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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 1043 Collections and/or Records:

Clifford Harvuot and Central City Billboard, 1956

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0011.00005
Abstract

Informal portrait of Clifford Harvuot, a baritone singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in "Cosi Fan Tutte" during the 1948 season, "Die Fledermaus" in 1949, "Don Pasquale" in 1950, "Die Fledermaus" in 1959, "The Elixer of Love" in 1961, and the "Girl of the Golden West" in 1962. , near the Opera House billboard.

Dates: 1956

Corinne Curry, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0042.0003.00001
Abstract

Autographed portrait of Corinne Curry, a mezzo-soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1966

Cornell MacNeil, 1957

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0002.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Cornell MacNeil, a baritone singer from the New York City Opera and the San Francisco Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the title role of the opera ''Rigoletto'' in 1957 and in the 1956 production of "La Tosca."

Dates: 1957

Cyril Ritchard

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0060.0011.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Cyril Ritchard, a baritone who performed with the Central City Opera as Don Andres in the opera 'La Perichole' in 1958.

Dates: 1930-1969

Cyril Ritchard

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0060.0011.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Cyril Ritchard, a baritone who performed with the Central City Opera as Don Andres in the 1958 production of 'La Perichole.'

Dates: 1930-1969

Dan Marek

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0055.0006.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Dan Marek, a singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

David Garen, 1950

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0006.00001
Abstract

Portrait of David Garen, a tenor singer from the New York City Opera who performed in the Central City Opera production of Romeo and Juliet during the 1951 season.

Dates: 1950

David Lloyd, 1953-1962

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0053.0001.00005
Abstract

Portrait of David Lloyd, a tenor singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera from 1953-1962 in variours productions; 1953 as Fenton in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor,' in 1959 as Eisenstein in 'Die Fledermaus,' in 1961 as Nemorino in 'The Elixir of Love,' and in 1962 as Rudolfo in 'La Boheme.'

Dates: 1953-1962

David Lloyd, 1953-1962

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0053.0001.00009
Abstract

Portrait of David Lloyd, a tenor singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera from 1953-1962 in variours productions; 1953 as Fenton in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor,' in 1959 as Eisenstein in 'Die Fledermaus,' in 1961 as Nemorino in 'The Elixir of Love,' and in 1962 as Rudolfo in 'La Boheme.'

Dates: 1953-1962

David Lloyd, 1953-1962

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0053.0001.00011
Abstract

Autographed portrait of David Lloyd, a tenor singer from the New York City Opera whoPortrait of David Lloyd, a tenor singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera from 1953-1962 in variours productions; 1953 as Fenton in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor,' in 1959 as Eisenstein in 'Die Fledermaus,' in 1961 as Nemorino in 'The Elixir of Love,' and in 1962 as Rudolfo in 'La Boheme.'

Dates: 1953-1962

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