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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:

Spiro Malas, 1961-1964

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0055.0001.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Spiro Malas, a bass-baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera from 1961-1964; 1961 as Dr. Dulcamara in 'The Elixir of Love,' in 1962 as Jake Wallace in 'The Girl From the Golden West' and Benoit in 'La Boheme,' the 1963 production of'Don Giovanni' as Leporello, as Rutledge Blunt in the 1964 production of 'The Lady from Colorado' and as Prince Yamadori in 'Madame Butterfly' during the same season.

Dates: 1961-1964

Spiro Malas, 1961-1964

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0055.0001.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Spiro Malas, a bass-baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera from 1961-1964; 1961 as Dr. Dulcamara in 'The Elixir of Love,' in 1962 as Jake Wallace in 'The Girl From the Golden West' and Benoit in 'La Boheme,' the 1963 production of'Don Giovanni' as Leporello, as Rutledge Blunt in the 1964 production of 'The Lady from Colorado' and as Prince Yamadori in 'Madame Butterfly' during the same season.

Dates: 1961-1964

Spiro Malas in ''Don Giovanni'', 1963

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0055.0001.00004
Abstract

Spiro Malas, a bass-baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera, appears as Leporello in the 1963 opera ''Don Giovanni.''

Dates: 1963

Stanley Carlson

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0039.0004.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Stanley Carlson, a bass-baritone opera singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Stanley Carlson

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0039.0004.00002
Abstract

Autographed portrait of Stanley Carlson, a bass-baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Stanley Kolk, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0017.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Stanley Kolk, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1965 season as Gerald in the production of "Manon" and as Lindoro in the 1966 production of "The Italian Girl in Algiers."

Dates: 1966

Stanley Kolk, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0017.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Stanley Kolk, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1965 season as Gerald in the production of "Manon" and as Lindoro in the 1966 production of "The Italian Girl in Algiers."

Dates: 1966

Stanley Kolk, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0017.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Stanley Kolk, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1965 season as Gerald in the production of "Manon" and as Lindoro in the 1966 production of "The Italian Girl in Algiers."

Dates: 1966

Stanley Kolk, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0017.00004
Abstract

Portrait of Stanley Kolk, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1965 season as Gerald in the production of "Manon" and as Lindoro in the 1966 production of "The Italian Girl in Algiers."

Dates: 1966

Steve Allen

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0034.0010.00001
Abstract

Autographed portrait of Steve Allen; affiliated with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1940-1969

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