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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:

Rita DeCarlo, 1965

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0043.0008.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Rita DeCarlo, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Bertha in the 1965 production of 'The Barber of Seville' and as Mallika is 'Lakme' during the same season.

Dates: 1965

Robert Bagar

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0036.0001.00001
Abstract

Informal portrait of Robert Bagar, a music critic affiliated with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Robert Barry, 1958

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0036.0010.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Robert Barry, tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera, in the 1957 season as Ottokar in "The Gypsy Baron' and Matteo Borsa in "Rigoletto" and in the 1958 season playing Beppe in the opera ''Pagliocci'' and Don Miguel de Panatellas in the opera ''La Perichole.''

Dates: 1958

Robert Barry, 1958

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0036.0010.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Robert Barry, tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera, in the 1957 season as Ottokar in "The Gypsy Baron' and Matteo Borsa in "Rigoletto" and in the 1958 season playing Beppe in the opera ''Pagliocci'' and Don Miguel de Panatellas in the opera ''La Perichole.''

Dates: 1958

Robert E. Jones

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0003.00005
Abstract

Portrait of Robert E. Jones, a scenic, lighting, and costume designer who worked with the Central City Opera from 1932-1941.

Dates: 1930-1969

Robert E. Jones Head Shot

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0003.00004
Abstract

Portrait of Robert E. Jones, a scenic, lighting, and costume designer who worked with the Central City Opera from 1932-1941.

Dates: 1930-1969

Robert E. Jones in Front of Artwork

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0003.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Robert E. Jones, a scenic, lighting, and costume designer who worked with the Central City Opera from 1932-1941.

Dates: 1930-1969

Robert E. Jones with Viewfinder, 1935

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0003.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Robert E. Jones, a scenic, lighting, and costume designer who worked with the Central City Opera from 1932-1941.

Dates: 1935

Robert E. Jones Working on Illustrations

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0003.00001
Abstract

Robert E. Jones, a scenic, lighting, and costume designer who worked with the Central City Opera from 1932-1941, working on illustrations.

Dates: 1930-1969

Robert F. Lotito Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M418

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