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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 881 Collections and/or Records:

Nica Doret in ''Central City Nights'', 1935

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0043.0018.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Nica Doret, a dancer who worked with the Central City Opera, in costume for the 1935 production of ''Central City Nights.''

Dates: 1935

Nico Castel, 1969

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0039.0014.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Nico Castel, a comprimario tenor opera singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1969 production of "Die Fledermaus."

Dates: 1969

Norman Cordon, 1940

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0014.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Norman Cordon, a bass-baritone singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1940 production of 'The Bartered Bride' as Kecal, a marriage broker.

Dates: 1940

Norman Cordon

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0014.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Norman Cordon, a bass-baritone singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1940 production of 'The Bartered Bride' as Kecal, a marriage broker.

Dates: 1930-1969

Norman Kelley

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Identifier: M123.03.0050.0007.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Norman Kelley, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Norman Kelley

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Identifier: M123.03.0050.0007.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Norman Kelley, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Olive Dunbar

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Identifier: M123.03.0043.0021.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Olive Dunbar, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Osie Hawkins

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0013.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Osie Hawkins, a bass-baritone singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the opera ''Die Fledermaus.''

Dates: 1930-1969

Osie Hawkins

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0013.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Osie Hawkins, a bass-baritone singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the opera ''Die Fledermaus.''

Dates: 1930-1969

Osie Hawkins

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0013.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Osie Hawkins, a bass-baritone singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the opera ''Die Fledermaus.''

Dates: 1930-1969

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