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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:

Mrs. Spencer Penrose at a Formal Gathering

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Identifier: M123.03.0059.0002.00002
Abstract

Mrs. (Julie) Spencer Penrose (second from left) with three unidentified friends at a formal gathering; Penrose was one of the original members of the board of directors and a major benefactor for the Central City Opera House Association.

Dates: 1930-1969

Muriel Harding in 'The Yeoman of the Guard', 1955

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Identifier: M123.03.0075.0009.00008
Abstract

Photograph of Muriel Harding who performed at the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at the Central City Opera House during the 1955 season as Josephine in the production 'H.M.S. Pinafore' and as Elsie Maynard in the production 'The Yeoman of the Guard.'

Dates: 1955

Muriel Harding in 'The Yeoman of the Guard', 1955

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0001.00015
Abstract

Photograph of Muriel Harding who performed at the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at the Central City Opera House during the 1955 season as Josephine in the production 'H.M.S. Pinafore' and as Elsie Maynard in the production 'The Yeoman of the Guard.'

Dates: 1955

Muriel Harding with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, 1955-1968

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Identifier: M123.03.0075.0001.00002
Abstract

Photograph of Muriel Harding who performed at the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at the Central City Opera House during the 1955 season as Josephine in the production 'H.M.S. Pinafore' and as Elsie Maynard in the production 'The Yeoman of the Guard.'

Dates: 1955-1968

Nadia Witkowska, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0066.0011.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Nadia Witkowska, a coloratura soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Rosina in the 1965 production of 'The barber of seville' and the title role in 'Lakme' that same season. During the 1966 season Nadia performed as Elizabeth 'Baby' Doe in the Ballad of Baby Doe,' in 1967 as Oscar in 'A Masked ball,' and as Rosalinda in the 1969 production of 'Die Fledermaus.'

Dates: 1966

Nadia Witkowska, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0066.0011.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Nadia Witkowska, a coloratura soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Rosina in the 1965 production of 'The barber of seville' and the title role in 'Lakme' that same season. During the 1966 season Nadia performed as Elizabeth 'Baby' Doe in the Ballad of Baby Doe,' in 1967 as Oscar in 'A Masked ball,' and as Rosalinda in the 1969 production of 'Die Fledermaus.'

Dates: 1966

Nadia Witkowska, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0066.0011.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Nadia Witkowska, a coloratura soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Rosina in the 1965 production of 'The barber of seville' and the title role in 'Lakme' that same season. During the 1966 season Nadia performed as Elizabeth 'Baby' Doe in the Ballad of Baby Doe,' in 1967 as Oscar in 'A Masked ball,' and as Rosalinda in the 1969 production of 'Die Fledermaus.'

Dates: 1966

Nadia Witkowska, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0066.0011.00004
Abstract

Portrait of Nadia Witkowska, a coloratura soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Rosina in the 1965 production of 'The barber of seville' and the title role in 'Lakme' that same season. During the 1966 season Nadia performed as Elizabeth 'Baby' Doe in the Ballad of Baby Doe,' in 1967 as Oscar in 'A Masked ball,' and as Rosalinda in the 1969 production of 'Die Fledermaus.'

Dates: 1966

Nance O'Neil in ''Ruy Blas'', 1938

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Identifier: M123.03.0058.0012.00001
Abstract

Autographed portrait of Nance O'Neil, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera as The Duchess de Albuquerque in the opera ''Ruy Blas.''

Dates: 1938

Nancy Williams

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Identifier: M123.03.0066.0006.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Nancy Williams, a mezzo-soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

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