Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)
Biography
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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.
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Ballad of Baby Doe Cast and Crew Take a Bow, between 1956-1959
Ballad of Baby Doe Dramatists and Directors, between 1956-1959
''The Ballad of Baby Doe'' dramatists and directors (left to right) Edward Levy (co-director), Hanya Holm (co-director and choreographer), Douglas Moore (composer), and John Latouche (librettist) pose for a publicity photograph at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. The Central City Opera House was the site of the 1956 world premiere of the opera ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''
''Barber of Seville'', between 1941-1965
Portrait of the cast; (clockwise) Nino Ruisi (with umbrella) as Ambrogio, Louis D'Angelo as Doctor Bartolo, Stella Andreva as Rosina, John Carter as Coun Almarvia, Paul Kwartin as Fiorello,Edwina Eustis as Bertha and John Brownlee as Figaro, for the Central City Opera production of ''The Barber of Seville.''
''Barber of Seville'', between 1941-1965
Portrait of (from left to right) Edwina Eustis as Bertha, Louis D'Angelo as Doctor Bartolo, Nino Ruisi as Ambrogio, and Jon Brownlee as Figaro for the Central City Opera production of ''The Barber of Seville.''
''Barber of Seville'', between 1941-1965
Unidentified performers appear in the 1965 Central City Opera production of ''The Barber of Seville.''
''Barber of Seville'', between 1941-1965
Unidentified performers appear in the 1965 Central City Opera production of ''The Barber of Seville.''
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 1946 Festival, 1946
Billboard reads, " The Abduction from the Seraglio, Larry Bolton, John Carter, Marilyn Cotlow, Jerome Hines, Felix Knight, Paul Kwartin, Eleanor Steber. La Traviata, John Baker, Laszlo Chabay, William Hargrave, Paul Kwartin, Norma Lee Larkin, Igne Manski, John brooks McCormack, Florence Quartararo, Francesco Valentino, assistant conductor Karl Kritz, Kurt Adler, with a remarkable chorus, ballet and orchestra."
Billboard Advertising 1946 Festival, 1946
Billboard reads, " The Central City Opera House Assn. presents A victory Play festival, July 6th - July 28th 1946. Produced by Frank St. Leger, The Abduction from the Seraglio by Wolfgang Adadeus Mozart and La Traviata by Guiseppe Verdi, music conducted by Emil Cooper, production staged by Herbert Graf, Production designed by Donald Oenslager. The performances will be sung in English."
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