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 2340 Collections and/or Records:
Barbara Moore in ''...And Perhaps Happiness'', 1958
Barbara Moore performs as Sylvia in the 1958 Central City Opera production of ''And Perhaps Happiness.''
''Barber of Seville'', between 1941-1965
Portrait of the cast; (clockwise) Nino Ruisi (with umbrella) as Ambrogio, Louis D'Angelo as Doctor Bartolo, Stella Andreva as Rosina, John Carter as Coun Almarvia, Paul Kwartin as Fiorello,Edwina Eustis as Bertha and John Brownlee as Figaro, for the Central City Opera production of ''The Barber of Seville.''
''Barber of Seville'', between 1941-1965
Portrait of (from left to right) Edwina Eustis as Bertha, Louis D'Angelo as Doctor Bartolo, Nino Ruisi as Ambrogio, and Jon Brownlee as Figaro for the Central City Opera production of ''The Barber of Seville.''
''Barber of Seville'', between 1941-1965
Unidentified performers appear in the 1965 Central City Opera production of ''The Barber of Seville.''
''Barber of Seville'', between 1941-1965
Unidentified performers appear in the 1965 Central City Opera production of ''The Barber of Seville.''
Barber of Seville, 1941-1965, 1941-1965
This folder contains photos from Central City's production of the Barber of Seville.
Barre Hill in ''The Gondoliers'', 1936
Barre Hill, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera, appears as Luiz in the 1936 opera ''The Gondoliers.''
Bartered Bride, 1940, 1940
This folder contains photos of the Central City Opera House production of Bartered Bride.
Beatrice Krebs, 1966
Portrait of Beatrice Krebs, a mezzo-contralto singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1956 world premiere of 'The Ballad of Baby Doe' as Mama Court.
Beatrice Krebs in 'The Ballad of Baby Doe', 1966
Beatrice Krebs (right), a mezzo-contralto singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1956 world premiere of 'The Ballad of Baby doe', appears in 'The Ballad of Baby Doe' with Leyna Gabriele.
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