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 2542 Collections and/or Records:
Alumni Luncheon, 1965 July 3
Emerson Buckley (far left), Frank Ricketson Jr. (center) and other unidentified guests at the Central City Opera alumni luncheon on July 3, 1965.
Alumni Luncheon, 1965 July 3
Frank Ricketson Jr. (seated in striped suit coat) and unidentified guest standing at the head table at the Central City Opera alumni luncheon on July 3, 1965.
Alumni Luncheon, 1965 July 3
Frank Ricketson Jr. (far right), Emerson Buckley (third from right) and other unidentified guests linking arms at the Central City Opera alumni luncheon on July 3, 1965.
Alumni Meeting, 1966
Emerson Buckley (seated, far left) Hanya Holm (standing, left) and Frank Ricketson Jr. (standing, right) at the head table at the Central City Opera Alumni Meeting in 1966.
Alwin Nikolais
Portrait of Alwin Nikolais, a dance coreographer and composer who worked with the Central City Opera.
''And Perhaps Happiness'', 1958
Barbara O'Neil (sitting in wheelchair) and unidentified female performers sing together in the 1958 Central City Opera production of ''And Perhaps Happiness.''
''And Perhaps Happiness'', 1958
Hugh Marlowe (left) as Aaron and an unidentified actor perform in the 1958 Central City Opera production of ''And Perhaps Happiness.''
''And Perhaps Happiness'', 1958
Hugh Marlowe and an unidentified actor perform in the 1958 Central City Opera production of ''And Perhaps Happiness.''
Andrew Gainey
Portrait of Andrew Gainey, a baritone singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1951 season.
Andrew Gainey
Portrait of Andrew Gainey, a baritone singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1951 season.
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