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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:

Box 249: Production and Event Files, 1979

 File — Box M123.0249: Series M123.06 [Barcode: U186024329997]
Identifier: M123.06.0249
Abstract This box contains photographs, programs, print material, and other documents pertaining to productions and events from 1979. Events included are luncheons and dinners, galas, Operalogue, Fashion Show, Yellow Rose Ball, and press parties. Productions and Events include: Season Press Release, Annual Meeting, The Circle, The Miracle Worker, Soyazhe, The Merry Widow, The Marriage of Figaro, The Barber of Seville, A Month in the Country, Bella Lewitzky Dance Company, Black River, The Face on the...
Dates: 1979

Box 250: Production and Event Files, 1980-1981

 File — Box M123.0250: Series M123.06 [Barcode: U186024330003]
Identifier: M123.06.0250
Abstract This box contains photographs, programs, print material, and other documents pertaining to productions and events from 1980-1981. Events included are luncheons and dinners, galas, Operalogue, Fashion Show, Yellow Rose Ball, and press parties. Productions include: Lucia di Lammermoor (1980), Postcard from Morocco (1980), Candide (1980), Der Vampry (1980), Hay Fever (1980), Buried Child (1980), Something for the Palace (1980), Madame Butterfly (1981), The Ballad of Baby Doe (1981), Fables...
Dates: 1980-1981

Box 251: Production and Event Files, 1982-1987

 File — Box M123.0251: Series M123.06 [Barcode: U186024330011]
Identifier: M123.06.0251
Abstract This box contains photographs, programs, print material, and other documents pertaining to productions and events from 1982-1986. Events included are luncheons and dinners, galas, Operalogue, Fashion Show, Yellow Rose Ball, and press parties. Productions include: Central City Opera Night (1982), Opera Pops, The Student Prince, Rigoletto, Cinderella, Madame Butterfly (1986), La Boheme (1986), Naughty Maria (1986), The Barber of Seville (1986), The Bartered Bride (1987), Don Pasquale (1987),...
Dates: 1982-1987

Box 252: Production and Event Files, 1988-1989

 File — Box M123.0252: Series M123.06 [Barcode: U186024330029]
Identifier: M123.06.0252
Abstract This box contains photographs, programs, print material, and other documents pertaining to productions and events from 1988-1989. Events included are luncheons and dinners, galas, Operalogue, Fashion Show, Yellow Rose Ball, and press parties. Performacnes include: The Ballad of Baby Doe (1988), New Moon (1988), Desert Song (1989), Lucia di Lammermoor (1989), and The Magic Flute (1989). All materials are not available for every performance, photographs consist of both performances and...
Dates: 1988-1989

Box 253: Production and Event Files, 1990-1991

 File — Box M123.0253: Series M123.06 [Barcode: U186024330037]
Identifier: M123.06.0253
Abstract This box contains photographs, programs, print material, and other documents pertaining to productions and events from 1990-1991. Events included are luncheons and dinners, galas, Operalogue, Fashion Show, Yellow Rose Ball, and press parties. Productions include: Cosi Fan Tutte (1990), La Traviata (1990), The Merry Widow (1990), Die Fledermaus (1991), Romeo and Juliet (1991), and Tosca (1991). All materials are not available for every performance, photographs consist of both performances and...
Dates: 1990-1991

Box 254: Production and Event Files, 1992-1994

 File — Box M123.0254: Series M123.06 [Barcode: U186024330045]
Identifier: M123.06.0254
Abstract This box contains photographs, programs, print material, and other documents pertaining to productions and events from 1992-1994. Events included are luncheons and dinners, galas, Operalogue, Fashion Show, Yellow Rose Ball, and press parties. Productions include: 60th Anniversary materials (1992), Italian Girl in Algiers (1992), The Student Prince (1992), Carmen (1993), Falstaff (1993), Rose Marie (1993), La Boheme (1994), Manon (1994), and The Vagabond King (1994). All materials are not...
Dates: 1992-1994

Box 255: Production and Event Files, 1995-1996

 File — Box M123.0255: Series M123.06 [Barcode: U186024330053]
Identifier: M123.06.0255
Abstract This box contains photographs, programs, print material, and other documents pertaining to productions and events from 1995-1996. Events included are luncheons and dinners, galas, Operalogue, Fashion Show, Yellow Rose Ball, and press parties. Productions include: The Magic Flute (1995), Queen of Spades (1995), Threepenny Opera (1995), The Ballad of Baby Does (1996), New Moon (1996), Norwest Artists on Stage (1996), and Rigoletto (1996). All materials are not available for every performance,...
Dates: 1995-1996

Box 256: Production and Event Files, 1997-1999

 File — Box M123.0256: Series M123.06 [Barcode: U186024330100]
Identifier: M123.06.0256
Abstract This box contains photographs, programs, print material, and other documents pertaining to productions and events from 1997-1999. Events included are luncheons and dinners, galas, Operalogue, Fashion Show, Yellow Rose Ball, and press parties. Productions include: Mikado (1997), Madame Butterfly (1997), The Merry Widow (1997), Susannah (1997), photos of staff (1997), Baber of Seville (1998), youth performances (1998), Opera in the Rockies (1998), Tosca (1998), Crucible (1998), Street Scene...
Dates: 1997-1999

Box 257: Production and Event Files, 2000-2001

 File — Box M123.0257: Series M123.06 [Barcode: U186024330118]
Identifier: M123.06.0257
Abstract This box contains photographs, programs, print material, and other documents pertaining to productions from 2000-2002. Events included are luncheons and dinners, galas, Operalogue, Fashion Show, Yellow Rose Ball, and press parties. Productions include: Candide (2000), La Traviata (2000), Dialogues of the Carmelites (2000), CCOHA Guild Antique Show (2000) (2001), Gloriana (2001), Little Women (2001), and La Boheme (2001). All materials are not available for every performance, photographs...
Dates: 2000-2001

Box 258: Production and Event Files, 2002-2003

 File — Box M123.0258: Series M123.06 [Barcode: U186024330126]
Identifier: M123.06.0258
Abstract This box contains photographs, programs, print material, and other documents pertaining to productions and events from 2002-2003. Events included are luncheons and dinners, galas, Operalogue, Fashion Show, Yellow Rose Ball, and press parties. Productions include: Antiques Show (2002), A Misummer's Night Dream (2002), Carmen (2002), Summer and Smoke (2002), Italian Girl in Algiers (2003), I Pagalacci (2003), CCOHA family guide (2002-2003), Gabriel's Daughter (2003), and Goyescas (2003). All...
Dates: 2002-2003

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Archival Object 2690
Collection 4
 
Subject
Central City (Colo.) 2629
Colorado 2548
Opera 2539
Photographs 2400
Singers 1068
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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
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