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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 2694 Collections and/or Records:

Hugh Thompson, 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0063.0005.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Hugh Thompson, a baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1952, 1953, 1957 and 1958 seasons. Thompson performed as Marcello in the production 'La Boheme,' as Escamillo in 'Carmen,' as Rigoletto in 'Rigoletto,' as Count Homonary in 'The Gypsy baron,' Pasquillo in 'La perichole,' Silvio in "I Pagliacci,' and as Alfio in the production 'Cavalleria Rusticana.'

Dates: 1953

Hugh Thompson, 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0063.0005.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Hugh Thompson, a baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1952, 1953, 1957 and 1958 seasons. Thompson performed as Marcello in the production 'La Boheme,' as Escamillo in 'Carmen,' as Rigoletto in 'Rigoletto,' as Count Homonary in 'The Gypsy baron,' Pasquillo in 'La perichole,' Silvio in "I Pagliacci,' and as Alfio in the production 'Cavalleria Rusticana.'

Dates: 1953

Hugh Thompson, 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0063.0005.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Hugh Thompson, a baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1952, 1953, 1957 and 1958 seasons. Thompson performed as Marcello in the production 'La Boheme,' as Escamillo in 'Carmen,' as Rigoletto in 'Rigoletto,' as Count Homonary in 'The Gypsy baron,' Pasquillo in 'La perichole,' Silvio in "I Pagliacci,' and as Alfio in the production 'Cavalleria Rusticana.'

Dates: 1953

Hugh Thompson, 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0063.0005.00004
Abstract

Portrait of Hugh Thompson, a baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1952, 1953, 1957 and 1958 seasons. Thompson performed as Marcello in the production 'La Boheme,' as Escamillo in 'Carmen,' as Rigoletto in 'Rigoletto,' as Count Homonary in 'The Gypsy baron,' Pasquillo in 'La perichole,' Silvio in "I Pagliacci,' and as Alfio in the production 'Cavalleria Rusticana.'

Dates: 1953

Hunt, Lois, 1958

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0049.0013.00003
Abstract

Portait of Lois Hunt, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the title role of the opera ''La Perichole'' during the 1958 season.

Dates: 1958

Hunt, Lois Wearing Black Evening Gown, 1958

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0049.0013.00002
Abstract

Portait of Lois Hunt, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the title role of the opera ''La Perichole'' during the 1958 season.

Dates: 1958

Hunt, Lois Wearing White Evening Gown, 1958

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0049.0013.00001
Abstract

Portait of Lois Hunt, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the title role of the opera ''La Perichole'' during the 1958 season.

Dates: 1958

Igor Gorin

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0047.0002.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Igor Gorin, a baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1948 production of 'The Tales of Hoffman."

Dates: 1948

Igor Gorin, 1948

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0047.0002.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Igor Gorin, a baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1948 production of 'The Tales of Hoffman."

Dates: 1948

Illustration Opera House Exterior

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0081.0004.00026
Abstract

Black and white Illustration of a crowd gathering in front of the Central City Opera House in Cenrtral City, Colorado.

Dates: 1930-1969

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