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 40 Collections and/or Records:
John Buckmaster
Portrait of John Buckmaster, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera.
Julie Harris
Portrait of Julie Harris, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera as Joan fo Arc in the 1956 opera ''The Lark.''
Kenneth MacKenna in ''Othello'', 1934
Kenneth MacKenna, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera, appears as Iago in the opera ''Othello.''
Kenneth MacKenna in ''Othello'', 1934
Kenneth MacKenna, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera, appears as Iago in the opera ''Othello.''
Leyna Gabriele Head Shot, 1954
Portrait of Leyna Gabriele, a coloratura soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in their world premiere of "The Ballad of Baby Doe" in 1956. Leyna became one of the two soprano's to play the role of Elizabeth-Baby Doe.
Leyna Gabriele in Costume
Portrait of Leyna Gabriele , a coloratura soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in their world premiere of "The Ballad of Baby Doe" in 1956, with Douglas Moore. Leyna became one of the two soprano's to play the role of Elizabeth-Baby Doe.
Leyna Gabriele Wearing Pearl Necklace, 1954
Portrait of Leyna Gabriele, a coloratura soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in their world premiere of "The Ballad of Baby Doe" in 1956. Leyna became one of the two soprano's to play the role of Elizabeth-Baby Doe.
Leyna Gabriele Wearing Polka Dot Scarf, 1954
Portrait of Leyna Gabriele, a coloratura soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in their world premiere of "The Ballad of Baby Doe" in 1956. Leyna became one of the two soprano's to play the role of Elizabeth-Baby Doe.
Marija Kova
Portrait of Marija Kova (front left), a performer who worked with the Central City Opera, with two unidentified individuals.
Marija Kova
Portrait of Marija Kova, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera.
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