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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 1043 Collections and/or Records:

Benjamin Thomas

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0063.0004.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Benjamin Thomas, a baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera as prince Yamadori in the 1950 production of 'Madame Butterfly,' and in 1951 as th Duke of Verona in 'Romeo and Juliet' and also as the Chief of Police in 'Amelia Goes to the Ball.'

Dates: 1930-1969

Bernard Turgeon

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0063.0011.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Bernard Turgeon, a baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Taddeo in the 1966 production of the opera 'The Italian Girl in Algiers' and as doctor Malatesto in the 1967 opera 'Don Pasquale.'

Dates: 1930-1969

Bernard Turgeon

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0063.0011.00002
Abstract

Autographed portrait of Bernard Turgeon, a baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Taddeo in the 1966 opera 'The italian Girl in Algiers' and as Doctor Malatesto in the 1967 opera 'Don Pasquale.'

Dates: 1930-1969

Betti Clark, 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0011.00001
Abstract

Autographed portrait of Betti Clark, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1953

Beverly Bower

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0037.0014.00003
Abstract

Beverly Bower, a soprano opera singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1961 productions of " The Miracle Worker" and "La Traviata", and the 1962 production of "The Girl of the Golden West"

Dates: 1930-1969

Beverly Bower

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0037.0014.00004
Abstract

Beverly Bower, a soprano opera singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1961 productions of " The Miracle Worker" and "La Traviata", and the 1962 production of "The Girl of the Golden West"

Dates: 1930-1969

Beverly Bower

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0037.0014.00005
Abstract

Beverly Bower, a soprano opera singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1961 productions of " The Miracle Worker" and "La Traviata", and the 1962 production of "The Girl of the Golden West"

Dates: 1930-1969

Beverly Bower in ''La Traviata'', 1961

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Identifier: M123.03.0037.0014.00001
Abstract

Beverly Bower, a soprano opera singer who performed with the Central City Opera in 1961, plays Violetta in the opera ''La Traviata.''

Dates: 1961

Beverly Bower with her Horse

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0037.0014.00002
Abstract

Beverly Bower, a soprano opera singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1961 productions of " The Miracle Worker" and "La Traviata", and the 1962 production of "The Girl of the Golden West", with a bridled horse.

Dates: 1930-1969

Beverly Evans, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0044.0007.00001
Abstract

Autographed portrait of Beverly Evans, a mezzo-soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1966

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