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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 1068 Collections and/or Records:

Martha Lipton

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0052.0005.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Martha Lipton, a mezzo-soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Augusta in the 1959 production of 'The Ballad of Baby Doe.'

Dates: 1956-1959

Martha Lipton as Augusta Tabor in Central City Opera's Ballad of Baby Doe, between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00008
Abstract

Martha Lipton of the Metropolitan Opera poses for a publicity portrait. Lipton appeared as Augusta Tabor in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe," performed at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: between 1956-1959

Martha Lipton with Friends

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0052.0005.00005
Abstract Portrait of Martha Lipton, a mezzo-soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Augusta in the 1959 production of 'The Ballad of Baby Doe', photographed with John Latouche and Frank Ricketson. " John Latouche, Martha Lipton, and Frank ‘Rick’ Ricketson attended a party in celebration of the successful opening of The Ballad of Baby Doe. Latouche, dressed in western duds complete with Horace Tabor-style mustache, wrote the libretto, collaborating...
Dates: 1956-1959

Martyn Green, 1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0047.0007.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Martyn Green, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1968 season as a member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.

Dates: 1968

Mary Ellen Pracht, 1963

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0059.0013.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Mary Ellen Pracht, a soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as 'Donaa Elvira' in the 1963 production of 'Don GioVanni' and as Katie Lawder in the world premiere production of 'The Lady from Colorado' in 1964.

Dates: 1963

Mary Jennings

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0049.0020.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Mary Jennings, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1964 production of "The Lady from Colorado" and the 1967 production of the "Merry Widow.".

Dates: 1930-1969

Mary Jennings

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0049.0020.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Mary Jennings, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1964 production of "The Lady from Colorado" and the 1967 production of the "Merry Widow.".

Dates: 1930-1969

Mary Jennings

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0049.0020.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Mary Jennings, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1964 production of "The Lady from Colorado" and the 1967 production of the "Merry Widow.".

Dates: 1930-1969

Mary McMurray, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0014.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Mary McMurray, a mezzo-soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Augusta in the 1959 production of "The Ballad of Baby Doe."

Dates: 1959

Mary McMurray, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0014.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Mary McMurray, a mezzo-soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Augusta in the 1959 production of "The Ballad of Baby Doe."

Dates: 1959

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