Skip to main content

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 2694 Collections and/or Records:

Gertrude Musgrove in 'The Constant Wife', 1951

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0073.0004.00008
Abstract

Photograph of Gertrude Musgrove, an actress who performed as Martha in the 1951 Central City production of 'The Constant Wife.'

Dates: 1951

Gertrude Musgrove in 'The Constant Wife', 1951

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0073.0004.00009
Abstract

Photograph of Gertrude Musgrove, an actress who performed as Martha in the 1951 Central City production of 'The Constant Wife.'

Dates: 1951

Gianni Savelli, 1967

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0061.0007.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Gianni Savelli, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Gustav III in 'A Masked Ball during the 1967 season and as Mario Cavaradossi in the 1969 production of 'Tosca.'

Dates: 1967

Gianni Savelli, 1967

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0061.0007.00004
Abstract

Gianni Savelli, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Gustav III in 'A Masked Ball' during the 1967 season and as Mario Cavaradossi in 'Tosca' during the 1969 season.

Dates: 1967

Gianni Savelli in ''Forza Del Destino'', 1967

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0061.0007.00002
Abstract

Gianni Savelli, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Gustav III in 'A Masked Ball' during the 1967 season and as Mario Cavaradossi in 'Tosca' during the 1969 season, appears as Don Alvaro in the opera ''Forza Del Destino.''

Dates: 1967

Gianni Savelli in ''Rigoletto'', 1967

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0061.0007.00003
Abstract

Gianni Savelli, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Gustav III in 'A Masked Ball' during the 1967 season and as Mario Cavaradossi in 'Tosca' during the 1969 season, appears as The Duke in the opera ''Rigoletto.''

Dates: 1967

Gibbons, Jean

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0017.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Jean Gibbons, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1952 season as Musetta in "La Boheme" and the Countess in "The Marriage of Figaro."

Dates: 1930-1969

Gilbert and Sullivan D'Oyly Carte Opera Co, 1955-1968

 File
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0004
Abstract

This folder contains photographs of Sir Arthur Sullivan and Sir William Gilbert.

Dates: 1955-1968

Ginetta La Bianca, 1965

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0051.0010.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Ginetta La Bianca, a coloratura soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1963 production of 'Don Giovanni.'

Dates: 1965

Ginetta La Bianca, 1965

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0051.0010.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Ginetta La Bianca, a coloratura soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1963 production of 'Don Giovanni.'

Dates: 1965

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 2690
Collection 4
 
Subject
Central City (Colo.) 2629
Colorado 2548
Opera 2539
Photographs 2400
Singers 1068
∨ more
Actors 881
Theater 760
Performing arts 92
Music 85
Denver (Colo.) 65
Built environment 64
College buildings 64
College campuses 64
Theatrical producers and directors 58
Musical theater producers and directors 42
Publicity photographs 39
Promotional materials 36
Opera festivals 30
Publications 29
Photographic prints 28
Fashion 26
Snapshots 24
Reports 22
Programs 21
Theaters 19
Blank forms 17
Musicians 17
Photographic postcards 13
Ballet 12
Ballet dancers 12
Clothing and dress 10
Composers 10
Art 7
Dramatists 7
Painting 7
Radio programs 7
Fund raising 6
Dancers 5
Flower Girls 5
Corporate minutes 4
Dance teachers 4
Notes (Documents) 4
Administrative reports 3
Authors 3
Manuals series 3
Operas 3
Politicians 3
Sculpture, American 3
Special events 3
Theater critics 3
Choreographers 2
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 2
Costume 2
Drawings 2
Film reels 2
Gold panning 2
Lawyers 2
Librettists 2
Newspapers 2
Nonprofit organizations 2
Notebooks 2
Periodicals 2
Scores 2
Square dancing 2
Stage managers 2
Annual reports 1
Artists 1
Audio-visual materials 1
Black-and-white photography 1
Boards of directors 1
Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.) 1
Committees 1
Compilation films 1
Cooking 1
Dance 1
Denver (Colo.) -- Buildings 1
Denver Metropolitan Area (Colo.) 1
Evergreen (Colo.) 1
Fencers 1
Fencing 1
Financial records 1
Gambling 1
Gold mines and mining 1
Hotel and Restaurant Management 1
Houses 1
Memorabilia 1
Parties 1
Politicians -- Colorado 1
Posters 1
Public relations 1
Publicity 1
Registers (Lists) 1
Scenography 1
Slides (Photography) 1
+ ∧ less