwin Nikolais

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0058.0005.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Alwin Nikolais, a dance coreographer and composer who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

''And Perhaps Happiness'', 1958

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0005.00005
Abstract

Barbara O'Neil (sitting in wheelchair) and unidentified female performers sing together in the 1958 Central City Opera production of ''And Perhaps Happiness.''

Dates: 1958

''And Perhaps Happiness'', 1958

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0005.00013
Abstract

Hugh Marlowe and an unidentified actor perform in the 1958 Central City Opera production of ''And Perhaps Happiness.''

Dates: 1958

Andrew Gainey

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0004.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Andrew Gainey, a baritone singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1951 season.

Dates: 1948-1951

Andrew Gainey

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0004.00004
Abstract

Portrait of Andrew Gainey, a baritone singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1951 season.

Dates: 1948-1951

Andrew Gainey Head Shot

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0004.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Andrew Gainey, a baritone singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1951 season.

Dates: 1948-1951

Andrew Gainey in Tuxedo

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0004.00005
Abstract

Portrait of Andrew Gainey, a baritone singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1951 season.

Dates: 1948-1951

Andrew Gainey Wearing Bow Tie

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0004.00006
Abstract

Portrait of Andrew Gainey, a baritone singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1951 season.

Dates: 1948-1951

Andrew Gainey Wearing Polke Dot Tie

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0004.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Andrew Gainey, a baritone singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1951 season.

Dates: 1948-1951

Ann Ayars, 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0035.0007.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Ann Ayars, a soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1952 production of "La Boheme" as Mimi.

Dates: 1952

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