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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:

Matilda Nickel

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0058.0003.00005
Abstract

Portrait of Matilda Nickel, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1964 and 65 seasons in the premiere of 'The Lady from Colorado' as Maisey Murphy, in 'Manon' and Javotte and as Rose in 'Lakme.'

Dates: 1930-1969

Matilda Nickel

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0058.0003.00006
Abstract

Portrait of Matilda Nickel, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1964 and 65 seasons in the premiere of 'The Lady from Colorado' as Maisey Murphy, in 'Manon' and Javotte and as Rose in 'Lakme.'

Dates: 1930-1969

Mauro Lampi

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0051.0014.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Mauro Lampi, a tenor from the New York City Opera who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Mauro Lampi

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0051.0014.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Mauro Lampi, a tenor from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Men in Head Dresses and central City Affiliate, 1955

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0001.00017
Abstract

Photograph of unidentified Central City affiliate and unidentified affiliate wearing head dresse speaking and shaking hands.

Dates: 1955

Men in Head Dresses in Front of Opera House

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0076.0013.00004
Abstract

Photograph of three affiliates wearing head dresses while an unidentified man shares a pipe in front of the Central City Opera House.

Dates: 1950-1969

Men in Head Dresses in Front of Opera House, 1955

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0001.00016
Abstract

Photograph of Chief Red Cloud, Anderw Fools Crow and Levi Sitting Hawk wearing head dresses while an unidentified man speaks into a microphone in front of the Central City Opera House.

Dates: 1955

Michael Bondon

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0037.0009.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Michael Bondon, a baritone singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1952 production of "La Boheme."

Dates: 1930-1969

Michael Bondon

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0037.0009.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Michael Bondon, a baritone singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1952 production of "La Boheme."

Dates: 1930-1969

Michael Bondon

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0037.0009.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Michael Bondon, a baritone singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1952 production of "La Boheme."

Dates: 1930-1969

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