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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 2340 Collections and/or Records:

Carlottie Ordassy, 1964

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0058.0015.00001
Abstract

Autographed portrait of Carlottie Ordassy, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Cio-Cio-San in the opera ''Madame Butterfly.''

Dates: 1964

Carlton Gauld Head Shot, 1951

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0011.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Carlton Gauld, a bass-baritone singer who performed the title role of Don Pasquale with the Central City Opera during the 1951 season in the production of "Don Pasquale."

Dates: 1951

Carlton Gauld Wearing a Hat, 1951

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0011.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Carlton Gauld, a bass-baritone singer who performed the title role of Don Pasquale with the Central City Opera during the 1951 in the production of "Don Pasquale".

Dates: 1951

'Carmen', 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0072.0002.00001
Abstract

Photograph of director Robert Edmond Jones (right) and two unidentified Central City affiliates rehearsing for the 1953 Central City production of 'Carmen.'

Dates: 1953

'Carmen', 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0072.0002.00002
Abstract

Photograph of (from left to right) Dr. Elmer Nagy, Gloria Lane, unidentified affiliate, Lucine Arama, and an unidentified affiliate at a social gathering for the 1953 Central City production of 'Carmen'

Dates: 1953

'Carmen', 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0072.0002.00003
Abstract

Photograph of two Cenrtral City affiliates at a piano for the 1953 Central City production of 'Carmen'

Dates: 1953

'Carmen', 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0072.0002.00004
Abstract

Photograph of (from left to right) musical director Kurt Adler,Karl Brock,and Emile Renan rehearse for the 1953 Central City production of 'Carmen."

Dates: 1953

'Carmen', 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0072.0002.00005
Abstract

Photograph of an unidentified affiliate (left) and Theodor Uppman (right) rehearse for the 1953 Central City production of 'Carmen."

Dates: 1953

'Carmen', 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0072.0002.00006
Abstract

Photograph of cast and crew members of the 1953 Central City production of 'Carmen' rehearse a scene.

Dates: 1953

'Carmen', 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0072.0002.00007
Abstract

Photograph of three Central City affiliates gathered around a music box.

Dates: 1953

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Opera 2338
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Colorado 2233
Singers 1043
Actors 880