Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)
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 1040 Collections and/or Records:
Mimi Benzell in costume, 1954
Portrait of Mimi Benzell, a soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1954 season in the production of "Faust" and as Zerbinetta in the opera ''Ariadne auf Naxos'', in an unidentified production.
Morley Meredith
Portrait of Morley Meredith, a baritone singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1957 production of 'The Gypsy baron' as Count Homonay.
Mr. Brazis, 1952
Portrait of Mr. Brazis; a lyric baritone from the Chicago Civic Opera who performed with the Central City Opera.
Mr. Brazis, 1952
Portrait of Mr. Brazis; a lyric baritone from the Chicago Civic Opera who performed with the Central City Opera.
Mr. Brazis, 1952
Portrait of Mr. Brazis; a lyric baritone from the Chicago Civic Opera who performed with the Central City Opera.
Mrs. Spencer Penrose at a Formal Gathering
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.
Nadia Witkowska, 1966
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.'
Nadia Witkowska, 1966
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.'
Nadia Witkowska, 1966
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.'
Nadia Witkowska, 1966
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.'
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