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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 1043 Collections and/or Records:

Frances Bible in ''Marriage of Figaro''

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0036.0019.00006
Abstract

Portrait of Frances Bible, a mezzo soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the production of "The Marriage of Figaro" as Cherubino and in the 1956 production of "The Ballad of Bay Doe" as Augusta Tabor.

Dates: 1956-1966

Frances Bible in ''Marriage of Figaro''

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0036.0019.00007
Abstract

Portrait of Frances Bible, a mezzo soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the production of "The Marriage of Figaro" as Cherubino and in the 1956 production of "The Ballad of Bay Doe" as Augusta Tabor.

Dates: 1956-1966

Frances Bible in ''Marriage of Figaro''

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0036.0019.00009
Abstract

Portrait of Frances Bible, a mezzo soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the production of "The Marriage of Figaro" as Cherubino and in the 1956 production of "The Ballad of Bay Doe" as Augusta Tabor.

Dates: 1956-1966

Frances Greer in "La Boheme", 1952-1962

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0005.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Frances Greer, a soprano from the Metropolitian Opera, as Musetta in the production of 'La Boheme'. Greere, performed with the Central City Opera as Martha in the 1947 production of 'Martha.'

Dates: 1952-1962

Frances Maddux, 1940

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0015.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Frances Maddux, a singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1940

Frances Maddux, 1940

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0015.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Frances Maddux, a singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1940

Francesco Valentino in ''La Boheme''

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0064.0003.00006
Abstract

Portrait of Frank ( Francesco) Valentino, a baritone singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in six productions between 1946-1954. Valentino performed as Giorgio Germont in 'La traviata,' as Sharpless in 'Madame Butterfly,' the Husband in 'Amelia Goes to the Ball,' Count Almaviva in 'the Marriage of Figaro,' Valentin in 'Faust,' and also as the Music teacher in 'Airadne auf Naxos,' in costume as Marcello for the opera ''La Boheme.''

Dates: 1930-1969

Frank (Francesco) Valentino

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0064.0003.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Frank ( Francesco) Valentino, a baritone singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in six productions between 1946-1954. Valentino performed as Giorgio Germont in 'La traviata,' as Sharpless in 'Madame Butterfly,' the Husband in 'Amelia Goes to the Ball,' Count Almaviva in 'the Marriage of Figaro,' Valentin in 'Faust,' and also as the Music teacher in 'Airadne auf Naxos.'

Dates: 1930-1969

Frank (Francesco) Valentino

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0064.0003.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Frank ( Francesco) Valentino, a baritone singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in six productions between 1946-1954. Valentino performed as Giorgio Germont in 'La traviata,' as Sharpless in 'Madame Butterfly,' the Husband in 'Amelia Goes to the Ball,' Count Almaviva in 'the Marriage of Figaro,' Valentin in 'Faust,' and also as the Music teacher in 'Airadne auf Naxos.'

Dates: 1930-1969

Frank (Francesco) Valentino

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0064.0003.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Frank ( Francesco) Valentino, a baritone singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in six productions between 1946-1954. Valentino performed as Giorgio Germont in 'La traviata,' as Sharpless in 'Madame Butterfly,' the Husband in 'Amelia Goes to the Ball,' Count Almaviva in 'the Marriage of Figaro,' Valentin in 'Faust,' and also as the Music teacher in 'Airadne auf Naxos.'

Dates: 1930-1969

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